The New Paper, 27 February 1999

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  • 6 1 the new paper SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1—
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    • 47 1 How I see Singapore ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I Hi RECEIVER m ra^^H i| Ally McBeal Singapore girl called Lydia Look /aio j^M ambassador OSfl /Page fljii^^^jgjiii^^jimiiii^^^mmmi II MITA(P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS MM) ill llli http://newpaper.asiai.com.sg Ano,her qual,,y e ublica,i n Singapore Press Holdings 11 1 III U 8 ****** "pOPOV
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    • 497 2 says Ambon woman, holed up in a mosque for 36 days A 26-year-old housewife in Ambon tellsJASON UM and SHAZALINA SALIMofherlifein the riot-hit town of Ambon in eastern Indonesia once known for its peace and harmony MORE than 1Q0 people have died in a month
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    • 222 2 CLINTON ON CHINA: LATEST Source: Wire services. THE US cannot hope to bring about change in China if that country is isolated from the "winds of change", said President Bill Clinton. He was speaking to business and political leaders in San Francisco on US foreign policy yesterday.
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    • 308 2  -  BY Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY A MAN claiming to be the Wollongong killer made two dramatic calls to a Sydney TV station last night. M I am responsible for the crime in Keira Street," he said in part of a
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    • 383 3  -  THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY By Augustine Pang WHEN was the last time you went to a big party where you were not just a number in the crowd and everyone knew about you? Right down to minute details like how many glasses of water
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    • 163 3 ITS a name card with an attitude. A name card has your name, designation, name of the company, contact address and phone/fax numbers. A trait card (like the one above) has more. It tells how often one eats out, what one does for leisure, where
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  • 185 4 THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY SINGAPORETODAY Miss Sheryl Ann Pereira, 17, a first-year mass communications student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, said: "I wish to read more fashion stories... about fashion trends and products. Right now, there doesn't seem to be much coverage." Mr
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 224 6 m THERE are now stiffer laws to help contain the spread of Aids in Singapore. Parliament yesterday passed tougher measures to check the spread of Aids caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and protect the public from the disease. Among the tougher measures: TOUGHER PENALTIES:
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      54 6 INSTANT HOUSE: Th/s three-storey terrace house at Eng Hoon Street, In Tlong Bahru, took only 10-months to build, and Is so good It won the Construction Industry Development Board's (CIDB) 1998 Best Buildable Design award for Small Residential Buildings. The key: The house uses prefabricated materials which saved
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    • News Break
      • 60 6 SCHOOLS A TOTAL Defence Day exercise went wrong yesterday and 14 students from Jin Tai Secondary School ended up in hospital. Eight boys had been invited by the school to simulate an attack but the 16- to 18-year-olds hurt the students instead. Principal Tang Swee Chay said:
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      • 56 6 EXHIBITION THE world's biggest space show is coming to Singapore in May. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration World Tour, with exhibits worth $17.2 million, is organised by the Singapore Science Centre. Visitors to the exhibition at the Marina Promenade,can zip up in space suits, experience zero gravity,
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      • 55 6 COURT MULTI-MILLIONAIRE property developer and contractor Chng Gim Huat was charged yesterday with evading taxes on more than $1.3 million. Chng is a director of Hong Leong Finance, Singapore Finance and Hotel Grand Central. He is also a director in at least 26 companies, according to the
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      • 64 6 FIRE FIRE broke out in a Lucky Plaza apartment at about 7pm as crowds gathered to watch the Chingay 27 preview. As several roads in the Orchard Road area were closed for it, six fire engines and support vehicles were caught in a jam, but managed to get
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    • 27 6 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 59.76 points to close at 9,306.58 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 763 million shares.
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    • 41 6 International Herald Tribune: Clinton calls on US to accept global role Hongkong Standard: Court accepts NPC authority New Straits Times: SC urged not to be too strict BBC news: Turkish authorities set date for trial of Abdullah Ocalan
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    • 165 7 in FSRfus Reuters. HE says he is a cannibal and he has shocked Venezuela by his revelations. Dorangel Vargas has become a national celebrity since his arrest two weeks ago in the city of San Cristobal, close to the Colombian border. He said: "Sure I eat people. Anyone
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    • 66 7 EDUCATION ANOTHER 150 Sec 1 students will be allowed to take higher Malay in schools. EM2 students will also be allowed to take it at Primary 5 from next year. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will allow the top 30 per cent of the PSLE cohort to take
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    • 59 7 HOUSING APPLICATIONS to use CPF money to buy private property jumped 8.6 per cent last year to 9,663. There were 805 applications a month last year, up from just 741 the year before. Property consultants said the economic uncertainty was offset by a steep fall in private property
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    • 61 7 I ELDERLY SINGAPOREANS must start thinking earlier about their housing needs as they age, said Minister without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng. He said that people were moving into larger homes, which may not be practical when they grow older. Mr Lim, who lives in a semi-detached house in
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    • 63 7 HONGKONG THE Court of Final Appeal (CFA) does not question the authority of China's Parliament. The CFA said this to "clarify" a decision it handed down on Jan 29. That ruling granted the right of abode to all Chinaborn children of Hongkong permanent residents. It overthrew legislation that
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    • 48 7 The Straits Times: Dr Hu unveils no-frills budget The Business Times: Dr Hu goes with $5-billion Budget deficit Lianhe Zaobao: A budget that offers relief for the people Berita Harian: Budget to reduce burden RCS morning news: Parliament welcomes budget unveiled by Dr Richard Hu
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      77 7 Wedenythat our leader (former Thai Prime MUtf&t&rßanham Silpa-archa) ever accepted afty Money from Rakesh, and he does not know Rakesh at all. This is the second time we denied his allegations. Mr Nikorn Chamnonghe manager of former Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa's Chart Thai party, on allegations by
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    67 8 m u Km u i< SINGAPORETODAY Mr Loh Wai Thong, who's 34 and single, reacting to a finding by one of Britain's leading fortuity experts, Professor Robert Winston, that men can get pregnant It's a horrifying thought! I wouldn't want to go through it myself! It would mean
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    • 189 8 Hotel Sedona welcomes you to a holiday that pays for itself! Book a room-stay at Hotel Sedona before 28 February and be rewarded with a $40 dining voucher, a S3O Phytomer Spa voucher and a $20 voucher for any sea sport. You'll also B I NTAN have the luxury of
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 146 10 What he cannot get, others also cannot have. This possessive streak was Toh Chin Hin's outlook in life. Especially when it came to love. Never mind that the 35-year-old, was married with a nine-year-old son. He went berserk when his secret lover (right) of two
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    • 126 11 TOH was a reckless adulterer. A few months after having sex with Miss Lim in his car on their first date, he took her home to meet his wife and son, who didn't know about the affair. They had dinner to celebrate Miss Lim's birthday. She then spent
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      150 11 SO what if Toh was rich and drove a Mercedes Benz? He never took Miss Lim, the youngest of five children, to restaurants, only to hawker centres. He also never paid her salary for some accounts work she did. Recalled Miss Lim's friend, Ms Jessie Seah: "Once, he
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      180 11 IT was chilling. Toh often called Miss Lim's house when she wanted a breakup a few months before the murder. But he always kept quiet. Leaving his work behind, he trailed her day and night. Using different cars to fool her, Toh followed ner nome ana to work.
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      200 11 MISS Lim died a few minutes after her neck was slashed with a paper-cutter. The wound was so wide and deep it reached the spine. Toh, who needed help with some income tax notices, met Miss Lim in her car on Sept 10 at 11am. He then accused
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 360 13  -  THIS IS DAVID LETTERMAN, A TALK-SHOW HOST By^ Woon Wui Tek TALK. That's where the skill lies. Mr Benjamin Yap's job is "exciting" and "an adventure", and involves a lot of talking. In fact, he could "learn a lot
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    • 79 13 TALK INFO WHAT: Talk on Home Team Local Merit Scholarships WHEN: Tomorrow at 12.30 pm WHERE: Belvedere Ballroom, Mandarin Hotel STUDENTS with good academic and ECA records can attend a talk tomorrow. Mr Yap and three other scholars will be there. Home Team scholars can study at
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    • 450 14  -  2,000 City Cabbies help police in old woman's death BY Melvin Singh PICTURE this: A line of yellow cabs stretching back almost 200 m along Queensway. It is 4 pm, about the time drivers usually change shift. A time notorious for the lack of taxis. But
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    • 208 15  -  By Woon Wui Tek SIR Stamford Raffles will soon be striding up Bukit Timah. He will comment on how the greenery has changed since he first stepped ashore in 1819. At least, that's how one team from CHIJ St Theresa's Convent plans to present its "Green Project".
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    • 69 15 YOU can still try for that $4,000 prize. The deadline for joining the AIA/TNP Green Project contest is now the end of next week. Teams must submit contest proposals (what they will study and how) by then. Shortlisted teams can then complete their projects. The winning
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    • 47 13 INCLUDING BEST PICTURE BEST ACTRESS Gwyneth Paltrow V BEST DIRECTOR John Madden 2 3 WINNER JH» T P.OLDEN r.LOBE AWARDS BEST PICTURE "V BEST ACTRESS Wjl ;v Vl* BEST SCREENPLAY fll 1 jfeSß* Marc Norman Tom Stoppard jj' Sneak Previews Today See Individual cinema listings for showtime*
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    • 131 15 r m I The International Sports Golf Fair yP' 99 -28 Feb I I in Footw* ar Footwrir Golf Short V H Appartl A PP»< H GnMClubSns upssf M p W9 Polo T Shirts Pants Pol. T. s Pull o** Golf Loow Wood* HMMPMPH U P .22 U UPS 190
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    • 732 16 He has been called the man to watch in Indonesia. MeetMrAdi Sasono. He could change the lives of millions of Indonesians and make a difference to our lives. In ways some of us can't even imagine. He speaks to RIANAZAKIR WITH a laugh, Mr
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    • 406 16 HE wears a tie and business suit. The savvy Javanese Muslim intellectual would be quick to remind you that he's tuned to the West, having spent 11 years in the Netherlands. With a chuckle, Mr Adi said: "I'm from a mixed family, heh heh. "I was
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    • 226 16 JUST who are these "economic criminals" that Jakarta wants sent back from Singapore? Mr Adi said these people had run away after taking bank loans for bogus projects. Others who owned banks had fled with depositors' savings. Some are laden with bad debts,
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
    • 160 17 Malaysia's Chinese community has been getting much attention from Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad lately. JASON TAN reports IN normal times, attending your political partner's birthday bash is nothing extraordinary. but these aren't normal times in Malaysia, given its economic woes and
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    • 253 17 Mr Rustam Sani, university lecturer and government critic: "I don't understand why Dr Mahathir has to single out the comnotroon or tne unrnese business community. AN the races ars helping to pud up an economy that is suffering because of Mm. His speech does not surprise me, however# Tlie
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    • 369 18  -  THE GAY MIBASSfIPOR' By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY HE'S created a stir in both Denmark and Australia. Australia's new ambassador to Denmark and Sweden is a gay career diplomat. He made headlines when he officially presented his male spouse to Queen Margrethe
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      47 18 mui'mui' Mr Jang Ji Chiri is a powerful South Korean futures trader. Despite having |ust a commercial high school qualification, he has done wel for Mmsetf. He told the Asian Wa> Street Journal: A university degree is just a door sign. You don't need it.
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      559 19  -  by BRIAN MILLER UNTIL about a month ago, I didn't know where the town of Jasper was. Heck, even now I'm not too sure. Except that I've been told that it's somewhere in Texas, United States. I'd been meaning to trot over to the Lone Star Bar
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    • 562 20 Sgl THE MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE IP' TEACHING AWARD SCHEME As a new millennium approaches, rapid globalisation will open up exciting opportunities and new challenges for our nation. It is important that Singaporeans possess a sense of identity and belonging, while maintaining our distinctiveness as an Asian society. This will help
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  • BUDGETTODAY
    • 424 23 Lost your job because of the economic crunch? Here s a greater worry, warns Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu: With the rapid pace of economic restructuring, some may become unemployable because they don t have the right job skills to fit new job vacancies. It's called °structural unemployment".
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    • 158 23 MANY of Europe's workers have been out of a job for a long time. About 11 per cent of its people are now unemployed with one in three out of a job for more than two years. In Singapore, the unemployment rate at December last year was 4.3
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    • 50 23 Tlm rebates on service and conservancy charges and utilities will help save Mr Cheong about $130 this year. The income tax rebate of 10 per cent doesn't affect him because "I have not paid income tax in a few years". But every little cent in help counts, he added.
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 496 25 Using sports as a diplomatic tool is nothing new. But when passions run high, it can be a dangerous weapon. RAHUL PATHAK reports on India, Pakistan and their cricket fever RELATIONS Or Fob 20, Mm Indian Prima Minister croitod over to Pakistan in a bus. He
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    • 341 26 Joy, miracles terrible tragedy A series of avalanches (similar to landslides but involving snow) in Austria has claimed 37 lives over the past few days. As countries like France, US and Germany send aid to the stricken country, stories have emerged that tell of the human spirit as well as
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    • 526 25 Visit Singapore's Largest Career Show and Explore Opportunities and Challenges •■.CAREERS I INCORPORAI RECRUITMENT '99 4 7 March 1999 March 4:12 noon 8 p.m March 5-7:11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Halls 4, 5 6, World Trade Centre Singapore Showcasing the widest range and biggest Job Course Seekers Enquiry Service number
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  • 987 35  -  RACINGTODAY Preview Marc Tan THE Class 5 race for Malaysian-breds in Race 2 at Bukit Tim ah this afternoon looks to be at the mercy of last-start winner Tanjong Ipoh Star. Trained in Kuala Lumpur by Osman Sidek for his father, Sidek Lassim, the
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  • SPORTSTODAY
    • 663 36 That's the tagline associated with her father. "The Greatest". Laila Ali is the daughter of Muhammad Ali arguably the greatest boxer ever and now crippled by Parkinson's Disease, which many blame on the blows he received during his time at
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      279 37  -  FED CUP: ASIA-OCEANIA GROUP TWO (Bangkok) By< Gerard Wong WHAT the men can do, the women can do too. And just as Singapore's Davis Cup team clinched promotion (from Group Four to Group Three) earlier this month, so too did our women's Federation Cup team yesterday. It defeated
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    • 142 37 AFP. FRANCE'S Amelie Mauresmo beat world No 1 Martina Hingis in a tense encounter yesterday to reach the Paris Open semi-final. The muscular Mauresmo relished her victory after losing to Hingis in straight sets in last month's Australian Open final in Melbourne. Mauresmo, 19, took less than
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    • 352 38 TODAY: Aston Villa v Coventry Charlton v Forest Chelsea v Liverpool Everton v Wimbledon Man United v Southampton Sheff Wed v Middlesbrough Tottenham v Derby West Ham v Blackburn TOMORROW: Newcastle v Arsenal MONDAY: Leicester v Leeds LIVE ON TV TODAY: Chelsea v Liverpool: Live on Premiere
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    • 382 38 MATCH OF THE WEEKEND; NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL (Tomorrow^ RUUD Gullit believes he is finally delivering the "sexy" football he promised when he became-Newcastle manager. When Gullit succeeded Kenny Dalglish last August, he pledged to bring back the entertaining days of Kevin Keegan, reports Carlingnet. When Keegan
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    • 228 38 THIS is how "sexy" David Batty, the former Newcastle midfielder, appeared in an advertisement for a match late last year. The ad appeared in the London newspaper, The Guardian, before Newcastle's European Cup Winners' Cup match and was for TV Channel s's coverage of the encounter.
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    • 242 38 Reuters. ASTON VILLA v COVENTRY: First game for Villa boss John Gregory since he celebrated his first year anniversary as manager this week. He could give Stan Collymore a recall as Dion Dublin (hernia) is doubtful. Ugo Ehiogu (eye) is out. Coventry needs a win
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    • 217 39 ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP'99 Name Club Position Remarks Undisputed No 1; new P 1. Nicolas Anelka Areenal 8 J !r d r*°r.'«r l^^f' 3 —If— Leicester (5-0); total 14 now HL -4H Hot 2nd; back to exquisite 2. Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal S form; made 4* Leicester, ;N 3| !_J I Ji X netted
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    • 704 40  -  In search of Goal 2010 supremo By! S Gulam WHEN I was a dreamy-eyed youth, Superman was my favourite cartoon character. Those were the days when I believed Superman could do things which no ordinary man could. Superman was a man of steel. He had an
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      392 40  -  I S ANTHONYSAMY CHARITY: WOODLANDS WELLINGTON v SELANGOR 1 By Ernest Luis TODAY is Decision Day for Woodlands Wellington. It will decide on its fourth and last foreign player after tonight's friendly against Selangor. Either German Bernd Wilper or Hungarian Borsos will get the coveted co-striker's role alongside
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    • 408 41  -  And don't be like me... stay on, says Fandi I GO WEST, YOUNG MEN Reports/ Ernest Luis "GO to Europe, especially in the summer, and not in the winter." That's the advice of Fandi Ahmad to young footballers thinking of going overseas for training stints and
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    • 199 41 FANDI AHMAD feels the main problem among players here is attitude. "When you go over there, you'll realise how professional the players are. "I'm sure people like Sasi and the rest will change a lot too because I was like a stick. So kurus (thin)! "I never liked
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    • 152 41 TOMORROW: lam: Basketball: Atlantic Conference: 1 Xavierv George Washington I I (Uve, ESPN Channels 23 25) 1 U Spanish Soccer: Valencia v Barcelona TODAY: (Live, ESPN Channels 23 25) 8.30am: (selected programmes): Basketball: Big East Conference: B 3 P m: Seton Hall v Pittsburgh Copa Italia s-final: Inter v Parma
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    • 43 43 BUDGET Finance Minister Richard Hu has created two PC games in his 1999 Budget: Power Upgrader and Power Upgrader aims to create a knowledge economy in the new millennium, while Crisis Chomper gives an energy boost to those hit by the economic crunch.
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    835 44  -  REPORTS YVONNE LIM ITS the strategy game of the year. Of the new millennium even. But this is no ordinary cyber-contest. It is for real. And it calls for foresight and nerves of steel. The scenario: Economic turmoil sweeps across Asia. Your homeland Singapore suffers its second-ever recession since
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    • 46 46 BUDGET Finance Minister Richard Hu has created two PC games in his 1999 Budget: Power Upgrader and r--—--Power Upgrader aims to create a knowledge economy in the new millennium, while Crisis Chomper gives an energy boost to those hit by the economic crunch. v'*'• .!v 1
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    722 47  -  REPORTS YVONNE LIM ITS the strategy game of the year. Of the new millennium even. But this is no ordinary cyber-contest. It is for real. And it calls for foresight and nerves of steel. The scenario: Economic turmoil sweeps across Asia. Your homeland Singapore suffers its second-ever recession since
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  • 415 48  -  In his Crisis Chompergame, Dr Richard Hu gives an energy boost to HDB heartlanders hit by the economic crunch. Announcing the goodies, he said: "Government is mindful of the difficulties faced by individuals and households in the current economic downturn." WATER THE series of tariff hikes
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    • 512 50 THE race is on to have that Millennium Baby or Y2Kid. It's open to every married couple, even if not every married couple would be game. But it's unlikely that youH see a long row of fathers egging their wives on to be the first to push
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    • 651 50 Making baby? PREPARING to make that Millenium Baby? Forget tiger's penis, rhino horn or monkeyVbrain. Viagra, for those who need it, might make a bigger difference. A relaxing holiday might score even better. But the bottom line is: There's nothing normal couples can do to ensure conception
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    • 176 50 Women are most likely to conceive when they ovulate. In a normal 28-day cycle, this happens about 14 days before the next period is due. Hence, women can conceive two weeks after their menstruation. On this basis, to aim to give birth on Jan 1, the first
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    • 112 51 My husband and I have been married for only a year, but things have not been good between us. We do not have a child yet and I am jobless. My husband is really hurting me with his words: I can't find a job,
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    • 252 51 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 queries on sex
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    • 73 51 Readers' advice... IT is best that you give up on him. Love blooms only when two people truly care for each other. The fact that he left you so quickly shows that he does not love you that much. It might not be such a bad
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    • 75 51 Since your boyfriend doesn't appreciate your feelings for him, why not forget him? Here are some suggestions that you can consider: Just relax and be yourself. Spend more time with your parents and friends. Pick up a new hobby. Build up your career (if you are
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    • 266 51 MY problem is that my friends and boyfriend are giving me the cold shoulder. We used to be so close. Then my friends started leaving me alone. I don't know what I did wrong. I tried talking to them, but they pretended that nothing has
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    • 186 51 I HAVE been broken-hearted since my marriage broke down. I have had three miscarriages and my husband just left me and married somebody else. I was treated for depression for a few days at Woodbridge Hospital. Now, I am on medication. I am all alone, and
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    • 44 51 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to @heart by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special @T-shirt and a New Paper cap.
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      • 234 52 IF you didnt get enough of fearsome dinosaurs while watching Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park or The Lost World from the edge of your seat, here's more. You can treat yourself to even more square metres of reptilian close-ups at the latest IMAX adventure,TRex: Back to
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      • 136 52 CALL Don Lessem a dinosaur, and he'll probably take that as a compliment. Mr Lessem is a world-famous dinosaur expert and writer who has written on his favourite topic for many newspapers and magazines. Aside from authoring several dinosaur-related books, he is also the creator and
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    • 194 52 EVER tried guessing the lyrics to your favourite song and promptly getting the words all wrong? A website at www.kissthisguy.com stores a list of misheard lyrics, which you can search for by song or artist. Of course, fresh submissions are always welcome. Here are some side-splitting
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    • 310 52 IN an open letter addressed to "the idiots" of soc.culture.singapore newsgroup, a Net surfer (who calls herself Amanda) bluntly declared that many fellow surfers in the newsgroup need a crash course in online etiquette. She raised the following points: I .The soc.culture.singapore newsgroup is not a free
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  • 982 53 ease with Suzanne Walker MY mother has a new zest for life these days. Since the New Year, she seems to be on overdrive. She's taken on her volunteering with the Lions Befrienders a step further by taking part in more activities. She's also started cultivating
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      36 54 THE MOVIE Two cops a Chinese American veteran and his rookie partner—attempt to keep the peace in New York's triad-controlled Chinatown. What's new or news? Chow Yun Fat in a scene from The Corrupter.
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    • 292 54 YONG SHU HOONG CHOW Yun Fat hasn't lost his grip (on his pistol, that is). The Hongkong superstar still strikes a cool, gun-totting figure no slow motion required in the tradition of heroic roles he perfected in John Woo's older films like A Better
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    • 351 54 JESSICA LEOW SO the Corrupter is not exactly The Untouchables meets Lethal Weapon. But it's worth catching, I say, for a simple reason. Picture this: Hongkong veteran and John Woo favourite Chow Yun Fat sits on his pristine toilet. His business completed, the actor
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    • 160 54 Football pools will soon be a reality in Singapore. Should opportunities for legalised gambling include a casino here? "Why not? Gambling is something that happens anyway, whether it's legalised or not. Whether or not someone would bet away his family's finances really depends on himself. "Legalising gambling will
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    • 378 54 Happiness is... "Being able to be yourself and others think you should be. IH|, You should be at ease with yourself. Well, V I would say I'm about 60 to 70 I per cent there. No one can be totally himself because we are living with others. So I would
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  • Page 55 Miscellaneous
    • 920 55 THE NEW PAPER Saturday, February 27,1999 a. fCU Saturday Sunday TV channel Q channel channel channel 6.00 AM Underwater Encounters— 6.00 AMMukaMuka 6.00 AM Jack Hanna's Animal 6.00 AM Hellong Jiang Precious Breath of Air (List episode) 6.30 Bow Adventures 6.30 21 st Century Is No Dream 6.30 Living Asia
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  • 558 56 night with Brian Miller ITS official. Harry's Bar has been awarded the much-coveted title of Great Heineken Bar of the World. The Great Gods of Grog decided that it deserved the honour and, so it was, on Thursday night, that simple Harry became Harry The Great.
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    • 554 57 YOU saw her face. You saw her back. And two lawyers apparently saw her breasts in Tuesday night's episode of Ally McBeal. She is Lydia Look, the Singaporean actress who's going places. Her next stop? The crowded, angst-filled corridors of acclaimed medical drama E.R. Lydia
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    • 403 57 BEING Asian is no disadvantage, Lydia Look firmly believes. And she has an award to prove it. Indeed, in some ways, it is an advantage to be Asian. She said: "I feel that being in LA is very good for me because I have
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    • 285 57 BEEN there, done that. Actor Lim Kay Tong has 10 Hollywood roles, in TV and film, under his belt. And he's now considering a "cameo role" in Anna and the King. But even he feels that Hollywood is "the hardest to get into". "A
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    • 640 58 LYDIA Look the actress (above) is looking beyond her dramatic roles. She has her eyes set on writing too, though it is no less of an uphill climb. "The hard part is that I'm relatively unknown. I'm not a big A-list writer," she said. And yet she
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    • 32 58 CLOSE TO HOME B Y JOHN MCPHERSON I "It drops about halt-Inch par minuta. It was tha only thing I could coma up with to control Jerry's addiction to surfing tha Nat"
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    • 101 60 PAyPt Saturday. February 27,1999 B—|| GIRLS tables on guys at when they ttggMls yy* havi^ i jHk Though the c n 1r -%i J. guys were cool," said reigning Singapore "V I Supermodel of the World Shirley, Lin, 21, PJV-*J% I one the judges. H Miss was jp :^fii E,M
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