The New Paper, 14 April 1999

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1 58 The New Paper
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    Masthead
    17 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999 MITA (P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS u-wi—-hnp^p,...#,^; Singapore Press Holdmgs 2.
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      327 1 Newton murder case: Son who lied and lied to girlfriend a I rrycvTiTTi V A 1 A A M A m W yfl. m SiMki A H H r ANWAR Ibrahim was found morning's session began. a water cannon to break up a 77-day trial alleged that he guilty of
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  • Anwar on trial D-Day
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      How long?
      550 2  -  Few think Anwar will walk away a free man today By Brian Miller REPORTING FROM KUALA LUMPUR WITH D-Day looming just hours away, Kuala Lumpur is a-buzz. In the past few days, journalists from around the world have once again converged on the Malaysian capital much like they
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      IF HE'S FOUND GUILTY ...
      102 2 IF HE'S FOUND GUILTY IF Judge Paul rules him guilty of the four corruption charges against him, Anwar will lodge an appeal with the Court of Appeal. Anwarhad allegedly used his position to cover up claims of sexual misconduct. If Jailed for at least one year or fined at least
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      Lock icon Lorry overturns, 14 foreign workers hurt
      195 2 IT is a sight you see on Singapore roads every working day. Foreign workers, many of them half asleep, packed into a lorry being sent to their work places. Have you ever wondered: What happens if there is an accident? It happened this morning.
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      30 2 A MAN AND HIS BICYCLE /Page 9 SILKAIR CRASH COULD IT HAVE BEEN FAULTY RUDDER? /Page 30 J 1 Leisure fhniiiUmt jVlUWllUlv Pages 26-29 Comics: Page 25 TV: Page 59
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon YOU could be in their shoes...
      410 3  -  By Yvonne Lim IT was just a casual snapshot of herself at Sentosa. Nothing like the many polished, carefully made-over studio shots that other hopeful applicants had sent in. Yet, Gabrielle Dai's face jumped out at judges. And just how good their instincts were,
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      Catch the deadline
      100 3 Hurry! Entries for the New Face audition mutt reach us by Saturday. Turn to page 18, or go to any Ml outlet, for a form. You should be 15 to 25 years old and at least 1.68 m tall. Send a face shot and a full-length photo.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      who lied, lied, lied...
      610 4  -  Newton murders: Meet the boyfriend By Riana Zakir IT was a relationship that began with a simple lie about his age. But it soon became a tale of one lie after another to cover up a dark secret: Somrata Sae Tang's mother and stepfather were dead
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      INCENSE
      108 4 BEFORE Somrata left his parents' flat, he knelt in front of the bedroom where their bodies lay. He apologised to his mum. Sometime after midnight on Feb 12 last year, Somrata had sneaked into his parents' Balestier Road flat to light some incense that would induce sleep. It failed.
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      542 5 ADVERTISEMENT Slim Movie Star's 'Mirror Joy' Inspires TV Theme L a* "It's the first thing I do in the morning, I do it as I walk around downtown, I do it everywhere" says M movie star Christy Chung. She's talking about checking I her figure out in a mirror, any
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Get on the road
      148 6 PM Goh for Asean roadshows in US, Europe m GETTING investments from the US, Europe and Japan is the tonic for recovery, says Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. For this Asean nations should organise joint roadshows in those countries to win their confidence. He made these
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      SINGAPORE'S ECONOMY: BETTER, BUT...
      67 6 DEPUTY PM Lee Hsien Loong has told Singaporeans in London that the country's economy may top one per cent, more than the minus one to one per cent forecast. But even if the economy improved little better, recovery this year will be difficult due to regional
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      Spaceship has landed
      59 6 NOT THE REAL ONE: This model of the space shuttle is one of the exhibits that Is being readied for Nasa s world tour due here next month. It is a life-size model and Is being assembled at Marina Promenade. It took 32 men about a month
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    • News Break
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        Still fragile
        50 6 INDONESIA THE IMF warned that the Indonesian economy remained fragile and said economic progress would be difficult until the political situation stabilises. However, it expressed satisfaction with Jakarta's implementation of IMF reforms and foresaw growth in the 1999-2000 fiscal year of between minus two to one per cent.
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        Few need help
        59 6 TAX THE taxman has been standing by to help people affected by the economic turmoil but fewer than 1,000 taxpayers have sought his assistance. This number of people who asked for a reschedule of their tax liability for last year is less than 0.2 per cent of
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        Big chill
        53 6 ENVIRONMENT I THE new Changi Business Park will have the region's largest central air-conditioning system, which promises to cut energy bills and costs for its tenants. The centralised chiller facility will meet the air-conditioning needs of all 62 individual plots in the park, instead of each building having
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        Habibie sued
        61 6 COMPENSATION IN the first case of its kind in Indonesia, the people of oil-rich Riau have sued President B J Habibie for U5522.5 billion ($39 billion) in compensation for lost oil revenues. They said Dr Habibie had promised to give them a 10-per-cent share of the revenue within
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        Future bosses?
        58 7 SURVEY MANY National University of Singapore students are keen to start a business, but feel they lack the knowledge and money to do so. The finding comes from a survey of the students in the engineering, science and computing faculties. Personal achievement, challenge and independence were the main
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        Bad debts
        57 7 PEOPLE INDIAN film star Amitabh Bachchan, who has lost millions after setting up his own entertainment company, is facing a battle to save his house from creditors. "We will be asking the Bombay High Court to attach his personal properties to get back our loan of 100 million
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        High flyer
        57 7 I SHARE MARKETI RIDING on the Asian recovery story and the Internet hype, Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet (PacNet) swelled nearly 100 per cent in the last three trading days to close at US$94 ($161.68) on Monday. The shares jumped 31 per cent or US$22 1/8 on Monday alone. It
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        Quarry elusive
        63 7 I TERRORIST I THE United States has commandos ready to snatch Islamic militant Osama bin Laden if he's betrayed. It hasn't any idea where the Saudi accused of blowing up two American embassies in Africa eight months ago is hiding in Afganistan. US reporters who met him have
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      DOW JONES
      22 6 The Dow Jones industrial ended up 55.50 points, or 0.54 percent, at 10,395.01. Volume of shares traded was 812 million.
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      world Head liners
      47 6 International Herald Tribune: Albania accuses Serbs of infantry raid New Straits Times: Mona Fandey, two others to hang Asian Wall Street Journal: Korean layoffs have left workers afraid to strike BBC news: US has armounced an intensification of the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia
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      Sunny days for Clob shares?
      200 7 £®$us SOURCES close to the Malaysian government say that the Clob problem will be sorted out within the next two weeks, reports The Business Times. It said that according to a Bridge News report, the matter will solved when the finance ministers of Singapore and
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      local Head liners
      56 7 The Straits Times: Asean roadshows urged The Business Times: Rising prospect of win-win deal forClob boosts KL shares Lianhe Zaobao: Serbs cross into Albania US warns of grave consequences Berita Harian: Asean urged to work together to renew investors' confidence RCS morning news: Deputy Prime Minister tells
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      Quote worthy
      57 7 i She lived a simple, but a good life, making the best of whatever circumstances she found herself in. One rule in life she lived by was: Just get on with it. Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan on his late mother Madam Jessie Lim, who raised eight children.
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      236 6 Secretaries' Switch Off Week tivoli coffee house j 19 23 april forget about the deadlines and tonnes of paperwork, invite your secretaries and PAs to suitcb off this week! Relax with a buffet lunch treat featuring Soft Shell Crab with Spicy Sauce, Wok Fried Peppered Beef, Seafood Salad, Asparagus with
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      88 7 M LUNCH Adult $18+++ Child $9+++ DINNER Adult $19+++ Child $10+++ We're featuring a new menu with 48 dishesl Enjoy unlimited helpings of Chicken Herbal Soup, Steamed/Deep fried Tilapia, Scallops in Herb Batter, Sauteed Prawns Sichuan Style, Deepfried Fish in Paper, Steamed Dory Fish in Hot Bean Sauce, Roast Chicken
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      How to retire intelligently
      59 8 muifmuif Proper retirement planning helps to ensure comfortable golden years. Said retiree Lee Liang Hye, 74, who planned his retirement wliea he was in his 50s: You cannot plan when you can no longer hear with your ears or see with your eyes. You must plan
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      Lock icon SORRY SORRY SORRY
      313 8  -  By, Jason Tan THOSE were the words of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit chief Kwek Siew Jin. He apologised three times yesterday afternoon and promised such a mistake won't ever happen again. The mistake that caused a train to derail yesterday morning. It was a human error,
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      THE CONFUSION THAT FOLLOWED
      189 8 MANY passengers affected by the delay in train services were unclear about what was going on, reported The Straits l4mes. Some complained that signs and announcements in English did not give enough information. Those who did not understand English had to ask others for help. "I
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    Lock icon A man and his bicycle
    56 9 So you think bicycles are meant for weekend workouts? Well, think again. Because, as you will see over the next few pages, many residents of Pasir Ris use this humble means of transport daily. Here's the story in pictures of one such man and his
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    On a bicycle made for two... or three!
    303 10 Meet Mr Anil Das, a Pasirßis resident. He's leaving for work. But, unlike most of us who walk to the carpark, bus-stop or MRT station, he wheels his trusted steed down the corridor outside his HDB flat The 28-year-old arrives at the
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  • HEALTHTODAY
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      Had a baby? No showers for you
      626 13 Why do intelligent, power-dressing women suddenly lose their marbles when it comes to confinement and choose not to take baths for a month? CAROLLEONG uncovers the facts and myths about the crucial month-after RULES AFTER CHILDBIRTH: JUST OLD FOLKS' TALES? AFTER a woman
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      Ginger helps new mums
      278 14 IT RELEASES GAS, HELPS RELIEVE MUSCLE ACHES AND PAINS A VERY famous Chinese "confinement" dish is made with pig trotters, stewed in black vinegar with lots of ginger. Ginger is also the famous "must" ingredient for the Indians and Malays. Ginger is good, said Dr Lee
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      394 14 GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HAVE BEEN ORGANISING "INDUSTRY COURSES" ALMOST 10 YEARS IN THE UK NOW WE ARE IN ASIA IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN OUR INDUSTRY, OR IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN IT WANT TO GET AHEAD GLOBAL HAS A COURSE JUST FOR YOU EVERY MODULE OF A
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      127 14 DO you have a health problem or query? We've arranged for a panel of doctors from the Parkway group (which runs Gleneagles, Mount Elizabeth and East Shore hospitals) to answer your questions. And feel free to share any health experiences which you think would interest others. WRITE It's Your Health
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      Changi 90% ready to beat Y2K bug
      304 15 It's feared the millennium bug will cause computers to go haywire on Jan 1,2000. Here's a reassuring word from the government about Changi airport CHANGI Airport should be safe for travel as the clock changes from 1999 to 2000 at the end of
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      Funny magic show
      137 15 HAVE you caught any of the shows in this year's International Comedy Fest yet? If not, make a date with Rudy Coby, left, the funny magician from Hollywood. His outrageous tricks and illusions will keep you in stitches throughout the show. And do watch out for his
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      176 15 YwSZ i (L Q From 11J0 urn. to 1.10 fm. TmuUp t$ Swulyf !3P J UttriAj Service* AvultbU L Tilt3l(o62s 576EsutOut I KmJ, Support ***** i 0 State Of Golden Shrines, State Of Green Fields. All-Time Holiday Experiences In India! Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana, then Amntsar
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      99 16 Com^^eX^on, eav n lt totall y re f res hed No other skin care program is the same. We invite you to discover our very fp j m latest in exclusive beauty products and programs. Just call us today for a free f a consultation and experience for yourself the
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      39 17 IE the C\ new \v V pajxr \v V ft. Be' lie 'ml Take centre 7 -'.v.i.i.i^A^L^- 1 30 April I 999 11 am to 6pm Only shortlisted applicants will be notified by post and invited to tbe audition.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon SEXY BOMOH NO MORE
      367 18  -  By Fong Foong Mei FLASHY clothes, brash remarks who could forget Mona Fandey, the woman sentenced to death for the murder of a politician? But the woman once known as the sexy bomoh has vanished. Wearing baggy clothes and a tight smile, Mona, 41, was a
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      THE EVIL THAT THEY DID
      140 18 MONA, AfTandi and Juraimi were sentenced to death for conspiring to kill Datuk Mazlan to steal his money, share certificates and land deeds. Datuk Mazlan had approached them for help in ousting political rivals. On the day of the murder, July 2, 1993, Datuk Mazlan
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      'Look, are you a Chinese minister... or a minister of Canada?'
      360 19 HABIBIE (LEFT) SCOLDS CANADIAN MINISTER (FAR LEFT) THATS the question President B J Habibie asked a Canadian minister. The Indonesian leader gave details of how he nearly threw the envoy out of his office last year in an interview
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      Lock icon Fire at Sunway Lagoon
      141 19 THICK smoke billowed from the Adventure Park Castle at the Sunway Lagoon Theme Park in Petaling Jaya yesterday. The 13-metre high concrete and fibreglass castle was destroyed in the hour-long fire in the afternoon, reports The New Straits Times. Amusement games comprising bumper cars, a runaway
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      Lock icon DR DEATH, CONSIDER YOURSELF STOPPED
      403 20 KEVORKIAN GETS 10-25 YEARS' JAIL FOR HELPING TERMINALLY-ILL MAN DIE LAST September, Jack Kevorkian helped Mr Thomas Youk die. He gave the terminally-ill Mr Youk a lethal ii\jection. The 52-year-old man who was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal illness also known as Lou
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      Lock icon Beauty queen's son costs her title
      308 20 Source: Wire services. SHE'S no longer Miss Great Britain 1999 because she has a six-year-old son. Two weeks after her crowning, 20-year-old Nicki Lane has been stripped of her title. She gave her crown and sash to runner-up Cherie Pisani yesterday. The single mother
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  • WORLDTODAY
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        Feeling good in HK
        95 22 mutfmuK soaring, Mickey Mouse may be coming to town and the tonrlsts are back —tart analysts warn against popping the champagne carta yet Vidian Ballas imarch Erector Andrew Ferwow voiced donbts whether therapy was There is a lot of hype in the market, about high-tech and
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        Lock icon Creative or dead silly?
        462 22  -  with WOON WUI TEK TODAY, a tale of three tombs and some thoughts on creativity. Tomb number one belongs to magician David Blaine. He was buried alive last week as a publicity stunt. His plan to remain entombed for seven days did get plenty of attention.
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        Lock icon Snakes call office home
        121 22 Reuters. A FAMILY of deadly rattlesnakes had Brazilian civil servants rattled for two weeks. The workers at Brazil's Justice of Ministry had to put up with the snakes slithering around the walls and roof until firefighters finally got rid of them yesterday. "You don't know what
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        Lock icon Nato: Sorry
        347 23 Pilot wrongly bombs train twice Reuters. Reuters. SUDDENLY the train approached, said Nato Supreme Commander Wesley Clark as he showed a chilling cockpit video of the last moments before a missile struck. "It was really unfortunate we regret the attack," he said of the passenger train tragedy in
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        Lock icon ...but attacks against Serbs continue
        88 23 Reuters. THERE'S no stopping the Nato offensive. It is sending reinforcements to the Balkans as Operation Allied Force enters its third week. Hundreds more planes have been deployed for the air campaign. Meanwhile, the US and Russia failed to reach a deal over Moscow's involvement
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      51 23 7 I i Bollywood All Stars f PRESENTS BHANGRA PARTY in conjunction with VESAKHI '99 at STUDIO EAST 8PM NWARDS I —K.f 'CSl Hti/Uf Wk I) J Kumar i. f* L'u\ pci(t'\intuuf (•1/ Jr m I m W i m i i 8 GRANGE ROAD *09-01 CINELEISURE ORCHARD TEL: 9834
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    Virtually spiritual
    508 24  -  Etcetera WITH MATTHEW THOMMEN COPACABANA. If you look up the word in an encyclopaedia, you may find it described as one of the most famous beaches in the world, a curved strip of land between the mountains and the Atlantic ocean in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      131 24 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson HI. |OM. Wttf ttMTGG STtP #UT k PILL lOUtfEf WHAT NDTUIHfc HEIPS k CALVIN.) UuPtl PLWSANTTWS IN FBOKV A JLRK.' KEIL,*MD tCEDS UlhJI BAD WOOD LIKE. n MCftNIHG. OF k W# CM4 JUST STW> n SPREADING a TMEMATOHITV CtHEKT THERE MO
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      Lock icon Winner takes it all
      559 25 1 1,1 i THE contestants of the All Asian Star ■Search '99 look very similar, but beneath ■the makeup and outfits, they are as ■different as the countries they come from, ■reports AVIS WONG. t And at the end of the media conference ■to announce the
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      And there's more....
      455 26 JIMMY FU (M 3) From: Hongkong Age: 24 Height 1.8 m Occupation: Ballet dancer and model (Experience: Ballet since age 11, proficient in piano and has learned acrobatics. He says: My height gives me an advantage on stage as I look more outstanding. I am sincere. I
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      Lock icon Call him crazy
      461 27  -  By Ivan Lim ARE you Indian? Do you like Indian music? Sarvan Kumar Singh doesn't care whether you are or not, or do or don't. He wants you at his Bhangra party anyhow. Kumar, or VJ Kumar, as he is better known, will perform tonight at a
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      Lock icon Superb showmen
      407 28  -  By Avis Wong VALEN Hsu may have a clear voice but what was crystal clear on Friday was that Grasshopper ruled the stage. The veteran Hongkong trio beat the Taiwanese songbird hands down on the entertainment scale. Even critics who pan the group for its Ah Beng songs
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      154 26 See What's On The Blackboard American buffet breakfast. Up to 2 children under 12 years old sharing parents' accommodation stay free, breakfast free. Valid from May 1,1999 until June 30, 1999. Not valid in conjunction with other promotions. r Not applicable to group, meeting and convention bookings. Room subject to
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      104 26 I IS 1 Crayfish with Mixed Pickles in Herb Olive Oil, Pan Fried Chilli Crabs, Salmon with Fettuccine in Cream Sauce and Grilled Squids with Chilli and -iui Lime Leaves ala-minute. All these and more are available at the Tiffany Coffee House from 18 March to 30 April 1999. Lunch
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      48 27 Mum*"'* Jg Help your child revise and prepare for his coming examination with L the series of mock exam papers published in the Friday Weekly. 1 16 April' 99 I i 111 11 !1 i H\ H'/y J J -PHI j BBS I ■h/mJ mImThJ hJ mmJ Chinese
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      252 28 'Jor Secretaries 1 lo)ee£ Overfed Q/f/ If you're still undecided about where to celebrate, allow us to point the way. With an exquisite seafood lunch, dazzling fashion show and wonderful door gifts, there's no better place to be than the Concorde. Jiicjfiliy/ih 20-23 April 1999 12pm 2.30pm Seafood Buffet Lunch
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      Lock icon Could faulty rudder have caused the SilkAir crash?
      463 29 Why blame rudder? THERE are mqjor differences between the two crashes. But this fact remains: Both the Silk Air crash near Palembang in December 1997 and a US Air crash near Pittsburg in September 1994 involved Boeing 737-300s. And in both cases
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      How a plane moves
      73 29 'Right rudder' pushes the airflow (in blue) right. This results in the tail being pushed left and the nose, right. Known as 'yaw' 'Up elevator' pushes the airflow upwards. Thus the tail is pushed down and the nose, up. Known as 'pitch' j This is movement
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      How the pilot controls the rudder
      61 29 Rudder control pedals The pilot controls the rudder with two pedals. By pushing the left pedal forward he moves the rudder to the left. His input is fed to the hydraulic unit which acts like the power steering in a car. The pressurised hydraulic
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      508 30 ■P^jmiiuunuiLin rgMART MOVES ■M^l An ongoing series of interviews with students and graduates about their chosen education paths. At 16, he already pursue your studios abroad? I want to expose myself to a different culture with JjlilCl Kofi knew what different ways of doing things. I also believe that wanted
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      613 45  -  YESTERDAY'S GOING ATBUKIT TIM AH: GOOD By Danny Khoo JAZZ MALONE should atone for his unlucky last-start defeat, if the outcome of his barrier trial at Bukit Timah yesterday was an indication of things to come. With a track rider aboard, the nice-looking three-year-old
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      104 45  -  By Danny Khoo LAST-START winner Royal Classic showed good headway with a smart 37.25 ec hit-out at Bukit Timah this morning. TRACKWORK Ridden by Moses Kway, the four-year-old New Zealand-bred caught the eye when he drew away from stable companion Kranji Pioneer (Glyn
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      BARRIER TRIALS
      62 45 Trial 1:1 Jazz Malone 2 Without Prejudice (Saimee) 3 All Happy (Chavez). Margins and time: 3 lengths, distance (58.6 sec). Remarks: Jazz Malone led all the way. Trial 2:1 Sabre Star (Sainul) kept last early, drew away at the finish 2 Unnumbered horse 3 Unnumbered horse 4 Unnumbered
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      Juicy carrots await equine model
      275 46 WELL, well. Hard work is always rewarded with success for seven-year-old Snowball 111, at least. Few know it, but the Bernard Ang-trained chestnut with the prominent white blaze had worked hard at his Bukit Timah stable last Monday week. No, we don't mean long walks
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      389 46 YESTERDAY'S GOING AT PENANG: GOOD CLASS 2 1,400 m: Leicester City and Brown Ivor (RT 1,200 m) 42.7. Listopad 35.7, smartly. High Master canter/41.5. Vanillin 35.8, paced by Ranking Ahead (C 4 D 2 1,200 m). Gaya Simfoni canter/39.7. Olympic Flag (Ismadi) 37.5. Lord Kariba barrier/36.4.
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        62 46 It will be racing's Oscars night once again on May 14, when the Racing Writers' Association salute the top horses of last season. This year's venue at Penang—the 17th in the series—will see racing journalists name their Horse of the Year. Last year's event was a close affair,
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        53 46 Numbers count for nothing in a race. That rang true for trainer Charles Leek in the opening race last Sunday. The reigning champion had nine runners a record for a trainer in a race in the field of 14. But the best he had was a third with
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        86 46 Julie Krone, the most successful woman jockey in thoroughbred racing history, has called it quits after more than 3,500 wins, including a Triple Crown race. "I'm on top, I'm 35 years old and I don't want to do this anymore," said Krone. She is likely to ride
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      591 47  -  Fire meets water today as the Portland Trailblazers go head-on with the LA Lakers. Can the Blazers, who have the league's best record, continue their flaming streak? with YVONNE LIM THE reason why Dennis Hodman can stay home and paint his nails: Two words, Portland Trailblazers.
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      116 47 Reuters. KARL Malone of the Utah Jazz has landed himself in hot water. Malone has been suspended for one game and fined US$4,OOO ($6,800) for throwing a punch at the Houston Rockets' Othella Harrington last Sunday. Malone will sit out Utah's home game against Vancouver. The
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      275 49 I EUROPE KICKOFF Wire services. KAISERSLAUTERN finally overcame its jinx, Bayern Munich, coming from behind for a 2-1 win in their German First Division match yesterday. Depleted league leader Bayern rested many first team stars, including Lothar Matthaeus, Jens Jeremies and Stefan Effenberg before next week's
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      131 49 Reuters. INJURY-PLAGUED Ronaldo was yesterday named in an 18-man Brazil squad for the friendly against Spanish club Barcelona later this month. Ronaldo has not played for Brazil since last year's World Cup final against France. The veteran Romario also wins a recall. Ronaldo, World Footballer of the Year
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      45 49 Reuters. THE second round (knockout phase) begins today. Ghana faces Costa Rica, Ireland meets host Nigeria, Uruguay takes on Paraguay and Brazil plays dangerous Croatia. Tomorrow's fixtures: Argentina v Mexico, Japan v Portugal, Mali v Cameroon (Enugu), Spain v United States. Reuters.
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      24 50 FA CUP SEMI-FINAL REPLAY: ARSENAL Manager Arsene Wenger (left), the orchestrator, and his midfield maestro, Dutch star Dennis Bergkamp Picture/ Reuters
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        156 50 THE MANAGERS: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rarely socialises apart from a couple of evenings at the theatre as a guest of Arsenal director David Dein. Wenger has immersed himself in his Highbury work claiming that the greater sacrifices came in his earlier career. Although his partner
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        176 50 THE PLAYERS: Wenger expressed concern last week that five of his players are bachelors Anelka, Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit and Tony Adams the latter divorced from Jane and recently split from ex-model Caprice. Fathers in waiting include Nelson Vivas, whose wife has returned
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        111 50 MOTIVATION: Wenger prefers the quiet studied approach. He has cleverly used Pat Rice as a useful conduit of communication between him and the players. Skipper Adams happily delivers the last-minute exhortations, while Dennis Bergkamp is known for his dry humour which goes down well in the dressing room.
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        155 50 TRIVIA: Parlour's family are all mad West Ham fans. Beckham's grandfather is still a Spurs season ticket-holder. Scholes stood on the terraces cheering Oldham in an FA Cup semi-final two years after joining United as an apprentice. Parlour used to ride on his scrambler motorcycle
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        188 51 ALEX Ferguson has hinted he could break up the faltering Dwight Yorke-Andy Cole partnership for tonight's FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal at Villa Park. The Manchester United manager has one forced change, Phil Neville replacing the injured Denis Irwin, reports Soccernet. But Yorke
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        113 51 MARC Overmars is almost certainly out of Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final replay against Manchester United today. The Dutch winger was substituted with a damaged ankle last Sunday and manager Arsene Wenger admitted: "He is a big doubt," reports Carlingnet. "It will be a big blow for us if
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        350 51 Reuters. EMMANUEL Petit is staying at Arsenal. There were fears that Petit, who returns for the replay tonight, would quit in disgust over the treatment he has had in England from referees. Petit was sent off for the third time this season against Everton a month ago,
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      28 51 ARSENAL v MANCHESTER UNITED MAN UNITED Manager Alex Ferguson (right) directs his midfield star David Beckham on the sidelines in the earlier match Picture/ Reuters
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      510 52 THE ONLY MALAY COMPETITOR AT NATIONAL INTER-SCHOOLS WUSHU MEET Montfort Secondary student Muhammad Riduan Suhaimi raised many eyebrows two weeks ago at the Inter-Schools Wushu Championships. He was the only Malay competitor at the annual meet GERARD WONG finds out what made the
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      126 52 ALL is not lost, Riduan. Montfort's teacher-in-charge for wushu, Loh Chu Hun, is keen to have him continue his wushu lessons at the school even after his GCE 'O' levels. Said Loh, 56: "I do hope Riduan continues to train with us next year. It will be
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      353 53  -  MORE ON MALAY WUSHU EXPONENT SELECTED RESULTS (WINNERS ONLY) CHANGQUAN:. Primary Schools Boys: Siow Kin Yan (Tampines North Primary) Secondary School Girls: Leo Rui Yan (Monks' Hill Sec) Sec School Boys: Poh Wen Jun (Chung Cheng High Main) Open Boys: Tan Kim Yong (Balestier ITE) BROADSWORD: Sec
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      120 53 THE Inter-School Wushu Championships stand a strong chance of becoming part of the Education Ministry's extra-curricular activities calendar next year. Said Singapore National Wushu Federation (SNWF) manager Tay Tze Siong: "We've already submitted our request to the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC). Now, we're waiting for their
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      422 53 ENGLISH FOOTBALL UPDATE YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Bolton 1 Bristol City 0 Bury 2 Sunderland 5 Grimsby 1QPR0 Port Vale 1 Bradford 1 West Brom 1 Swindon 1 Reuters. THE English football season may still have a month to run, but Sunderland has already ensured its return to
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      The silence of Vialli
      218 53 TODAY: MIDDLESBROUGH v CHELSEA SATURDAY: Charlton v Leeds Coventry v Boro Liverpool v Villa Man U v Sheffield Wed Newcastle v Everton Forest v Tottenham Saints v Blackburn West Ham v Derby SUNDAY: Chelsea v Leicester MONDAY: Arsenal v Wimbledon GIANLUCA Vialli broke his studied silence
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      260 54 The England kit... Source/DAILY MAIL ENGLAND unveiled yet another soccer strip, prompting claims that fans were being ripped off once more. The launch is the latest in a series of changes over recent years, and comes only three months after parents paid between £56 and £72
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      257 55  -  FIRST S-lEACUE TEAM BOSSTO BE ORDERED OFF THIS SEASON By Suresh Nair DONT do it again, Venga. The Woodlands team manager has been given a "written warning" by the S-League for his sending-off in the opening match on March 31. R Vengadasalam became the
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      WHAT REFEREES COMMITTEE SAYS
      82 55 THE FAS Referees Committee (FASRC) has hailed the S-League s decision on Venga. "We do not condone misbehaviour in the technical area. But Venga has, in this instance, been given the benefit of the doubt," said M Mam am, FASRC Chairman Assessments Appointments. "We've noted that
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      TONIGHT'S ACTION
      280 55  -  BALESTIERv TANJONG PAGAR (Toa Payoh Stadium, 7,30pm) By Peter Siow BALESTIER Central, which dug a deep hole to hold fancied Home United to a goalless draw last week, welcomes another formidable force today. Can it make nonsense of the odds and subdue double Cup champion Tanjong Pagar? Perhaps.
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      $162 million (£60 million) pays Off
      376 56 Nearly two years and £60 million later, millionaire MohamedAl Fayed, the owner ofHarrods, is finally getting some results with his Fulham football club, which stormed back to the English First Division yesterday WHEN Mohamed Al-Fayed bought Fulham soccer club in May 1997, he laid
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      167 56 Wire services FULHAM 3 (Barry Hayles 22nd minute, Coleman 81, Horsfield 88) GILUNGHAM 0 FULHAM clinched promotion to the First Division yesterday when it beat Gillingham 3-0 at its home ground at Craven Cottage. Barry Hayles scored Fulham'B opening goal after 22 minutes. Kevin Keegan's
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