The New Paper, 24 April 1999

Microfilm: NL21491
Total Pages: 61
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Yes, book is about the stinking stuff
      438 2  -  PROFESSOR IN THE NEWS■ By Ng Wan Ching TO MANY people, "*****" is a dirty word. But it was mentioned about 30 times yesterday. The occasion: An interview given by Malaysia's Datuk Professor Shahnon Ahmad to The New Paper yesterday. The subject: *****,
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      NOT HIS FIRST BOOK
      138 2 DATUK Professor Shahnon Ahmad, 66, has written 13 novels. He started teaching at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1971 after completing his Masters degree there. He took his first degree at the Australian National University in Canberra. He was awarded the Sasterawan Negara (national laureate) in
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      The Anwar case: Life will never be the same for judge
      329 2 HERE are extracts of a commentary by Brendan Pereira, published in The Straits Times today. Mr Pereira is the newspaper's correspondent in Kuala Lumpur. PIERCING glares follow him as he goes to church in Petaling Jaya. Midway through the
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      It's not a fairy tale
      569 3 On the Expat Page last Sunday, guest writer Sophia Shannon wrote of her experiences with her expat boyfriend. We received a flurry of responses. We highlight some of them MRS Sfti J Rudebaugh is married to a US pilot This is her story: If any
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon He'll never walk alone
      421 4  -  By! Laavanya K I'M not sure if Gerald Poh, 14, is a fan of Liverpool Football Club. But the English Premier League team's anthem, You'll Never Walk Alone, could well be his song too. You see, Gerald doesn't want to walk alone in The New Paper
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      THE BIG WALK
      74 4 What The New Paper Big Walk *99 Where: National Stadium (facing Kallang Theatre) When: 7.30am, May 23 Cost $4 per person for fun walkers, $5 for competitive walkers Registration: Jurong Point, Northpoint, Tampines Mall, Takashimaya Square, OUB Centre, Singapore Amateur Athletic Association or News Centre at Genting
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    Lock icon THE GREAT FIRE ESCAPE
    402 5 NEWS As their Bedok flat went up in flames yesterday morning, the Loh family and dog perched on the window ledge and screamed for help. FONG FOONG MEI reports O Son Kelvin Loh, 22, wakes up at about 3 am. "I didn't feel heat or smell
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      These little piggies will go to the market
      224 6 Pig imports to resume from next week HOT STORY PORK sellers in wet markets will be back in business on Wednesday. The Primary Production Department is lifting the ban on live pig imports. The pigs will come from an approved farm on
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      CHILLED PORK FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
      111 6 IN order to keep prices of chilled pork down, the PPD is sourcing for supplies from Sweden, Denmark, Holland and Canada too. At present, it is imported only from the United States and Australia. The pork that will be sold in wet markets starting next
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      Lock icon Caught... and set free
      49 6 This WHALE SHARKFilipino environmentalist divers examining the biggest fish species In the world. Caught a week ago In a fish pen In South Manila, It was released yesterday after the 8.2 m-long fish was tagged so that local scientists could study Its habitat. Picture/ Reuters
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        Influx expected
        59 6 I INDONESIANS ABOUT 30,000 Indonesians are expected to be here in June, at the time when Indonesia holds its general elections, said the Indonesian Embassy. Many will be planning to be out of their country to avoid possible violence when campaigning by about 40 political parties hots up
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        Another virus
        63 6 COMPUTERS I MELISSA is a pussycat compared to this virus. The "space filler" or Chernobyl virus expected to hit personal computers on Monday will wipe out all the data on a PC's hard drive and even make it impossible to start programs. Technology experts say the new virus
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        OCBC surprise
        75 6 HOMELOANS I OCBC Bank yesterday offered a fixed mortgage rate on not three, not four, but five initial years of its housing loan package. Interest rates for the first two years of its home loan scheme remain at 4 per cent and 5 per cent a year respectively,
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        Second chance
        57 6 INDIA OPPOSITION leader Sonia Gandhi has been given another chance by Indian President K R Narayanan yesterday to form a minority government. Mrs Gandhi, president of the Congress party, said she would resume talks with other opposition parties who had helped to pull down the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya
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        Work visas cut
        71 7 hong^^^^B THE high number of people without jobs in Hongkong is forcing it to cut down on the hiring of foreign talent. And fewer work visas are being granted. An immigration officer said visas still go to foreigners hired to do a job a local Eerson can't
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        Fewer jobs lost
        66 7 EMPLOYMENT FEWER union members in Singapore were laid off in the first three months of this year, than in the same time last year. It was 1,179 jobs lost compared to 4,309 then. Cuts to wages and CPF helped savejobs. However, the number of jobs lost was
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        Easier system
        65 7 I CPF FROM May 1, it will be easier for a company with 50 or more workers to submit its staff CPF contribution details electronically. Companies with their own payroll systems can extract the relevant information from their systems and send it as an attachment to the CPF
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        Dentist smiles
        56 7 I COURT THE Singapore High Court yesterday allowed a barred dentist to resume practice. Dr Ernest Rex Tan Sek Ho was struck off last October for misconduct after advertising in a woman's magazine. The judge said yesterday the Dental Act needed changing to give penalties other than barring,
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      DOW JONES
      26 6 The Dow Jones industrial average ended yesterday at 10,689.67. An active volume of 741 million shares was traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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      world Head liners
      65 6 International Herald Tribune: At summit, allies face ground forces question The New Straits Times: Azmin, Sukma and Mior charged alleged offences include sodomy and perjury; all three claim trial Bangkok Post: Problem loans likely to fall BBC news: Leaders of the Nato alliance at the 50th anniversary
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      Changing tastes
      163 7 in FSRSus FIRST it was the mad cow syndrome in Europe, then it was the bird flu in Hongkong and most recently, it was the pig virus in Malaysia. Has all this changed the shopping habits of Singaporeans? Yes, according to Mr Huy Jenkins, general manager of Cold
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      local Head liners
      79 7 The Straits Times: Ban on pig imports lifted The Business Times: Brierley listing may follow a shift to S'pore Lianhe Zaobao: Imports of live pigs from Indonesia to resume on Monday Berita Harlan: Need to follow the current of technopreneurship era RCS morning news: United Nation Secretary
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      WHAT A SCHOLARSHIP MEANT TO ME
      80 7 Quote Wworthy YouwtUbe rewarded if you work hard and are good at it, and doing so and be counted among the best b$oaU9+the recognition and the eventual rewards are real anameaningful. It is an ideal worth preserving, even more so in today's world, where
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Learn to be better parent
      246 8  -  By Seah Yi-lein EVERY Wednesday, six to eight mothers in a mothers' support group, gather at the Fei Yue Family Service Centre at Teck Whye Avenue. They are there to learn effective parenting techniques and to gain from each others' experiences. It seems that everything
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      Win tickets to watch Indian fusion duo
      132 8 POPULAR Indian duo Colonial Cousins will be here on Tuesday to perform at The Hard Rock Cafe. Comprising "Golden Voice" Hariharan, who has sung in many Indian blockbuster movies, and Leslie "Lezz" Lewis, the duo fuse Western pop with Indian classical music. They
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      NS — my way
      59 10 NS my way m 11 i*m u i* Mr Khoo Swee Chkm, 34, who will be leading the 60-day, 1,100-km trefc to the South Pole this year, became a Singapore citizen on Wednesday. Said tMsfonnr Malaysian, who was part of the Shrove team that conquered Mount Everest: I guess this
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      Get The Business Times free
      179 10 HOW much would you like to be living on when you retire? Which university should you send your children to? If these are some of the questions that you have pondered about over your cuppa, hop on down to any Coffee Club or Coffee Club
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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    Heed the restless youth
    606 14  -  qiarnaw fth BRIAN MILLER WE'VE heard of crazed gunmen. Guys who lose their marbles and, in a few murderous moments, open fire on innocent people. Like that guy in Tasmania, Australia, who for no rhyme or reason decided on a clear day in 1996 that tourists
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      'Turncoatism' and India
      29 16 I mu]*mui* MrNBtofcirB—.*r»rtf «HlwCw*i»l>rM«Ha Indian politicians do notpHHny There is no sense of Fespo|»Muty ancBheir principle is political rTpnrtiMnW tha»our. phrase, turncoatism is the order of
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      'We didn't have love lessons'
      304 16 FOR Hollywood's hottest married couple, the suggestion could hardly be worse. A US magazine claimed that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (both pictured above) hired two English sex therapists to teach them how to make love for a starring film role together. This was so
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      Lock icon Two hijack car, shoot 5 on road
      461 17 AFP. FIVE people suffered gunshot wounds in a dramatic high-speed police car chase near Manchester, England, yesterday. They were gunned down as shots were fired on three occasions when police chased a car which finally crashed. First, the gunmen hijacked a car and
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      212 16 KSHOP W&jjm SATURDAY 24 APRIL 1999 PM PM Suntec Qty Moll Entertainment Centre Atrium (outside Carrefour) Se" Join in the fun and games at our Walkshop and get your hands on freebies and prizes. All participants who register at the Walkshop will also stand to win fabulous prizes in the
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    Why are they back?
    1003 19 ANWARSAGA SEPT 19: Anwar Ibrahim's adopted brother Sukma Dermawan and Munawar Anees, his speech writer, are found guilty of allowing Anwar to sodomise them. They are sentenced to six months'jail. SEPT 29: Anwar is brought to court to face nine charges of corruption and sodomy. The
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    The unsung heroes
    475 20  -  Et cetera WITH I RONNIE POON PRODUCTION, in any kind of operation, be it manufacturing or the service sector, is always the tail end of the whole work process. It is the section that has the job of producing the brainchild of designers. Their designs, at most
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      193 20 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh just If just a urne 1 Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson oooow, twj k*ten irirnc c»€ mo won't oo i owns susit, CAUIIN I MATE WIN? IMC ASSIGHMEHT.' THE V#JDN6, OJT /X HCOHt ViEY< Wqy I HME HM.' OC *to*STNjCIM& IN NWO QQT IN ffO*UE.' op
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    A new piazza to check out
    543 21 EATC A SUNDAY Yummy ideas jzon. Earing Out On Sunday HI I T 1 ooking for place to enjoy a meal without being harassed by rude waiters or people standing around giving you that when-are-you-finishing-your-food look? A good place to explore will be Robertson
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      19 23 \4m EATS A SUNDAY 1 i L.JI %4* *^S vl Ub 4§ I IL, ■p Sw *2s! 1 HMf
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    Star Search 99: We think they'll win
    742 24 s h w T i 6 Who will win the All Asian Star Search Finals? HAZEL TAN and AVIS WONG scrutinise the contestants (on video and in the flesh) and make their pick MALE Hazel Tan's choice MY pick for male winner: Taiwanese
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  • COVERSTORY
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      THEY WONT WIN,
      589 25 says Hazel Tan STARS'PICK: AIYOH. Dixon Loo? Not another "star" with a heavy, strange accent, please. Three cheers to Christopher Lee for shedding his, but not everyone can be Christopher. It takes some talent for one to pick up languages too, you know. No doubt Zoe Tay
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      THEY WONT WIN,
      174 25 says Avis Wong JEFF WANG and Samantha Toh Su Yee? I don't think so. Jeff may have a cool demeanour, what with his brown long tresses and strong angular jaw. He can be quite endearing with his self-deprecating humour but his teeth gets in the way of
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      I THE ALL ASIAN STAR SEARCH FINALISTS M
      52 25 Ml Qi Yuwu (Guangdong) M 2 Jeff Wang (Taiwan) M 3 Jimmy Fu (Hongkong) M 4 Nick Shen (Singapore) M 5 Dixon Loo (Malaysia) F1 Pink Lai (Hongkong) F2 Olivia Liu (Taiwan) F3 Samantha Toh (Malaysia) F4 Liu Ling (Guangdong) F5 Vivian
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      Fair play NOWAY,
      536 26  -  say some viewers By] Hazel Tan FROM now to Sunday night, viewers can make unlimited calls to vote in this year's All Asian Star Search. That's not fair, several viewers complain. Not when any Tom, Dick or Harry can influence the final results, they said. There should
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  • TIN S E L TALKI
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      Water babe
      85 27 FORGET Pamela Anderson. There is a more bouyant tale about another voluptuous babe. Jennifer Aniston recently bought a new boulder-holder in the market to enhance her cleavage The Waterbra. With harmless fluid safely outside her body, the Friends' star happily went dining at a Chinese restaurant. Mid-meal, Aniston's
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      Friends in future
      44 27 Hopefully, we will be married, you to each other but married by thenjWe will have learnt a lot and probably our hair will be even more different. Matthew Perry, (above) on how he sees the Friends'characters in the next 10 years
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      ART AND ACTING
      36 27 NjoigoWy, I don't have to emjha gallery every three months to feel engaged. Ally Mcßeal star Lucy Liu (left), was asked if her other career as a mixed-media artist overwhelms her acting schedule
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      Hissy, hissy
      130 28 NEVER the Tina shall meet. Elton John (left) and Tina Turner (right) had a spat during a rehearsal for VHl's Divas Live '99 and not because she was unhappy that John is a diva. At the rehearsal, Turner apparently criticises John's piano playing. He stormed off and cursed
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      When the claws come out
      329 28 SPEAKING of star spats, here are some classic spitfires: Boys fall out "Nicholas) Cage is no longer an actor. "He's more like a...performer," says Sean Penn, who became fast friends with Cage (left) after filming Fast Times at Ridgemont High together years ago. He was
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      Mail woes
      73 28 E—MAIL hoaxes have been dogging Mariah Carey (left) since last year. One claiming that she wished that she could be skinny, like an Ethiopian, was circulated widely. Recently, an e-mail supposedly from USA Today, had Carey saying about King Hussein of Jordan's death: M l'm inconsolable. He was
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      Woof, woof
      60 28 I dressed to cover up my puppies (breasts).,, but the guy said I wasn't sexy. That's the last time I'm going to try to conform. From now on, I'm going to let my puppies out and let them bark at the world. Lisa Nicole Carson, who plays Renee
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    Lock icon Aaron's heat fizzles out
    412 29  -  a H h b I Avis Wong I YOU have to forgive me. I I must have expected too much K of Aaron Kwok (below). B For I was a little bored at his K concert last night. K After all the brouhaha about R his
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      Car of the
      455 30 It is the "baby" of the Mercedes-Benz stable of thoroughbreds. But theA-Class "ON The Road" car reviewer Michael Wong's (above) brief was simple: Is this the car of the ftiture? The car attracted a lot of attention when it was test-driven this week. It was not just
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      FIRST PRIZE IN STAR SEARCH
      37 30 The Mercedes-Benz A-Class is one of the prizes the Star Search contest winner will take home tomorrow night. Hence the glint in the eye of finalist Samantha Toh (right), 23, from Malaysia.
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      WHAT IT COSTS
      54 30 At $129,800 (including COE), the car comes with standard features like leather upholstery, five-speed automatic transmission and electronic stability program (not found in other cars in the same class as A-Class). For an additional $5,000, you can add on a louvre sun-roof that slides back at the
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      'A' for tech
      239 31  -  IT IS compact (3.6 metres long) and trim (weighing 1,000 kg). But it is packed with innovative technological features. Seat arrangement is totally flexible. You can remove the front passenger and back seats without any hassle. JaffFong, a 25-year-old model who won this year's MTV Clothes Man
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      Can it ferry all these?
      140 31 Yes! CREDITS CAR: Cycle Carriage MODELS: JaffFong. Belinda Lee CLOTHESe MTV Clothes PUCE: Great World Serviced Apartments THERE are times when you need all the luggage space you can get. Tor example, when you are moving house or driving to Malaysia for a weekend break,"
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      Its techno-sawy features
      123 31 ACTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: It informs you when servicing is needed rather than having to stick rigidly to presribed mileage intervals. This takes into account the actual operating condition of the engine, thus resulting in maintenance cost-savings. ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM: Provides the best traction and driving stability in
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      240 32 y• p iv y»nj .v. 'i > A I Jm wKm&!K*L*> i^^HH ji BilalHßmnHfH Some cars pull in behind it. Other cars pull up alongside. People stop and stare. That's because the A-Class is a car ahead of its time. It's packed with innovations which redefine the future of safety
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      284 43  -  By Danny Khoo Restricted Terms races will be a thing of the past from Aug 1. In its place will be maiden races for unraced two- and three-year-olds. These races will be run at weight-for-age and will include Malaysian-breds that satisfy the age-limit restriction. Unraced
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      487 43  -  By Tan Thean Loon TAKE your pick: Jugah Gagah or Deputy Coming Back. Both horses can win Race 7 at Ipoh today. Jugah Gagah, my preference, is a model of consistency having won six of his 12 starts and clocking good times. He
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      141 43 Blue Bottle (Race 9 No. 9) Very game and consistent sort who deserves to greet the judge again. Nice barrier trial last Tuesday. May well be third-time lucky for apprentice Woodworth, who steered the gelding to two successive seconds in as many starts this year. A Play Up
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      284 45 YESTERDAY'S GOING AT IPOH TRACKWORK: GOOD NST. THE BEST ACTION wound up preparations for his third success in the Class 3 Div 11,600 m event (Race 4) tomorrow with a two-round workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by jockey Saifudin Ismail, the four-year-old New Zealand-bred cantered
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      171 45 SINGAPORE owners and trainers whose horses are stranded in Malaysia should have a better idea of the fate of their charges soon. This is because a Primary Production Department team is now in Malaysia assessing the condition of the horses stranded there. Since the PPD's
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      13798 45 n CORONA KING 57(-) Ismadi (3) (3nzg V Tan-Art) By Kingdom Bay-Another Omen; brown; landed 10.6.98; lr 0-04; late Cult 18.04.99 RT Samul 55 (4) 4 4 5/13 ($20) 9* Manali Pl200y 1:14.8 (493) Not a bad first-up effort last week. Deeerves snuthsi i It sins
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      50 52 There is no smoke without fire. With so many lucrative business opportunities and services sizzling in The Straits Times Classified daily, it's no wonder our readers are always hungry for more. Advertise in the Business Services/ Products section (Classifications 201 to 266). Call C.A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166. f& I CATS. 9
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      96 53 'So QuickstOck —Incluses the '09 z Real-time Stock latest jt Portfolio Manager. If match B wdjO*«*■*£. G h 5 in t resu,ts vrV *2 Sr Rusinpss Timf? On Lianhe Zaobao. 1900-912-0008 iQoo_Qi?.nni?V 1900-9]3-0003(*) Hauntingly eerie tales.... </> Q IUB*l!' 'UjMB Calls at 50c a minute, 30c a minute, (subject to
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      377 54 ENGUSHPREMIERSHIP'99 I no CCMllvKy rof scoring winning f £lr 1. Andy Cole Man Utd 8 gaJSSgSjffr t 2. Dwight Yorke Man Utd S 3. Peter Schmeichel Man Utd G f 23T!l2fT**™^ 7IMUr #^r. i intrtnrtton v luv X. M m Position unchanged for his 4. David Beckham Man Utd M
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      399 55 GERARD WONG cdb the man who came up with the oa£ to co-sponsor Clement) Khalsa, despite never having played football before. CLEMENTI Khalsa is one strange club it's headed by people with no football background. Last month, The New Paper learnt that its vice-chairman Jagjit Singh never played football
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      251 55 Win, lose or draw. AH that doesn't matter to mo this year. What is more important is that we make the club an attractive consumer product for the fans. That's how we enhance the public's support for the game. To be honest, many of our clubs are
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      533 56  -  ROLLED IN JUST THREE WEEKS SCcFe TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE BETTING TOE SYSTEM There are three betting systems in SCORE! lx 2 (Home Win, Draw, Away Win), 1/2 Goal and Total Goals. FUR SIDE: WlutabooMt, wtio only wfiiitwl to be known as Ah Seng, «aM In The Now Paper
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      137 56 WONDERED why these betting odds change every day? According to Singapore Pools, it depends on the amount of money wagered on each team each day. The change in market sentiment is reflected in the change of the odds." But it all starts with an educated
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      157 56 ...MOREON SC&e' Biggest loter $10,000 According to Singapore Pools, a $10,000 bet was placed on Tampines Rovers to beat Tanjong Pagar United during the first week of the new Tiger Beer S-League season. Unfortunately, that punter's faith in the Stags was never rewarded. Tanjong Pagar won that
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      87 56 TWO weeks ago, the odds on Clementi Khalsa started at $6 while its opponent, SAFFC, started at $1.55. dementi's odds rocketed to $15 during the run-up to the match because "a lot of people were betting on SAFFC to win," said a Pools spokesman. He added: "Just
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      348 56 FEEL lucky and want to bet $100,000 on a club? No way. Singapore Pools may not accept your wager even though it has stated there is no ceiling on bets. A Singapore Pools spokesman admitted: "We may not accept the whole amount." How would Singapore
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      147 56 HOT TIP: WANT to know the right time to place a bet? Here's some advice from Singapore Pools: If it's on a team that everyone knows is a sure win, then place your bet as soon as the odds are released," said a spokesman. That's
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      538 57  -  CONTROVERSY OVER MISSING DOCTOR AT QUEENSTOWN STADIUM TANJONG PAGAR1 Rudy Khairon, 73rd min I Main sponsor: None Equipment sponsor Puma MARINE CASTLE 0 I Main sponsor: None Equipment sponsor Lotto By Peter Siow TANJONG Pagar has expressed regret over not having a doctor at the
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      119 57 GOMBAK UNITED 3 (Cervinski 33rd, Nielsen 47th, Ishamudin 65th) SAFFC 3 (Setvaraj 10th, Ahmad Latiff 12th, Steinbruckner 51st) IT was a roller-coaster affair at Bukit Gombak Stadium as the host made nonsense of the odds to hold mighty Singapore Armed Forces FC to a 3-3 draw.
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      94 58 TONIGHT'S ACTION: B CLEMENTI v HOME UNITED (dementi Stadium, 7.30pm) HIGH-FLYING Home United will be without two key players—defender S Subramani and midfielder Vlado Bozinoski for today's away clash. Subramani hurt his knee playing for Singapore against China's pre-Olympic squad in Shanghai on Monday, while Bozinoski has
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      89 58 TAMPINES v SEMBAWANG (TampinM Stadium, 7.30pm) TAMPINES ROVERS will be hunting desperately for its first win at home. To that end, coach Robin Chan has moved up midfielder Marko Kraljevic to partner fellow Croat Zlatko Vidan upfront to add more muscle and penetration. Rafi Ali will
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      331 58  -  SINGAPORE SPORTS AWARDS By Gerard Wong IT was a night to honour the cream of Singapore's sporting crop. But in the end, it was the Singapore Sports Council for the Disabled (SSCD) that emerged as the biggest winner. Even though none of its athletes were award winners,
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      258 59 PREMIERSHIP TITLE CHASE AFP. Leeds Man United: TIME: Three weeks. Matches: Six. Target: Win all. That's what Alex Ferguson has told his Manchester United players if the team is to win the English Premiership title. But Fergie's plans have hit rough weather. He will have
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      185 59 Ml 111 1 a. m m MNMiesDrougn v Arsenal: ARSENAL might also miss its star player due to injury. Dennis Bergkamp has a groin injury and must take a fitness test today reports Sky's online edition. The Dutch striker was substituted after 70 minutes on Monday against Wimbledon.
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      260 59 TODAY: Aston Villa v Forest Blackburn v Liverpool Derby v Southampton Everton v Charlton Leicester v Coventry Middlesbrough v Arsenal Tottenham v West Ham Wimbledon v Newcastle Tomorrow: Leeds v Man U Sheffield Wed v Chelsea LIVE ON TV: Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Footbafl Channel; Premiere 12, 9.55pm,
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      187 58 Follow The New Paper Team trnmsmrnmim CLEMENT! v TAMPINESv HOME UNITED SEMBAWANG Ix 2: X (Draw) Ix 2: l(Tampines) 1/2 goal: Clementi 1/2 goal: Total goals: Two Sembawang Total goafs: Three EQEEmnmazszM CLEMENTI v TAMPINESv HOME UNITED SEMBAWANG 1x2:2 (Home 1x2:1 (Tampines) United) 1/2 goal: Tampines 1/2 goal: Home Total
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      42 59 GUNNERS ON TOP?: Jeffrey Low reports on the match that Arsenal needs to win to top the Premiership The ROB HUGHES COLUMN: Why Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli kept silent for 18 days Wl S-LEAGUE BETTING Part II: Best winner and worst loser
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      57 59 INFOUNE 1900-*****13 Call The New Paper Infoline 12.15 am tomorrow for results of today's Premier League matches. Call after 9 pm on Sunday for the Leeds v Man U match. Call after 6.30 am on Monday the Sheffield Wed v Chelsea match. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. g Tiger
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      167 61 CELEBRATION OF SINGAPORE 1 ART THE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB ART COMPETITION a IN SUPPORT OF SINGAPORE ART £i *s tg In support of the development of the 2 DIMENSIONAL WOKK arts in Singapore, the Singapore Turf Im Club is proud to stage a special art fjl fl jy competition as
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