The New Paper, 4 May 1999

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1 41 The New Paper

  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 219 2 Wire services. THE Dow Jones industrial index made history yesterday. Minutes before the close of trading, the world's mostwiaely watched stock market index broke through 11.Q00. It closed at 11,014.69, up 225.65 points. It is little more than a month since it closed above the
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    • What Malaysians are saying
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        254 2 CLOB CONTROVERSY THE Malaysian government has not yet made a decision on businessman Akbar Khan's proposal to buy over frozen Clob shares. So said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday in his first comment on the issue. Mr Akbar has offered to buy the Clob
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      • 273 2 A MALAYSIAN investor, Ms Lai Su Ping, described the options being floated to solve the Clob problem as having "severe flaws". Her views was published in The Business Times today. On Effective Capital's offer to buy Clob shares at huge discounts, Ms Lai said: "Given that
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      • 369 2 A FLAWED solution to the Clob problem is better than no solution at all, said a commentator in Malaysia's Business Times yesterday. "Whatever one may think of the merits and demerits of Effective Capital's offer to buy up Clob shares, it does represent a concrete solution
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    • 450 3  -  BY Tanya Fong BELT-TIGHTENING has been the catch-phrase since the economic downturn last year. But this year, you may still be able to walk away with a Nissan Sunny 1.5 Ex Saloon worth $60,000 (without COE and insurance). Yes, you will have to walk
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    • Article, Illustration
      114 3 WHAT: The New Paper Big Walk WHEN: May 23, Sunday, 7.30 am WHERE: Flag-off at the National Stadium REGISTRATION: The registration fee is $4 for fun walkers and $5 for competitive walkers. You can register at any of the counters at Jurong Point, Northpoint, Tampines Mall, Takashimaya
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 636 4 Long 19-hour days at work. The convenience of a maid. For many Singaporean parents, it's become a tough dilemma: Do you struggle to give your family a better life —only to find you've no time for them? One man tells SEAH YI-LEINhow he's found
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    • 33 4 STRONG families is just one pillar of Singapore 21, a vision for Singapore in the next millennium. The other pillars are: Every Singaporean counts Opportunities for all Singapore heartbeat Active citizens
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    • 242 4 WANT to know the secret to Mr Azad's happy family? It's his mother, Mrs Salma Yusof Angullia. The mother of three, a retired food caterer, said: "Every day, I know what all my children and grandchildren are doing. If they don't come for a day, I
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    • 242 4 EVEN a simple phone call is sweeter, more precious, said Mr Azad. With his wife working as a teacher from 10.30 am to 6 pm, they get little time together. The rare times that both are both free, Mr Azad leaves his kids at
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 221 5 i Developers worry about land sales m PROPERTY developers are worried. Why? They think that the recent recovery in property prices may not be sustained if the Government were to sell land this year. This sentiment was conveyed in a memo the Real Estate Developers Association
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    • 74 5 This CAN YOU TELL WHATS WRONG?: The first two numbers are spaced quite far apart. The second digit has been painted over in black to make the number "4" look like "IThis was one of the clues that led to the arrest of a 31-year-old
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    • 59 5 The Straits Times: Clob 'may hit' KL bond issue The Business Times: Jardine Fleming to make second Clob offer? Lianhe Zaobao: Daim: Investors still welcome to propose Clob solutions Berita Harian: Daim: KL welcomes alternative Clob proposals RCS morning news: Malaysian PM calls on Clob investors to
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    • 59 5 International Herald Tribune: Nato knocks out Serbian electricity with new weapon The New Straits Times: PM: Funds must be fully utilised; new system to be implemented to ensure allocations for approved projects are spent Asian Wall Street Journal: Clinton warns Japan to limit steel shipments BBC news:
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    • News Break
      • 74 5 MEDICAL NEED WHO do you call then? No, not 995 but 1777. That's the phone number you should dial when you want an ambulance but it's not an emergency. More than 3,000 non-emergency calls were made to 995 in the first three months of this year, making
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      • 71 5 _MTTl^Tn™— SWEARING is acceptable if the context is right, said Kelantan Mentri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat. The opposition leader was defending Datuk Professor Shahnon Ahmad's book, *****, which contains vulgarities and has been criticised as being against the spirit of Islam. He said the row
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      • 72 5 INDONESIA INDONESIA would not survive as a federation, says its armed forces chief General Wiranto. Federalism could break the nation up, and would hurt the unity of the Republic of Indonesia, he told the media yesterday. Opposition spokesman Amien Rais had hinted last week that becoming a
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    • Train up and shape up
      • 117 6 in P®@US THE $220 million scheme to upgrade the skills of Singapore workers has now been extended to the travel and tourism industry. Learning how to communicate better will help travel agents to recognise the different needs of customers. The Centre for Tourism Related Studies, which will manage
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      • 79 6 SHAPE up or you will become stale. Mr Francis Phun, chairman of the Association of Singapore Attractions said that criticisms raised in Parliament recently that theme parks here were stale and outdated had been a "good wake-up call" for operators. "We're now looking at all the attractions to
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    • 44 6 W- NOW you can check your CPF balance online even without your own Internet account. Just hop down to the self-service computers, called e-Customer Counters, at the CPF Board's main office at Robinson Road or at its Tampines and Bishan branch offices.
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    • 63 6 SOCCER BETTING AN average of $1.43 million has been wagered on each of the 30 S-League matches played so far. It adds up to about $43 million in bets since football betting was introduced five weeks ago. That means the $250-million target set for Score, operated by
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    • 49 6 JAILED A MALAYSIAN businessman was jailed nine months yesterday for illegally importing 2,300 kg of pork here on March 30. Tan Bun Gie, 30, was held responsible for bringing in the pork equivalent to 35 pigs not slaughtered at a licensed slaughterhouse from Batu Pahat in Johore.
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    • 66 6 AIRLINE THE US Defence Department has advised its staff not to use Korean Air (KAL) for official travel. The US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, said yesterday the department listed KAL under a "non-use" status as it was concerned about KAL's "poor safety record". KAL president Cho
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    • 186 6 Quote Wworthy THE Simei Briskwalkers is an organised group, and so, it has to pay $300 each time it uses the park. Mr Robin Cheng, general manager of the Tampines Town Council, said the group paid for an instructor and used the park for
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 58 7 mui<mui< The Straits Times Life! letter writer Kiyth Tan on what industries can learn from Pamela Anderson reducing her silicon breasts: But even in the act of downsizing her assets, she has a lesson or two for troubled corporations hit badly by the economic crisis: if
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    • 678 7 It's been a very tough eight months for one woman who invested heavily in Clob shares. And now, she's angry with the "solutions" to end the Clob controversy. She tells MICHELLE ANG how she feels Despair Hope Anger MADAM Helen Ho is in no
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    • 104 7 In today's editorial, The Business Times argued that the Stock Exchange of Singapore must insist that its counterpart in KL keep to its agreement All offers must give Clob investors the bottomline option of holding on to their shares and trading them on
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 19 9 THE IN-LAWS: Mr Mohd Yunoa with father-in-law MohdKasan andhla collection. Picture/ Alvin Toh
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    • 332 9  - By Calvin Low HE just had to order a set for his father-in-law. So what if each set costs $1,000? "I'm an addict of The New Paper," said Mr Mohd Yunos Ahmad. And his 75-year-old father-in-law, Mr Mohd Kasan, is a collector of currency notes and commemorative medallions. So what
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    • 93 9 THE first medallion carries an imprint of TNP on Sunday's first issue (April 11) on the front, with the signature of TNP editor P N Ba\ji on the reverse side. The second gold-plated medallion has the NUS logo and Vice-Chancellor Lim Pin's signature. The third medallion has the university's
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 311 11 HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS Say that again Many in Singapore are still reluctant although there are a few who are sympathetic. NO A POLL conducted by a local academic here found that many human resource (HR) managers still would not hire people who have the human immuno-deficiency
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    • 42 11 The number of people with HIV or Aids who are also working has been on the rise. From 1985 to August last year, there were 854 Singaporeans with HFV or Aids, and 73 per cent of them were working.
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    • 215 11 IT'S a tough world out there. It seems to be doubly tough for HIV sufferers. On top of being infected, they are also stuck with the stigma of having done it to themselves, in many cases. One way, the most common way in fact, that HIV spreads, is
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    • 254 12 THE COMMONWEALTH: THE Commonwealth is for more than just promoting democracy. "Apart from promoting democracy and good governance, good economics is also important." So says Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. We also need to look at how we can help each other achieve economic development.
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    • 96 12 The Asian economic crisis has been with us for about two years now. ThanltfUlly, there are now positive indications that some countries may be on the road to recovery... Recovery will mean economic growth, and a rise in purchasing power f import demand and production output. This
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  • 398 14  -  MORNING LATEST I SINGAPORETODAY By] Patrick Jonas WHAT a first night for Mr Sugiharetjo. The Indonesian banker had only moved into a condo yesterday. And early this morning, he was jolted awake by the fire alarm. With his passport in his pocket, he rushed
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 461 15 Source: Wire services. IT must have come as a breath of fresh air to Mr Keizo Obuchi. Instead of a repeat of the complaints that US officials had heaped on Japan for months, their boss, President Bill Clinton, was all praise for the
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    • 122 15 A 40-YEAR-OLD woman went on a gambling trip to Genting Highlands and mysteriously disappeared last week. Malaysian police found her body, with both her hands cut off, on Saturday near a New Village in Selangor, according to Chinese newspapers. The woman, a noodle
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    • 65 15 muifmui* hup Britain's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has asked fanners to supply smaller melons after research showed women shoppers subconsciously compared them to the size of their breasts. The chain said: "We were very surprised by the results of the market research, but it's produced results.
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    • 425 16 WHO CLIMBED EVEREST FIRST? FOR 75 years, the body of mountain climber George Mallory had been buried in the snow of Mount Everest. On Saturday, a search party found his body, preserved intact by the decades of biting cold. The question is: Was Mr Mallory
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    • 119 16 A CHINESE climber, Mr Wang Hongbao, first described a body of an "English dead" he came across on the Everest's North Ridge in 1975. He was struck by the old-fashioned clothes that were on the body and added that the clothes broke when he tried to touch
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    • 194 16 NEWS that David Copeland is the man suspected of nail-bombing parts of London surprised his neighbours yesterday. They say he is such a quiet man. They were astonished when they read about deadly devices found in his one-room flat of a semidetached house in a quiet suburb
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    • 424 17 I BUS BLAST SERBIA said Nato bombed a but in Kosovo yesterday and killed 17 people onboard. tt said women and children were on the bus. Nato said K may have hit a police convoy or a mixed convoy with refugees or human shields. It admitted hitting
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  • ShowTime
    • 106 18 TOP ACTRESS JOAN Chen was born in Shanghai to a couple who were doctors. By 19, she had won a Best Actress Award in China for her second film, UttJe Flower, in 1980. A year later, she went to the US to study filmmaking. In
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    • Article, Illustration
      561 19  -  By] Edwin Yeo SET in the Cultural Revolution in the '60s, Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl depicts the young woman's life. She is sent to the countryside to herd horses, to prepare her to lead an all-girl cavalry unit that, unknown to her, has been disbanded. No
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  • 113 20 There's more than one way to watch football, as these pictures show. They're from last Saturday's S-League match at JurongEast Stadium, where JurongFC thrashed Sembawang Rangers 5-0. You may, for example (clockwise from left), want to watch in comfort from atop your vehicle, beach chair and
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 493 21  -  By] Edwin Yeo YOU know her as Mrs Phua Chu Kang. But did you know that Irene Ang was once a body double for Caldecott Hill queen Zoe Tay? "This was many years ago for some Channel 8 drama when I did
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    • 382 22  -  By Lynn Lee C L TOO much Panadol or too many games of five stones? Take your pick on which inspired the name of local rockers Stoned Revivals. Truth is, the guys themselves seem confused. "Esam gives different answers each time," said bassist Kamal
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • 540 23  -  Etcetera WITH CHENG PUAY KOON I STUMBLED on a curious tale one day. About a man who lived in a cardboard box. And carried his box-home with him, over his head, wherever he went. Weirdo, was my first reaction. But then I became hypnotised by
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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    • 245 31 ALL clear so far. Of the 706 horses in Singapore tested for the Hendra virus, 695 have been given a clean bill of health. The test results for the remaining 11 horses are still to come. The blood samples taken from the 706 horses were
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    • 370 32  -  By- Tan Thean Loon IF THERE'S a horse who deserves a winning break, it has to be the Cecil Robert-trained Blue Bottle. Yes, after four seconds in his last four starts, Lady Luck should take pity on the the five-year-old game trier. Said Robert from Penang
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    • 387 32 Reuters NEWMARKET (England) Debonair Henry Cecil underlined on Sunday what a great trainer of fillies he is when Wince gave him his sixth victory in the English 1,000 Guineas. "People say you must love the Guineas. I think the Guineas loves me," he told a
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    • 173 32 LAT-WP LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) m Charismatic, the upset winner in last Saturday's Kentucky Derby, is set to run in the Preakness Stakes the second race in the Triple Crown on May 15. The D Wayne Lukas-trained colt will now try to become something of an iron horse.
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    • 184 33 MANCHESTER United' is waiting for its injured duo Jaap Stam and Ryan Giggs to get fit, as it prepares to go into tomorrow night's Premiership game at Liverpool. Manager Alex Ferguson will wait for as long as possible before picking his final eleven. Said
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    • 352 33 TOMORROW: Chelsea v Leeds Leicester v Derby Liverpool v Manchester United Tottenham v Arsenal WE'RE gunning for you. Irrepressible Leeds hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink issued the warning to fellow European hopeful Chelsea after firing his 17th goal of the season. The flying Dutchman sparked a five-goal rout
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    • 118 33 GIANLUCA Vialli is dreaming of the Champions' League again. Chelsea's player-manager won Europe's premier trophy with Juventus three years ago, and knows he can book a ticket into next season's competition by beating Leeds in the FA Carling Premiership tomorrow, reports Carlingnet. Vialli left himself out as Chelsea
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    • 96 33 THE last four places of the Football Channel Street Soccer Grand Finals were settled last weekend at Junction 8. After fifteen hours of competitive street soccer, Old Skool Boys and The Youngsters (both Under-13), and Super Dynamite 1 and Bukit Panjang CSC A (both U-16) beat
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    • 386 34 WORLD CUP CRICKET Reuters. SOUTH Africa's cricket team flew into London yesterday to news that it was the favourite to win the World Cup from May 14-June 20. But captain Hansie Cronje was cautious about the 11-4 odds quoted in London, which placed his
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    • 101 34 Reuters. UNDERDOG New Zealand, which arrived on the same flight, was quite content to be languishing at 14-1 in the odds set by the bookies. "I think it's great not to be one of the hot favourites," captain Stephen Fleming said. "The beauty of this
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  • 710 35  -  Yes, it's finally here! After four weeks of watching the 12 S-League clubs in action, The New Paper's football writers S GULAMand PETER SIOW have finally come out with their top 50 local and foreign players for this July's Tiger Beer S-League All-Star Challenge. And
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    • 406 36  -  By Peter Siow THEY are known as Balestier's Boys, a new generation of young and capable upstarts jostling eagerly for positions. The sort that may tempt suitors to descend from a helicopter and whisk them away. But are they ready to burst onto centre stage? A valid
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    • 203 36  -  By Suresh Nair SINGAPORE is in line to stage a soccer World Cup. It is among five countries who have made a bid to stage next year's World Cup futsal championship. The others are Brazil, Egypt, Guatemala and Iran. Futsal, or indoor five-a-side
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    • 54 36 FUTSAL, or indoor five-a-side soccer, originated as a training method and an extension of backstreet soccer. In futsal, the small, quick and nimble player will outplay the tall and big ones within the tight confines of a basketball-court area. So it's a plus point for Asian countries, long
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    • 473 37  -  S-LEAGUE PIN-UP STAR: GOMBAK UNITEP'S BEN LEE BLAKE FACT FILE; Name: Ben Lee Blake Age: 23 Height: 1.84 m Weight: 73kg Club: Gombak United Position: Sweeper Country: Sydney. Australia Date of birth: Jan 26. 1976 Fav football club: Manchester United Fav player Jamie Redknapp (Liverpool) Fav
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    • 359 38 First, it was the players who were warned, fined and, in the case of several more unfortunate ones, sacked. Now, it may be the coaches'turn to worry. Which S-League coach will get the chop? Will he come from one of the three bottom clubs Sembawang Rangers,
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    • 139 39 The Straits Times reports that John Koh will be the new Chief Operating Officer of the Football Association of Singapore from June 1. Koh, who will be 60 on that day, is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the Singapore Sports Council. He
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    • 66 39 BOOKIES TIP SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN /Page 37 The Cricket World Cup is still some two weeks away, but cricket fever has already infected the Indian fans. Here, some of them autograph a giant cricket bat set up by a sponsor in
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    • 141 39 AFP. DONT believe it? Well, it's true. Arsenal did win the English FA Cup... for women! It beat Southampton Saints 2-0 at The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic Football Club, yesterday. This is Arsenal's fourth FA Women's Cup triumph. It took the lead through an own
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