The New Paper, 6 June 1999

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    17 1 the new paper on sunday JUNE 6, 1999 Ar^rqu.Ht.pJßWAWof Singapore Pr— Holdinga http://newpaper.asial .com.sg MITA (P) 107/03/99
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon HOW SAFE IS YOUR FRIDGE?
      664 2  -  Q Is everything in your fridge safe to eat? BY Augustine Pang BEFORE you have your morning cuppa with this newspaper, be warned: Do you know whoro the milk for your coffee or the butter for your bread comes from? Have you checked the stuff
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      DIOXIN
      69 2 Dioxlns are a group of cfiMnlctflt known to Increase the likelihood of CWICWi Environmental campaign groups describe them as among the most dangerous toxins known. They ate found Just about everywhere atmosphere, soil, rhrers, And the food chain. InlMng organisms, they reside In fat They are mainly found meat
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      WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
      188 2 What products from Europe should Ibe waiy of? Some of the banned foods and products from Europe are: Frozen chicken, beef, pork or mutton; canned meat; processed meat like sausages and ham; mayonnaise, chocolate, fresh cream, ice cream, cakes, cookies, pies, pizza, pasta, milk, butter, cheese,
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      Lock icon I'll be hungry in Belgium
      433 3  -  BY Brian Miller THIS is not a fine time to be in Belgium unless, of course, you're planning to go on a hunger strike. I'd rather not be there even as a tourist with a thick wad of traveller's cheques. For one thing, I'd surely
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      HERE'S WHY PEOPLE ARE SO SCARED
      245 3 Why are we suddenly afraid off Belgian chickens, pork and beef? The food scandal erupted last week when a TV station reported that farms in Belgium had been given feed contaminated with dioxin, a cancer-causing agent. A Belgian firm, Verkest, is believed to have
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  • NEWS
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      Terror on the streets, y baby in jail
      590 5  -  s We received a great response to last Sunday's Read and React initiative against teen violence and gangsterism. What are your suggestions to curb the problem? See facing page. By Woon Wui Tek THEY called him the Terror of Yishun. But even
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      WHAT HE DID:
      112 5 SIDDHARTH Mujumdar, who turned 17 recently, began his reign of terror in October 1997. Last November, he pleaded guilty to 12 charges: Four aggravated molests Four snatch-thefts One each of outraging of modesty, insulting of modesty, exposing himself and burning a two-year-old with a cigarette. 13 other
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      What you feel should be done:
      183 5 1. Prison visits: Police should organise prison visits for ALL secondary school students so they know what they're in for if they join the gangs. 2. Curfew hours: Teenagers between 12 and 18 should be home by 10.30 pm. Or have a good reason
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      ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FEASIBLE? EXPERTS AND COUNSELLORS SHARE THEIR VERDICT
      520 5  -  BY Augustine Pang Thanks for the suggestions. Some of them can be further explored. But in the real world of juvenile delinquency, some as many as eight out of the 10 suggestions do not work at all, say teen counsellors
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      Bankrupt fights back
      495 6  -  JC teacher's case against bank tip of the iceberg, says lawyer Q What do you do when you repay your debt but the bank goes ahead and makes you a bankrupt? By Ernest Luis YOU decide if this sounds like a case of "bully kecil" (bullying a
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      The pain of bankruptcy
      181 6 AT end-January, there were 11,942 undischarged bankrupts, mostly men between 31 and 50 years old. They cannot run businesses or travel abroad without the court's permission, or invest in private property. They must disclose they are bankrupts when borrowing more than $500. Some 38 per cent
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      I'm just puzzled
      253 6 MADAM S Rajeahwari is not angry with DBS Bank. More so, she is puzzled at the way DBS Bank treated her. "I just can't understand why they did it. "Luckily, I sought the help of lawyers and now, Tve been cleared by the High Court." Still, an
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon down, down, down
      1018 8  -  From house to cabin to hotel to teepee to hut Or is it up* up, up? By Chan Seet Fun IF you're typically Singaporean, you're probably passionate about upgrading your house. For one man, though, it's a silly exercise. He believes in the exact opposite: Downgrading from
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      3 fingers chopped off I'll get the fellas THEN...
      665 9  -  By Augustine Pang HE was in a hospital minus three fingers chopped off by parang-wielding men. But he was all right, said businessman Ratnam Parameswaran, 30. From his hospital bed in Petaling Jaya, the Indian businessman phoned his elder brother in
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      The story of PAMELA, BARRY & JAMES
      784 10 The story of PAMELA, BARRY JAMES Three reactions to woman's story of adulter/, abortions and unrequited love PAMELA JUST WANTS SYMPATHY NsM says: Is this adulterous, spoilt, child-like murderess hoping for sympathy? Not from me. Don't blame all this on Barry either. It takes two to clap and most men
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      It is not my role to judge
      503 10  -  By Calvin Low WHAT makes this an amazing job is the people you meet. People like Pamela. Here's someone who's exceeded me in scholastic endeavour, being an Asean scholar and an American Ivy League graduate. Here's someone who's exceeded me with her business
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      May the farce be with you
      151 11 STAR WOKS STEP aside Star Wars, here comes Star Woks. The Silk Channel and Interfilm Productions will be shooting what they claim is the first Asian Star Wars gpoof Called Star Woks, Episode 0.1: The Pig Virus Menace, the movie revolves around Loke Skivetalker,
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      120 9 s Exciting Weekends begin with Jfc 1/1/ M. cofftt *£2*^^ at the Tiffany Coffee House 1 /eaffin, which was launched in 1996, has been a runaway success with crowds jostling to get a taste of over 60 items. jHj* VfEm\ *%jkmf^L of the new tempting morsels that are sharing the
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      198 10 Sanyo Executive Massage Lounger Model: HEC-771 (Made in Japan) I Free Sanyo Air Cleaner worth $299 (While stocks last) Available only at NTUC Jurong Lifestyle Centre (Event Hall) 21 Yung Ho Road. Tel: 293 1600 go rj o A weekly guide to pubs and lounges, every Friday in The New
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  • EXPAT
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      Why so expensive?
      605 12  -  One price for locals, another for expats Q Why such difference in prices when this expat goes shopping? By' Tara Barker I AM a New Zealander and have been living here for two years. Before this, I worked in London for six years. Generally, I love it
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      How I deal with scalpers
      129 12 "I'VE had repairmen and shopkeepers tell me 'fixed price', then haggle with my husband; hawkers charge me more for a second round than my husband paid for the first; and taxi drivers not give change tip, what', they would say. "Now, I do the browsing
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      43 12 Have you been overcharged! WHAT are your experiences? How dM you handle them? What would you recommend fallow expatriate* to do? Do email us or cal us at npops@sph.com.sg The New Paper 390 Kim Seng Road Times House Singapore *****5 Tel: 1800-733-4455 Fax:737-5375
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Get water elsewhere?
      222 13 SORRY you cannot get more water from us. Go and look elsewhere or build desalination plants. This is Malaysia's stand on Singapore's request to double supply under a new 100-year agreement ending in 2161, The Star reported yesterday. A Malaysian official said the Malaysian delegation told Singapore
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      Lock icon Who's a pretty boy then?
      49 13 Picture/ Reuters PRETTY DOG: One of the 4,177 dogs at the World Csnlne Expo In Mexico City gete eome attention. Dogs from 85 countries are competing In the canine extravaganza to be the beat of their breed and the beat dog In the world.
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      Crash investigations go on
      135 13 [iNIOCUSI INVESTIGATIONS into the Silk Air MI 185 crash in 1997 now focus on the crew's financial status. Chief investigator Oetaijo Diran told The Sunday Times that the information is being prepared for further analysis. Prof Diran had in past meetings said that such investigations had
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      CHIT CHAT
      20 13 Information Is taken from a recant survey of Nat habits by the pim Holdings' research and information department
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      FOR THE FAMILY
      91 13 CATCH THE COPS: Take the family down to the Police Academy at Thomson Road for the Police Week Carnival. You can see the latest police equipment and also catch various performances. It's on from 9 am to 6 pm, and it's free. CATCH SOME CULTURE: It's the
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    • BRIEFLY
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        Father wanted
        99 13 A SEVEN-year-old died of multiple injuries on Thursday in Ang Mo Kio. Now the police are looking for his father. He is also wanted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and the Singapore Armed Forces, said the police. The case is being treated as death caused by rash
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        Phone status quo
        83 13 SINGAPORE will not be taking any new measures to regulate radiation emitted by mobile phones, said the Ministry of Health. "As far as we know, there's no definite information proving harm," said Mr Stephen Chong, director of the ministry's radiation-science division. He was commenting on two new
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        Transport merger
        91 13 THE merger between Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and Tibs Holdings might be finalised by the end of this year. And the new company may seek a public listing at the same time. SMRT has already met Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs) Holdings, to discuss the merger, said SMRT
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        Creams don't work
        101 13 THOSE thigh creams that you rub on do not reduce fat. US researchers told a sports-medicine conference that the creams, which contain a compound normally used to treat asthma, did nothing to either reduce fat or change its appearance. "Manufacturers of these creams rake in the bucks
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        More links
        97 13 THE Singapore Management University is looking to extend its collaboration with a top US business school into research. It already collaborates with the Wharton School, of the University of Pennsylvania, in curriculum and institutional development, and faculty and student exchanges. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan,
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        Kids in by 11 pm
        122 13 KEEP your teenagers at home or make sure they're in by 11 pm. That is the message from Malaysian police to parents all over Malaysia. It comes after two college students were killed in a vicious attack by another group of students at a tea
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        Acupuncturists list
        98 13 A REGISTER of acupuncturists will be drawn up from next year. It is part of efforts to regulate and standardise the training of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners here. Acupuncturists will be put on the register if they satisfy certain training and practice requirements. Those who ao not
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      GRANDFATHER STORIES
      52 13 Tkejlnttime you hear the story, it is a good story. 'flKnd time, you note a few more things. But by the 100 th time you're going, *OK, Dad, you've told me this before'. Hirman Abdullah, 23, on the stories of hardship his father, Community Development Minister Abdullah Tarmugi,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      33 13 WEATHER TODAY 1 M > *'n <$■ inaaa'EEBraH SMfin 6.58 om minimum 26T finllifc-.... 2 6 m :2.35 am maximum 3TC iwiid «k.. 2.2 m: 4.33 pm -iii'.. -1 ;.tt'i i- i. v I,-, .n
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  • THE WEEK
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      Next week: Public relations boss RICHARD KOONG
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      Steel hand, velvet hand
      77 14 OF ALL the news last week, Member of Parliament Choo Wee Khiang's resignation on Wednesday struck me most. It came just days after Time magazine alleged that former Indonesian President Suharto's family had amassed $26,000,000,000. Mr Choo's crime, however, involved cheating to help a relative get
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      Miracle or mirage? Our choice
      101 14 This episode reminds us that the ruling People's Action Party is not perfect. No political party is. But what matters is a political culture that brings errant political leaders to book. This is what makes Singapore, Singapore. This is why Singapore stood out of the
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      I talked to him weeks ago, now he's gone
      87 14 Last Sunday, Tamil Murasu published a short story by Naa Govindasamy, an award-winning Tamil writer and technology pioneer. He had helped to make Singapore the first country to enable Tamil usage on the Internet. His mentor in this effort was Dr
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      One hand steel other velvet: BG Yeo
      139 14 Another news item which caused me sadness was BG George Yeo's departure from the Ministry of Information and the Arts. The Sunday Times carried a parting interview with him last week. Though some people have called MITA a 'soft' ministry a view I
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      Chatting in mother tongue: You worried?
      100 14 Another mixed identity issue surfaced with the news of Mandarin usage among Chinese students. According to an SPH survey, Mandarin is the dominant language for most Chinese students and it is what they speak most among friends. This is clearly good news for the
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      Oh, and may the Force be with you
      135 14 On a lighter note, I must confess I'm an unashamed fan of the Star Wars series. So I was thrilled to see the special spread in New Paper On Sunday last week. May those who say 'It's only a movie' (who, by
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      55 14 Every Sunday, we invite a personality I m 11A CT to comment on the week's headlines w W w I that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, Arun Mahizhnan, deputy #1 V W? director of the Institute of Policy Ul Studies, offers his personal view of the j
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Jerry Springer v City Council
      429 15 Talk show host hauled in over on-screen violence ARE the fist fights, chairthrowing and hair-pulling on America's favourite talk show genuine? Then the guests of the Jerry Springer Show should be jailed, for fighting. Or are the fights staged? Then, the show needs a city
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      How it could turn out
      564 16  -  Indon election By A Poespodihadjo IN JAKARTA WILL the huge support shown for Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri's party during the election campaign translate into a mega-victory tomorrow? Will blood be spilt if Golkar wins? During the Suharto years, there could be only one post-election scenario: A
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      Lock icon Tragic rally
      212 17 2 EUttfl TUB 7 LSI Source: AFP. TWO race-car drivers were arrested after their car crashed yesterday. Three spectators were killed and seven others injured in the crash at the Forenz rally in France. The driver and co-driver, Patrice Duvivier and Edmond Vernay, lost control of their Citroen
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      Bye, mum! I'm off to school
      108 17 GOING to school? Don't forget to take your chairs along! That's what students in the central Philippines will have to do from tomorrow, Hongkong's South China Morning Post reported. The Education Department has no money to replace broken chairs, provincial supply officer Patricio Gonzaga
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      Lock icon All illegal boat people got was a HELL HOLE
      234 18 Welcome to Australia, the honeypot? Source: Reuters THIS dirty, crammed quarters in a rusty fishing vessel was home for more than a month to 108 illegal immigrants from China. Their hellish pen didn't open up to the honeypot they expected at
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      219 16 THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY/ RIVER VIEW HOTEL SPECIAL the IlfcVfrfoiper SUNDAY TREATS £f|Q/ 48 dishes.Delicious helpings of Chicken Herbal Soup I Sauteed Prawns Sichuan Style Scallops in Herb Butter K CSJ Deepfried Tilapia and more...PLUS one free serving of m river rmaie Shark's Fin Soup for all patrons. B
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  • Feature
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      Sex and the oh, so silly
      610 20  -  Teens many not know what they're doing, but they're doing it more often, says our counsellor by Calvin Low calvin@sph.com.sg MORE than ever, teens are playing with loaded guns. And I'm not talking about the Littleton massacre by two warped-minded, gun-totting teens. It's happening
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      Sex and the not so savvy
      292 20 AN 18-year-old girl e-mailed to say that she's HIV-positive as a result of having regular sex with her colleague. She asked how being HIV-positive would affect her chances of going to Australia to study. The contrast in the two statements is striking: She's stricken
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      'Some schools fear sex education'
      215 20 PUBERTY column advisor Dr Lim Su Min has been a practising gynaecologist since 1972. A speaker for the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association (SPPA), he has been giving sex education talks to schools, about once every two months since the *****. He usually speaks to secondary
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    Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY I have big breasts and people make fun of them
    134 21 I'M a 15-year-old girl. I'm quite friendly. I like to joke with friends and I can take jokes too. But there's one problem that has been bothering me over the past six years.
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    Last week's letter:
    152 21 FRUSTRATED Guy, 32, gets along very well with his 22-year-old girlfriend. They've been seeing each other for the past six months. He likes her a lot and their relationship is sexual at times. Last week, he asked her whether she was willing to marry him. She said
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    Don't rush to marry
    185 21 Readers' advice... FIRST, congratulate yourself for having the courage and humility to seek help regarding life's most important moment marriage. A good marriage promises a lifetime of bliss while a troubled marriage brings countless worries and frustrations. If you have no confidence in your relationship surviving
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    Why not wait if you love her
    210 21 LOVING a person is to understand, respect, listen and care for her. Maybe you should try to understand why your girlfriend doesn't want to marry you yet. She is only 22. Try to listen to her and respect her decision. If you really
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      44 21 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to Aggie 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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    Dumped after having sex
    327 22 HE is 40 and I am 22, and we are so in love. We laugh at the same things, enjoy the same movies, art and outings together. I was even willing to forget his criminal past. Then one night, he said he wanted to marry me.
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    Break up over same surname?
    240 22 I HAVE been going with my girlfriend for one year. The problem is: We have the same surname. My parents don't really support the relationship because they said we are from the same clan. They added that our future children may not turn out healthy.
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  • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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      I want to satisfy my boyfriend, but I don't want sex
      127 22 HOW can I satisfy my Q boyfriend without having any sexual intercourse? What is the way to help him masturbate? What are the signs of pregnancy? Ariel A Who said you must satisfy your boyfriend's sexual urges? If he
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      How do I sustain my sexual desire?
      221 22 pH lAM a 19-year-old guy who has a 17-year-old 111 steady girlfriend. I've been having this problem with premature ejaculation. As soon as my girlfriend and I get involved in heavy petting, I will ejaculate and subsequently lose my sexual desire. Please advise
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    Beautiful — but don't bet on them
    316 23  - Beautiful but don't bet on them FIGHTING FISH TO |AZZ UP THE HOME? M CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS A By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg FIGHTING fish are perfect for city people. They're beautiful. And they're cheap about $3 each, available from most shops selling aquarium fish. Frankly, I
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  • CookieJar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS
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      The great school holiday stock check
      552 24  -  Edited by Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg ITS the school holidays, and half the school year has passed. Now is a good time to take stock of everything and top up school supplies too. Especially now that the Great Singapore Sale is on. Uniform check Take
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      Cookies
      316 24 Not too thick WHEN buying erasers and sharpeners for your children, check their thickness. Metal pencil boxes often come with a tray. TTiis gives the child two layers for stationery, but also means that thick items will not fit. So check that the items do fit before buying them.
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
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      924 26 [TVtoday] V Turn 7.00 AM Stories from My Childhood L v /Hallo Sponsor f"m ..-A M 8.00 Darkwing Duck/Disney's Quack Pack/Extreme Dinosaurs 5.30 Disney's Doug/Newton's a i Apple/Cow A Chicken I l»IIC 11.00 Silver Surfer/Clueless J^|m/ noon la Heat/Acapuico Heat vlojr Sean Connery 2.00 PM Donny A Marrie (Talkshow/r) The
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    THE TCS-SINGLISH DEBATE: Be true to your part
    615 28  -  l> Ti Column I ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COL U| N ■J by Lim Kay Tong TWO years ago, I was involved in an HBO movie called A Bright Shining Lie, in which I played Colonel Huynh Van Cao.
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    And I've never been in love
    521 29  -  I'm in my thirties... ISingleColumn by Sadiah Ahmad r sadiah@sph.com.sg Edited by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg SHE sat across the table and beamed broadly at me. "My son's getting married," she said happily, handing over a stack of invitation cards for my family. Wow, how
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  • seen Heard SHARP
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      Cruel Intentions R(A)
      30 30 THE MOVIE Spoiled rich kids Kathryn and Sebastian indulge in vicious wagers that involve lust, lies and vengeance. Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.
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      Spoiled by the too-rushed ending
      216 30  -  by CHAN SEET FUN THE ending was a let-down. Cruel Intentions, a '90s adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses which also spawned Dangerous Liaisons (1988), was moving along fine until the last 20 minutes. Hie conclusion was so rushed, it felt like someone hit
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      Freeze Frame:
      53 31  -  Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetflin@sph.com.sg Lines of the week: "Everybody's doing it, ifs just that no one talks about it." Kathryn, Sarah Michelle Gellar's character. "Oh, you mean it's like a secret society? Woooow!" The reply of Cecille Caldwell, Selma Blair's character. "I can't do It." Sebastian,
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      245 31  -  by ERNEST LUIS YOU must have seen the poster of Cruel Intentions almost everywhere. Where Sarah Michelle Gellar shows off her cleavage while Ryan Phillippe tries to ooze machismo, and Reese Witherspoon has the "good girl" look. One of the movie's many slogans is: "The
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      171 31 Roger Ebert for the Chicago Suntimes (internet): "Teenagers once went to the movies to watch adults make love. Now adults go to the movies to see teenagers make love. Cruel Intentions is a modem day version of Dangerous Uasons, with rich kids in a prep school playing roles
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      396 32 CH CALL: 873-3333 Zable I inmmcnmmm 24-hour customer service hotline mh movies career-obsessed lawyer and divorced father Fletcher Reede. His son Max sun Cop Land (Justin Cooper) lives with his ex-wife I Opm An attempt from Sylvester Stallone to Audrey (Maura Tierney). Poor Max move away from the image of
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    397 34 Wake up to the cool, crisp air In lush green forests and doze off to the sounds of cascading waterfalls. If this is your idea of a dream holiday, check out TANYA FONG's free-wheeling adventure right in our own backyard DEEP in the
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    155 34  -  Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg Where: Johor, Peniaular Malaysia Cost: $250 (including accomodation, meals and transport) Guides: Wheels For Fun. For groups of 12 to 24 How to get there: Four-wheel drive (Take the guides' vehicles or drive your own) Next trip: June 18 to 20,1999 Wheels
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    185 35 Plantations galore: Tea, durians, sugar cane... Plantations line the last leg of the drive up to the cool forests of the park. Yum, if only we had time to stop. Elephant dung: Don't turn up your nose at this eco-lesson The guides went near enough to tell
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    70 35 Get a pair of sports sandals with a good grip for the river crossings. Wear light, breathable T-shirt and shorts to keep cool. Take water sterilisation tablets. The water at Endau Rompin though, was so clean we drank straight from it. No one had the runs. Bring your
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      217 35 [cue&eh]J My worst job experience... I "(None.) I had only worked as a delivery man and cinema security guard before I became a host with TVB. Everything was fun to me. I didn't detest the jobs." Leo Ku, 27, Hongkong singer-actor "Was when I was temping as a surveyor. It
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      133 36 WITH women making far greater waves in music (and Lauryn Hill at the absolute top), the competition between all-girl bands is heating up. Look out for TLC of Creep, Waterfalls and Diggin' on You fame. The resilient R&B trio has just released its latest work Fanmail.
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    782 37  -  [soSueMel SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIQMTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker A SENIOR executive with a major telecommunications company got all excited one evening. The reason: He had heard rumours that Sonia Couling had broken up with her boyfriend. The man, who is in his late
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    717 38  -  nHolurrm by Vivien Chiong AN office meeting recently was interrupted by the loud and shrill melody of Happy Birthday to You. As a red-faced colleague dived under the conference table to silence his handphone, the roomful of women shrieked in unison: "Eeeee, Ah Beng" with
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      427 40  -  with Mike Hup SO you've survived an entire week. But there are still 14 more weekdays when youll find your children in your bedroom. Or at the kitchen. Or up in your hair. In fact, anywhere and everywhere that's in your way but at school, where
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      500 45  -  By Danny Khoo GIVE your vote of confidence to the Marinus van Breukelen-trained Rapdancer, the mount of visiting Perth jockey Mark Sestich, in Race 8 today. The consistent galloper, who won his last start impressively, has an excellent chance to greet the judge again. He remains
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      92 45 MARC TAN Olympic Flag (Race 9 No. 4) Looks ready to show his worth after four runs on the local circuit. With a rookie atop, he finished less than five lengths behind the winner over the Penang 1,400m last month. Has a stronger rider in the saddle. DANNY
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      45 45 RACE 1: Western Hero, Super Billy, Bukang Liway Way. RACE 2: Great Chief, Island Gold. RACE 3: Beau Dawn, Gentle Johnny. RACE 5: Dante's Peak, Handsome Grey 11, Drum Rhythm. RACE 7: Blue Ocean. RACE 8: Centecco's Pride, Valentine's Day. RACE 9: Big Thinker.
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      189 47  -  By Danny Khoo JOCKEY Catherine Treymane was back with a vengeance at Ipoh yesterday. The circuit's only expatriate jockey, who missed the action at Bukit Timah the past fortnight because of suspension, got off the mark in her first two rides before retiring from exhaustion. Her
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      1282 47 7 RIVER CHANNEL 56 (557-83) 'Woodworth (1) 1 1 1 (523) 4 CORONA KING 56 (74-15) (9) 2 6 2 (489) 15 TAIFEI 48.5 C 48 (331 -50) *Y*oh 8 8 10 3 (461) 1 GREAT EURO 57 (311-50) Sartudln (13) 11 11 4 (501)
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      1114 48 EXCERPTS FROM PERAK TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT THE Perak Turf Club stewards came down hard on two apprentices yesterday. Apprentice M Shahrul was charged with contravention of Rule 144 (b) (i) for his handling of Moment To Moment in Race 2. Just before entering the turn
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      131 48 Reuters. OATH, ridden by Kieren Fallon, won the Epsom Derby horse racing classic in dazzling style yesterday. The victory completed a classic double for Fallon and trainer Henry Cecil, who won the Epsom Oaks on Friday with Ramruma. Oath, a 13-2 chance owned by The Thoroughbred Corporation,
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      403 49  -  STANDARD CHARTERED INTERNATIONAL RUGBY SERIES: SINGAPORE 11 TAIWAN 20 By Gerard Wong THE spirit was willing but the flesh was weak. That, in a nutshell, probably best describes the way Singapore crashed to a disappointing 11-20 to Taiwan in front of 1,000 fans at the School
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      144 49 SINGAPORE took a 6-0 lead in the first 25 minutes when skipper Terence Khoo confidently converted two 20m penalties. And the Reds looked set for a home win when vice-captain Leong Jee Wong bashed his 110 kg frame past the Taiwan backline for a 36th minute
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      Lock icon Super Spurs are almost there
      288 49 NBA PLAYOFFS: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL AFP. JAREN Jackson scored 19 points and San Antonio's defence overwhelmed Portland. This helped give the Spurs an 85-63 victory yesterday that put the club on the brink of its first NBA Finals. San Antonio, 5-0 on the road in
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      Lock icon The non-sense of Mon Genius
      648 50 CANTONA TALKS... WELL, NOT QUITE w What does Eric Cantona think of Man Utd's Treble? Rob Hughes is the chief sports writer for the Times of London. He also contributes a soccer column to the International Herald Tribune and has received numerous awards. SOME sports
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      196 50 FOOTBALL in Spain might also soon need a health warning. Barcelona has won the championship by a distance, almost a lap ahead of the field. Rivaldo, top scorer on 23 goals, is, according to his countryman Pele, now the best footballer in the world on current
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      121 50 ENGLAND, which invented cricket and organised the World Cup on home soil, fell like a Grand National horse at the first fence, humbled by those it had taught to play the game. Blame it on the buses. Nick Knight, England's opening batsman, revealed in his column in The
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      263 51 TODAY: New Zealand v Zimbabwe AFP WHO would have thought it at the start of the World Cup Zimbabwe could be one win away from the semi-finals. The Africans, short on superstars but strong on team spirit, have already made history by getting into the
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      121 51 PAKISTAN and South Africa, the two co-favourites for the World Cup, were heading for a dramatic climax in their Super Six match last night. At press time, South Africa, chasing a challenging 220 for victory, had reached 145 for the loss of six wickets after
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      691 51  -  By Rahul Pathak LET us sit like wise old doctors, feel the pulses, check the biceps and pronounce who will be the last one standing. Midway through the World Cup, with six teams gone and the remaining Super Six frazzled but still alive, it
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      501 52  -  FRENCH OPEN MEN'S FINAL (Today. Premiere 12.9 pm) BY Brian Miller THEY couldn't be more different than clay and grass. Andre Agassi and Andrei Medvedev two gladiators with one thing on their mind. Victory on the centre court of Roland Garros. It's a common aim but, to me,
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      372 52 WOMEN'S FINAL; Steffi Graf bt Martina Hingis 4-6.7-5.6-2 AFP STEFFI Graf survived match-point to pull off one of the great fightbacks of her long and glorious career. She beat teenager Martina Hingis in three dra-ma-charged sets early this morning to win the French
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      449 53  -  BALESTIER CENTRAL 1 Darren Stewart 35th min Main sponsor Hone Equipment sponsor Umbro SAFFC2 Tomislav Steinbruckner 15th, Mirko Grabovac 19th (pen) Main sponsor SAF Recruitment Centre Equipment sponsor Asics BY Ernest Luis SOMEONE'S got to stop SAFFC's Mirko Grabovac. Last night, he scored a penalty in his team's
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      244 53 ONE more upset for the road... Two goals by last year's Tiger Beer S-League Topscorer Stuart Young helped Woodlands Wellington pull off a stunning 3-2 win over Geylang United at the Woodlands Stadium yesterday. Young's second goal was brilliant. He curled a 25-metre free-kick past a
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      571 54  -  HOW THE MATCH WENT FIIRO2OOOOUALinER:ENeL«WDOSWEDBIO SHEARER'S BEST EFFORT Three minutes into Injury time in the first half David Beckham crosses. The ball is half cleared by the Swedish defence. It falls for Alan Shearer who's waiting at the top of the
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      624 55  -  By S Gulam KEVIN Keegan, unlike his predecessor Glenn Hoddle, may not believe in karma, faith healers and miracles. But his beloved England now needs nothing short of divine help to qualify for the European Championship next year. The English coach could only watch in agony as
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      113 55 PREMIERSHIP UPDATE AFP BUT only as a player. Gianluca Vialli will now devote himself solely to coaching Chelsea. He revealed his decision to the Corriere dello Sport paper in Italy, saying: "I'm not playing anymore... From now on, I will only be a coach. The time has come
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      113 55 TOTTENHAM Hotspur is ready to bid up to £6 million ($l6 million) for Leicester City striker Emile Heskey (right). Spurs director of football David Pleat told Sky Sports: "It's true that we have spoken to Leicester about the Emile Heskey situation." Spurs manager George Graham is believed
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      112 55 ARSENE Wenger has threatened to turn to Fifa over Real Madrid's "illegal" approaches to his French striker Nicolas Anelka. The Arsenal manager is furious that Anelka's brothers and agents have been talking to the Spanish club, and insists the clubs have not had any official contact. Wenger told
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