The New Paper, 18 July 1999

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    22 1 the new paper JULY 18, 1999 on sunday 70 CENTS Another quality publication of Singapore Pmm Holding* http://n*wpap«r.a*ta1 com.ag MYTA (P) 107/03/99
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon New gateway opens today
      63 2 IN WITH THE NEW Today, the new Woodlands Checkpoint (below background), will begin operations. It cost more than $400 million to build and will help improve border security. Its new facilities are expected to make congestion at the Causeway (foreground below, on Monday) more manageable. See
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      OUT WITH THE OLD WAYS
      107 2 TRY and find a job in Malaysia. That's one way Malaysians can avoid putting up with traffic jams at the Causeway, said Johor's Mentri Besar. "As a long-term solution, I am keen to see skilled Malaysians working in our own country," 1 Datuk Abdul Ghani
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Stay home, find jobs in M'sia'
      226 2 Source: Bernama. He conveyed this point to the Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore, Datuk Salim Has him, during a meeting on Thursday. It was held at Datuk Salim's request. Datuk Abdul Ghani said Malaysians should not subject themselves to the daily hassle they were
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      Lock icon Kennedy son missing
      270 2 Source: Wire services. A SMALL plane piloted by Mr John F Kennedy Jr, the son of America's slain president, has gone missing. The aircraft disappeared after taking off for a family wedding from a small airport in New York City on Friday night. It was headed for
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  • EXCLUSIVE
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      On a sting and a prayer
      673 4 THESE TINS. BUT WHERE DO I THE DONATIONS GO TO? THE TEMPLE^THINKAGA^N^ FOR four years, these donation boxes have sat outside the popular Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple at Waterloo Street. Perhaps, you have slipped an occasional $10 into them. But did this
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      BEWARE OF THESE SCAMS
      158 4 THERE are two kinds of altar scams. One promising devotees extra prayers at another temple and extra blessings in return for donations. This is what the men on the motorbikes do and many devotees think the money is for the temple. Another interprets the divination sticks
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  • NEWS
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      What does the President do?
      359 6 1 On Friday, President Ong T eng Cheong raised some concerns in his experience as Singapore's first Elected President. The Government last night said it will respond at the next sitting of Parliament on Aug 3. Meanwhile Singapore is a-buzz with the biggest question following
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      Who will the next President be?
      525 6 NAMES have been tossed up. Speculation will become more intense as the deadline to elect Singapore's next President, before Aug 31, draws near. The big question: WHO? There is little doubt that President Ong Teng Cheong, 63, will be a hard act to follow.
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      Lock icon Sorry honey, I'm too messy for your kitchen
      673 7  -  Singapore's first large scale family survey shows that women work, but men still don't cook. Why? BY Crispina Robert I DON'T know why I should be surprised that chores are still divided along traditional lines. Perhaps, it's because I thought we were
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      THE SURVEY
      37 7 Work on the survey began in 1996 and all the Interviews and data analysis was completed by February 1999. In all 1,652 people were interviewed. The Ministry of Community Development (MCD) provided funding and support
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      SOME FINDINGS
      286 7 1 QUALITY OF MARRIAGE: Singaporean couples scored well on how close their relationships were. But those below 30 and better educated were the closest. These couples exchanged ideas, laughed together, calmly discussed things and had outside interests together. Dr Stella Quah, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology,
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Woodlands breeze
      386 9 people used to the old checkpoint is the split-level management of traffic. Different vehicles will be filtered into different floors of the 13-floor fiunnkv -9(1» to6s)ftr traffic management ijfttems rill help to ensure JUtojn* variable message signs He BKE and KJE to Inform motorists of traffic conditions at
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      Lock icon Maid's nightmare ― broke after I ½ years
      458 10  - Maid's nightmare broke after I years By Ernest Luis TO Napsiyah, working in Singapore was a dream come true. It was her ticket out of poverty. She could never hope to earn such money as a farmer's wife in Indonesia. Now, that dream has turned into a nightmare. She has
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      She says she's owed $2,600
      222 11 NAPSIYAH claims she has nothing to show after V/z years working here. During our one-hour interview, she sobbed with each mention of the disputed sum of $2,600. Said Napsiyah, 31, in Bahasa Indonesia: "I am just asking for the $2,600 I'm owed." Two years ago,
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      Lock icon Friends or fools?
      540 12  -  His kids lent their ICs to friends to get pager, handphone Q What's to stop teens from buying pagers and handphones even if they can't afford them? By Ernest Luis and Genevieve Jiang OTHER teens may call them true friends the kind who go the extra mile
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      Why teens use friends' names
      295 12 TEENS we spoke to say it is common to get their friends to apply for new lines for them simply because they can't pay their old bills. Or quite simply, to avoid a tongue-lashing from their parents. Said Justin Mok, 17: U I knew that
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      Word puzzle, cash prize
      164 13 HERE'S a new game to challenge your mind. And to get richer by. Readers of The New Paper (TNP) and The New Paper on Sunday (TNPS) can win five $100 cash prizes daily over the next two weeks. That's a total of $7,000 up for grabs.
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      163 11 Various sizes designs of READY-MADE CURTAINS Suitable for HDB Private Homes. *03-14 Woodlands Point From: 19.50 per piece 268 Woodlands Central Rd U> COVer 2 glass panels (Old Woodlands Interchange) Bring your window measurements: width 3&->2 (82 height 10.30 am» 7.30 pm tk I Uanhe laobao jjjHH yif*Aii42*§ 42*42«rA *42«r»
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  • EXPAT
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      Why I sent my only son for National Service
      883 14  -  BY Augustine Pang SO you think all foreigners are here to snatch our jobs, take away our children's place in school, that they do not care two-hoots about Singapore? Think again. Here is a story that just might change your mind.
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      EXPATS ON THE MOVE
      58 14 Are you an expat? Why did you choose to come here? Do you have any special talents, skills, experience or problems you've encountered that you want us to feature? Call us or write us at: npops@sph. com.sg The New Paper Expat Page 390, Kim Seng Road
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      I shaved my head and...
      473 14  -  BY Augustine Pang ON the day of enlistment, on Dec 10, 1997, Mr Gomber accompanied 3SG Vivek to the NS send-off. There was a big crowd. Some mothers were crying, while fathers waved their stiff goodbyes. Mr Gomber and Vivek were both laughing. "It was
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      285 14 Make The Right Choice With K' dim& SUNSWEET SUNSWEET prunes are not only a good source of fibre, they are also a nutrient- rich fruit with many health benefits. A recent study in the U.S. ranks prunes the highest in antioxidant value Now while you enjoy the natural goodness of
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  • @ A GLANCE
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      Lock icon Good as real....
      57 15 amanto! BE SEEN WITH: n, obvious which figure I* the most popular with visitors In Beijing's Great Chinese Leaders Wax Museum, which opened last Thursday. The late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping is shown standing by his Red Flag limousine parked outside Tiananmen, with the late Chairman Mao
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      Lock icon Tongued tried
      107 15 BRIEFLY Bernama. A CARPENTER in Malaysia who had his tongue bitten off while trying to molest a housewife as she slept was jailed a day and fined RM5,000 ($2,236) yesterday. On May 5, at 5am, the housewife, in her 30s, was awoken by something being thrust into her
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      Lock icon Justice in 20 strokes
      104 15 Bernama. THE grass cutter who shoved a stick into the anus of a 12-year-old boy will be caned 20 strokes. This is on top of the the maximum 20-year jail term imposed on Roslan Imun Mon by the Sessions Court on Tuesday. In reviewing the case
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      Lock icon 'Schoolgirl killed'
      96 15 AFP A YOUNG schoolgirl was killed and more than 1,400 people were arrested in the recent violence in the Iranian capital, Teheran, say students there. They are demanding the immediate release of all detainees. Student representatives said the arrests had been carried out by police forces and "pressure
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      Can do much better
      89 15 SINGAPORE is ranked world's most competitive economy, but it is placed only 12th in management. To do better, companies have to make full use of opportunities created by economic policies, Mr Matthias Yao, the National Trades Union Congress deputy secretary-general, said yesterday. Mr Yao, who is
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      'Locals not good'
      183 16 At the annual Feedback Group Conference yesterday, discussion on the foreign talent issue was a major topic. Here, we highlight some viewpoints Young Singaporeans can spar on a level-playing field with foreigners as they have good skills and creativity. It's the older Singaporeans who feel threatened. Reporter
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      A-Mei's 80 bodyguards
      212 16 TAIWANESE pop diva Chang Huei Mei, better known as A-Mei, will hire 80 bodyguards for her concert at the National Stadium in September, reports Shin Min. The bodyguards will form a human wall to protect her from fans who may go wild over the pop star known
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    • INFOCUS
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        Sinda's good grades
        193 16 YOU get what you wish for. Just as a survey on the Singapore family said that Indian parents, more than any others in Singapore, were worried about their children's education, there was good news for them. Senior Minister of State for Education Peter Chen yesterday gave the
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        FOR THE FAMILY
        83 16 MUSIC IN THE OPEN: Enjoy the cool evening breezes at the Botanic Gardens while listening to your favourite classical and movie music. Top school bands will be performing there this evening at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage from spm to 7pm in the Shell-MOE School Band Fiesta.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      43 16 WEATHER TODAY lwi« •a A a. EB3HEZ9I39H ort sunrise 7.05 am west tor 71? i /.I/ pen cw al moon rise 11.28 am n > °A« 11.50 pm wMtmmKm minimum 24T Iwl 2 8m; 1.58 om maximum 33T stand tide... 2.5 m: 3.20 pm
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  • THE WEEK
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      Take your pick...
      696 17  -  Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye Today, Anthony Yeo, Clinical Director of Counselling and Care Centre, offers his personal view of the news Guest editor ANTHONY YEO DEPUTY Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien
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      Next week:
      11 17 AMn Tan, of the a rneatre company, Necessary Stage
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  • NEWS
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      Scout's Dis-honour?
      315 18  -  African tribe slams Bov Scouts founder BY Hilton Hamann IN JOHANNESBURG A black South African tribe, the Barolong Bo-Tshi-di, has declared the founder of the Boy Scout movement, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, a war criminal. It has also asked the British government to pay war reparations totalling almost 4
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      More claims against Baden Powell
      101 18 Baden Powell may have been a paedophile (sexually attracted to children). If it wasn't for the support of the local black population, Mafeking would have fallen in only a few weeks. Baden Powell purposely prolonged the siege to elevate and maintain a high profile back
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      Diana myths
      670 19  -  And the man behind them By Brian Miller PRINCESS Diana was pregnant when she died in that horrific accident in Paris two years ago. That's a lia. Dodi A 1 Fayed was the father of the unborn child. That's purs invsntion. Diana and Dodi were engaged to be
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      Leo and the red tapes
      240 20 HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio's nice gesture of sending Thai students videos as a gift has turned out to be a bad show. Their school has been billed a fortune in customs duties and it does not have the money. The private school on the outskirts
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      Lucky the jury didn't know
      349 20  -  BY Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY IF luck hadn't been with Aaron Lee Martin, he might have been convicted of murdering a tourist he so viciously beat up on a beach. The jury was not shown Martin's mean criminal record to give him a fair
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      Lock icon $ 17b share prop
      390 21 17b share prop TAIWAN-CHINA ROW Source: Reuters. FOUR of Taiwan's cashrich institutions have begun a shopping spree, buying up shares dumped by jittery investors. They are the state pension, labour pension, labour insurance and state postal funds. "The four funds all agreed to hike their investments in stocks, which is
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      Lock icon Game over, Fat Cats
      219 21 Source: Reuters BRITAIN'S Labour government is telling "Fat Cat" directors that the days when they could vote themselves big pay rises even when their companies were performing poorly are over. Labour wants to give shareholders the power to veto big pay rises that are not warranted.
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  • Feature
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      Maid Rage? Control yourself
      781 23  -  You're stressed. You come home, expecting to unwind. But things are not what you expect. Your maid has fouled up. All it takes is one rash moment, one moment of blind fury triggered by a silly mistake and you could be paying for it the rest
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      The maid is human and imperfect—just like you
      633 23 A LACK of understanding and unrealistic expectations by employers are the cause of many maid problems. In both instances, the employer plays a crucial role. "Maids, like the rest of us, are imperfect human beings," said Mrs Florence Lim of Covenant Family
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      Two cases
      156 23 IN March, a district court acquitted broker Tan Yok Hong, 44, of hurting her Indonesian maid's hand by using a hot metal scoop, but she was jailed two weeks for slapping her. Tan became angry with her maid, Sri Utami, 41, over some household chores at her Jalan
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  • Cookiejar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS
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      Recycle your kids' things
      580 24  -  Edited by Trudy Lim trudy(®sph.com.sg SO your little one is a baby no more. But the cupboards are still filled with milk bottles and other baby items. Yes, it is time for a spring-clean. But wait, there's no need to throw out all the stuff. Many
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        Suit the toddler
        166 24 DOES your toddler's T-shirt always come untucked from his shorts, overall or pinafore? Try dressing him in a bodysuit instead. That way, the shorts or overalls will stay neat, and you get a smooth finish. File it WHEN a toy comes apart or is ruined, do you
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        Chart it
        139 24 NEED a simple reward system to keep the kids in line? Try this. Draw up a simple chart listing the children's names and the jobs they must do. Stick it on the fridge door, and they can put a fridge magnet in each square once they have done
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  • Article, Illustration
    Tony's back... and Growing Up
    710 25  -  Column ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIONTLY COLUMN by Lim Kay Tong I'VE just met Tony Castillo. Again. This name may mean nothing to you but he is one of the most exciting musicians I've come across. I wonder if you've ever been so
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEAT AND BODY
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      I brood over the bad things
      103 26 I'M a 15-year-old girl who never looks on the brighter side of things. I tend to brood over unpleasant Incidents, some of them going way back to 10 years ago. I seem to have a very good memory for the nasty things people do
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      Last week's letter:
      132 26 SAD Lad's parents are divorced and she now lives with her mum. At first, her mum was quite good towards her brother and her. But she has changed. She arranges several programmes for them such as tuition, language classes and so on—on the only day they get
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      Ask your mum if she loves you
      315 26 A reader's advice... I WANT you to know that I was in the same situation when I was a kid. It was kind of hard to deal with it because my mum likes to spite my dad by using me. I was angry
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      Husband refuses to have sex
      458 27 I AM married with a I I /2-year-old child. Since I conceived my son till now, my husband had not had any sexual intimacy with me. When I was pregnant, he said it was dangerous. When my son was born, he said he was not
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      We broke up, but I still love him
      393 27 lAM 14 years old. I broke up with my boyfriend six months ago. He used to tell me that he would always love me. I was so happy to hear that. We would call each other every night. One day, he asked
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    • Puberty dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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        Will I get diseases from oral sex?
        361 27 I AM a 14-year-old girl. My Q boyfriend is two years older. Recently, he took me out. After that, he took me to his house. His house was vacant as his parents were at work and he's the only son. Then, he took
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        I'm worried I get too excited
        121 27 OIS masturbation harmful? How can I prevent myself from getting sexually excited? Worried Masturbation in itself is not A harmful. And masturbation by yourself is not harmful. But masturbation in public is illegal. Masturbation with friends is also not socially acceptable. If, after masturbation,
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      44 26 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can help with tome 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-shlrt and a New Peper cap.
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      46 27 CALL US If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****9. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).
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  • Feature
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      Something wrong... or right?
      925 28  -  Ally Mcßeal: ALLY McBeal is a dramedy (drama/comedy) set in a Boston law firm. The second season of this David E Kelley series, which draws an average of 170,000 viewers on Tuesday nights, has just ended its run on TV. It stars Calista Flockhart as Ally,
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      The characters are interesting. But are they believable?
      330 28 Ally (Calista Flockhart): "She stands for what is romantic and ideal. Not to say that it's not real or impossible but it gets a little far-fetched. She expects her perfect man to just show up. And although her quirkiness in her private
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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      896 29 £rVlodd;] 7.00 AM Country Mouse and City Mil Kll ftf tfiP Hp IV Mouse Adventure/Fabulicious Day 1 R K UA UIC U Logf erheads/Aii Dogs Co to Gary Oldman Heaven Immortal Beloved 9.00 Extreme Dinosaurs/Hey! Arnold Channel 5, 10 pm 10.00 Newton's Apple/Cow a Chicken 01 tn6 I missed this
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  • Article, Illustration
    only in my dreams?
    616 30  -  SingleColumn by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg I'VE always been a sucker for love. Romance movies, mushy love songs... they always get to me. Is the man of my dreams out there? You wouldn't believe how many times my best friend and I have pondered over this. And
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      153 30 :v "Has come out of my own mouth!" model at the cinema. The truth is, Q*\ I Jamie Aditya, 23, MTV VJ we didn't and we were with a bunch r, I of friends" PI V-.UCWCILJ That I was gay." Peter Ho, 23, actor/singer Nicholas Lee, 34, actor A friend
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  • Article, Illustration
    Women of the world, unite — in the toilet
    897 31  - Women of the world, unite in the toilet @large YOUR SANOTUARY FROM SANITY by Ken Jalleh Jr kcnjr@tph.com.sg IF you call yourself a man, you would want to know where you can get to meet some babes. But first, you need to know about a crucial issue confronting your role
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    In Ally, an ally
    654 32  -  SoSueMe SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FOMNIOHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker WHY is it so hard to be happy in the quest for love? This question creeps up each time the Ally Mcßeal cast dances to Vonda Shepard before the credits roll. What does it take to
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  • SeenHeard SHARP
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      Now, what was this movie about?
      309 33  -  £@odds] THE MOVIE by ERNEST LUIS GEN X Cops frustrates me with its convoluted plot. Try following this. It features three young failed police trainees with tinted hair and lots of attitude. Trainees Jack, Match and Alien are recruited by a pudgy Hongkong cop
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      Freeze Frame:
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    296 38 New Face interview That's what one reader asked our New Face finalist, Madeline Yeo. Here's what she has to say about that, and to other queries from readers Eric: Since you're crazy over animals, which animal best represents you? Madeline: A puppy always restless! I
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      403 39  -  r ßy Yong Shu Hoong shyong66@hotmail.com WHEN making friends, one would normally seek out some nice, friendly gals or guys who very probably share the same hobbies and interests. Now here's a question for you to chew on: Would you ever dream of befriending someone who's
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      169 39 Chatterbox ON Inmate Classified (wwwanmate.com), you will find personal ads posted by criminals. But on reading the ads, one finds that these so-called criminals share the same interests and hobbies as ordinary folks like you and me. One inmate called Donald said that he likes "things like
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      468 45  -  By Marc Tan I LOVE to support underdogs. And that is why I am picking Super Axe to spring an upset in the $200,000 Heartstrings Silver Cup in Race 7 at Bukit Timah this afternoon. While most of you will be looking to trainer Malcolm Thwaites to
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      228 47  -  By Danny Khoo CHAMPION jockeys Oo Khuang Liang and Saimee Jumaat took their titanic battle on the turf in the last race to the stewards' room at Bukit Timah yesterday. Oo's mount, the Charles Read-trained Riveira, had finished the 1,400 m a neck in front
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      277 49 My favourite raceday Mandarin presenter is: The contest is a joint promotion between the Singapore Turf Club, Shin Min, Lianhe Wanbao and The New Paper. All entries must be on original entry forms published in The New Paper. Photostated copies will not be
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      579 51  -  FAST FACTS: Umaga scored twice against Samoa during the All Blacks' 71-13 win He scored a hat-trick of tries as New Zealand beat France 54-7 FACT FILE: Name: Tana Umaga Age: 26 Birthday: May 27,1973 Height and weight: I.BBm, 100 kg Position: .Winger Family: Has a five-year-old
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      171 51 AUSTRALIA 32 SOUTH AFRICA 6 Reuters AUSTRALIA thrashed South Africa 32-6 yesterday to move to the top of the Tri-Nations rugby union championship. The Wallabies ran in four tries to nil to register their 10th win in succession. It was South Africa's second heaviest loss after
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      655 52 COPA AMERICA FINAL: BRAZIL v URUGUAY (TOMORROW. 5 ami The boys from Uruguay against the men from Brazil. The final is shaping up as a David vs Goliath battle with Uruguay's under-23s trying to upset a full-strength Brazil. But Uruguay may have some tricks up
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      261 52 BRAZIL RONALMNHO GAUCHO: He has been coming on as substitute for Ronaldo. The Ga-u-cho chants when he just comes off the bench to warm up or when the fans simply want him on the pitch reflect the fact that he hails from the Rio Grande do Sul,
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      324 52  -  By Lan Brown HE has been savaged by the Brazilian press for fading too easily. But Brazil coach Wanderley Luxemburgo is still backing Rivaldo to be his creative force against Uruguay. "He's worked hard to provide space for others to move," said Luxemburgo
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      661 53 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. IT is one year and one week since Nazaria de Lima Ronaldo Luiz became the sick child of
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      140 53 HE returns to the drudgery of the workplace in a silver Mercedes convertible. He puts in a two-hour shift, and leaves in a black, chauffeur-driven Range Rover. And in the evening, when he pops out for a take-away, he uses the red Ferrari. Who
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      405 54 DAVIS CUP: AUSTRALIA 2 USA 0 YES, Pete Sampras was there. But to be precise, he was there, sitting at the sidelines. And instead of hitting winners, the American star was wearing a towel over his head to protect himself from the searing on-court neat, reports
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      39 54 TODAY: AUSTRALIA v MAN U (Sydney) Live on Football Channel, 12.55pm CALL INFOLINE 1900-*****13 Call The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****13 after 3.30 pm today for the result. Calls cost 30 cents a minute Sunday: Sydney
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      287 54 DAVID Beckham's absence didn't make much difference to the first match between Manchester United and Australia. Well, at least as far as crowd attendance was concerned. And certainly at least as far as promoter Rene Rivkin was concerned, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney stockbroker,
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      161 55  -  BY Lim Han Ming IT was a fund-raiser with an extra touch of class and fun. And Home United Football Club couldn't have done better to make its effort sound like music to the ears of these passers-by. As part of the S-League's Flag Day,
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      379 55  -  SEA GAMES WARM-UP: SINGAPORE v DIABLOS ROJOS DE TOLUCA (Bishan Stadium, 7.30pm) By Peter Siow THE experiment is over. National coach Vincent Subramaniam will almost certainly field his South-east Asia Games team today in the Ole, Ole, Ole soccer triangular. He said yesterday: "As the
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      95 55 THE S-League will launch the Lions Fan Club today. It will comprise 20 or more fans from each of the 12 S-League clubs. They have all been told to come in red-and-white colours for the Singapore-Diablos Rojos De Toluca match at Bishan Stadium. Said S-League's
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      610 56 Reuters. JEAN Van de Velde stretched his lead to four shots midway through the third round of the British Open at Carnoustie yesterday. The 33-year-old Frenchman, trying to become his country's first winner of the Open since Arnaud Massy in 1907, played level par golf through
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      47 56 TODAY: jf (selected programmes) Inr 12.55pm: i V/ri-frjw Australia v Manchester United (Live, Football Channel 22) 6.30pm: World Motorcycle C'ship: Germany (Live, STAR Sports Ch 24) 9pm: Golf: British Open final rd (Live, ESPN Ch 23A25) 10pm: Copa America: Chile v Mexico (repeat) (STAR Sports Ch 24)
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