The New Paper, 25 July 1999

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  • 24 1 the new paper JULY 25, 1999 70 CENTS on Sunday Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings http://newpaper.asia 1 .com .sg MITA (P) 107/03/99
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    • 55 1 iT Stick in anus length of an umbrella, a stick like this was pushed into him right up to his chest by a brutal man. The 12-year- old boy I Bl W K%i I fl j K fl| r i ittf Ol 'ear S@^6r- L^k. Picture/ CHOO CHWEE HUA Malaysia's
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  • NEWS
    • 347 2 MR Li Hongzhi will correct anyone who calls Falungong a cult. In interviews with dozens of news organisations, the Falungong founder described his beliefs as simply a set of five exercises, much like taiqi and qigong. The interviews are part of his spin offensive to counter
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    • 109 2 "We have been contacted by a number of families that have been concerned about the speed at which they have seen relatives make this organisation (Falungong) a part of their daily lives. "But these concerns have been few in number and nothing along the lines that
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    • 206 2 Source: AFP. THE family of former Indonesian president Suharto has called in "dukun", traditional medicine men, to help him recover from a stroke. The five dukun told the official Antara news agency that they had been summoned by Mr Suharto's eldest daughter, Mrs Siti "Tutut"
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    • 13 2 What has underwear to do with pantang (taboos)? Find out on Page 14
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  • NEWS
    • 179 4 ROSLAN Imun (right), 30, had been released from jail only in February. He had been serving time for manslaughter since 1985. This time, after pleading guilty to causing hurt to Mohd Shah, he was initially given the maximum sentence of 20 years. Then, a Malaysian High
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    • 714 4  -  BY Woon Wui Tek STRANGELY, the answer to that is yes. It is this 12-year-old boy's way of dealing with the terrible humiliation he suffered. ft's his way of saying: I have nothing
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    • 266 4 ON June 1, Mohd Shah Abdul Razak got on his bicycle to ride home alone after a game of badminton. It was about 6.15 pm. Suddenly, a man was standing by him. It was grasscutter Roslan Imun, 30. "He asked me to carry some
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    • 875 5  -  And his ladfies-in-waiting «_T* By( Genevieve Jiang and Florence Tan THIS mystery man is the closest thing youH see to royalty on a busy Singapore street. He has people to carry his stool even when he takes a stroll. He has a different woman every other day
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  • [NEWS]
    • 608 8  -  I By Toh Li Lin LET'S see who can run faster. Towards the end of a 1.2km run, Andy Tan Jun Wei, was still trying to compete with his classmates. No sign of breathlessness. No sign of tiredness. But minutes later, the 13-year-old collapsed on
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    • 718 9  -  CLUE: YOU*VE COT MAIL By Augustine Pang DO you have a Hotmail account? If so, remember to thank the Indian multimillionaire in this picture. And his mum. If not for her, Mr Sabeer Bhatia might have been selling sandwiches somewhere. Instead, he has allowed Internet
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    • Article, Illustration
      406 10  -  Eight years ago, HE KILLED a man Eight years later, Can truth be sometimes stranger than fiction? BY Augustine Pang EIGHT years ago, he killed a chef during a heated argument outside a karaoke lounge off Tanjong Pagar Road. Mr Tong Beng Wah, alias Tan Thian Hock, repeatedly
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    • 345 11  -  By- Teh Jen Lee HOW many SBS men does it take to return a lost identity card? Three. One to find it. One to despatch it. And the third to hand it over to the person who lost his IC. Yes, these three SBS
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  • [NEWS]
    • 427 13  -  Are we going too far with S'pore taboos 4 H erpantang (taboo) bugbear How much should you let taboos and superstitions rule your life? By Ernest Luis IS it pantang (taboo) to see red over underwear? Businesswoman Kee Leong Bee (left) might be
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    • 758 14  - Oops, my chopsticks so suay (bad luck) By Brian Adams WESTERNISED Singaporeans have some totally un-Asian traits. This was one of the first things to strike me when I made my base here. Take the Christmas "snow", albeit made mostly of inorganic materials such as polysterene foam or, for suburban
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  • [@ A GLANCE]
    • 176 15 VICTORIA School is moving to be closer to Victoria Junior College. Announcing this at the school's 123rd speech day yesterday, Education Minister Teo Chee Hean said the co-location was part of his Ministry's plan to "strengthen cross-cohort bonding" between students of affiliated schools and junior colleges.
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    • 79 15 BABY'S LATE NIGHT: it s way past 10pm but 18-month-old Joel See (far right, In the arms of his maid) is not ready for bed. He's at the Neptune Theatre to give his mother, Mrs Katharine See, 26, (No 5) support for
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    • [BRIEFLY]
      • 92 15 Source: Benama A GOODS train derailed at KM264, between Sungkai and Trolak, in Perak yesterday, disrupting several passenger services of the north-south sector. Malayan Railway said 20 wagons of the goods train that was carrying cement jumped the track at about 11.35am. The passenger services affected were Ekspres
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      • 123 15 AFP. A RECENT spate of kidnappings in the Philippines is seen by its President as part of a campaign to discredit him. So were accusations that he was muzzling the press. President Joseph Estrada said it was suspicious that all these events were taking place just before
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      • 226 15 THE Syariah Court should provide the same standards of service, efficiency and discipline found in the civil courts. So said the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Abdullah Tarmugi. Mr Abdullah, who is also the Minister for Community Development, was speaking to reporters after opening a seminar yesterday on
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      • 73 15 Reuters. INDIA has decided to build an air defence ship, a smaller version of an aircraft carrier. Defence Minister George Fernandes told the Press Trust of India (PTI) that India may also manufacture 155 mm long-range guns. It may also buy the Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov.
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      • 122 15 Source: Reuters MOROCCO began a 40-day mourning period yesterday as it prepared to host world leaders at the funeral of King Hassan, the longest reigning Arab monarch. The king, 70, who ruled the North African country for 38 years, died on Friday after he had a heart attack
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      • 105 15 AFP ABOUT 10,000 Taiwanese protesters took to the streets yesterday demanding the National Assembly be abolished. "The assembly is useless. It has no real power," said protest organiser Chu Hai-yuan, leader of the Alliance for the Abolishment of the National Assembly. The 334-member assembly dominated by the
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    • 173 15 ENpCUS] WHEN the stock markets head south, things go all quiet for remisiers. Mobile phones stop ringing and clients are hard to contact. So says a remisier to The Business Times. In the relatively thin trading lately, stock market movements get exaggerated even on low-volume selldowns,
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    • 74 15 COMMUNITY CARNIVAL It's carnival time at Leng Kee. Take the family to the Leng Kee Community Centre to enjoy the health exhibition, games and food stalls. From 9am to Ipm, it's free. COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR: Interested in books for the little ones? Make your way to the
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  • 851 16  -  Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, Alvin Tan, artistic director of theatre company The Necessary Stage, offers his personal view of the news M| y nt «gn f ft THE WEEK]
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  • [NEWS]
    • 488 17 Macho looks are out for some in Japan Sorry, guys, 111 skip the soccer today. I have to get a facial done. Beer? Nah! It makes my chest hair grow. That reminds me. It's time I got it trimmed. ALL you women out there, who
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    • 203 17 Source: AFP. A MAN who posed as a woman who had spurned him, then advertised on the Net for men to rape her, has been jailed. Gary Steven Dellapente, 51, was given the maximum six-year term on Thursday. Some of the online
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    • 320 18 Source: Wire services. FIRST, a United Nations' weapons team in Iraq was accused of spying for the Americans. Now, Russia has accused the team, the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM), of contaminating Iraqi missile fragments with the deadly nerve gas, VX. The latest controversy
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    • 241 18 IF only his mother had sought help earlier, she would have survived cancer. That's what Boyzone singer Ronan Keating (right) feels. So he and his family have set up a charity in Ireland, in Marie Heating's name, to promote cancer screenings. She visited a doctor only a
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    • 431 19  -  Should all schools make allowances to cater for disabled students? By] Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY SHE has been crippled since birth. She can walk a little, but has to use a wheelchair for distances. When her parents tried to enrol her in a
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    • 112 19 AUSTRALIAN organisations and businesses have spent millions of dollars in giving disabled people a better deal in recent years. It's part of a national drive for equal opportunities for everyone. Public and private buildings have been modified to provide wheelchair ramps for better access and
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  • [Cookielar] THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS
    • 67 22  -  Edited by Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg FOR some reason, August and September will be a particularly fruitful month in my calendar. Four friends and two colleagues will be giving birth for the first time. Since I went through the whole process, twice and not too long
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    • 98 22 Don't buy too much. Your circle of excited friends and family members will more than make up for what you need when baby arrives. Just get a few essentials: Pads you will needs lots after you give birth; Diapers people will buy you gold for the baby
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    • 95 22 Before you rush out and spend thousands of dollars on cots, prams, baby bedsheets and toys, check with your friends and relatives. You'd be surprised at what could be lying around un-used in their homes because their children no longer need the stuff. Hand-me-downs are great, both
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    • 113 22 Confinement nannies are great. They help you feed the baby, cook for you and let you catch up on much needed rest at nights. But if you're breast-feeding your baby, think again about spending the $1,400 to $2,000 a month. You'd have to feed your baby round the
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    • 59 22 It's a great way to bond with your baby, it helps you lose weight and shrink your uterus, and it gives the baby all your immunity for at least two months. I'm all for it. But you should decide what makes you most comfortable and go with that. Don't
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    • 110 22 0 Your hospital should have classes for new mothers. It's helpful to have a breast pump available in case your breasts get engorged with too much milk. It is good for helping you pump milk out gently to relieve the engorgement. You should never empty your breasts completely
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    • 56 22 Little babies won't be distracted by anything but long cuddles. But when they get a little older, toys are useful. Get simple toys which you can bring everywhere with you. My favourites: a set of stacking cups, little books made of hard cardboard which they can chew
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    • 34 22 Most couples would usually not have a maid until baby comes along. Try and choose the maid at least three months before baby's expected arrival. Then you can take to train her.
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    • 64 22 You will spend the first month being chronically short of sleep. The second month should idMHKp spent getting a routinte in plac<fSß catching up on rest. Personally, I found two months of maternity leave not really enough to settle a newborn into the household. It would be a
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  • 517 23  - Found: A cheongsam master tailor after 10-year search ■CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUD6ET•C 0 N S C I 0 U S By Carol Leong Carol@sph.COm.Sg CHEONGSAMS are very personal. Ideally, they should be tailored by an expert to fit your figure perfectly. Otherwise, they do not look quite
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  • [Aggie] MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
    • 140 24 I'M 36 years old. I've known someone for three years. He is 40. We see each other at work daily and our friendship has grown. We like each other and are happy being together. We have gone out a few times over the past three
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    • 92 24 Pisces is a 15-year-old girl who never looks on the brighter side of things. She tends to brood over unpleasant incidents, some of which go way back to 10 years ago. She remembers nasty things that people have done to her. Such memories are driving her crazy.
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    • 289 24 A reader's advice... I UNDERSTAND your predicament. I used to hate my life, school and classmates. But, I have changed. I examined my life and tried to find out the reason for such hatred. Do you ask yourself why you brood over unpleasant
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    • 548 25 MY husband and I are both 22 and we have been married for 2Va years. We married because of my pregnancy. He is an only son and we lived very happily together with his parents. However, unpleasant things started to happen when we moved into our
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    • 327 25 I AM a teenager and still in school. Last year, I got to know a girl through the Net. Soon after, we got to know each other better through letters and the exchange of photos. We've even met face to face. She already had a
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    • 645 25 CD Dr Lim Su Min clears r U DCny I the air over teen sex issues MY steady has been fondling Qmy breasts (underneath clothes and bra) when we kiss. Does this count as petting? Recently, he has been asking my permission
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    • 44 24 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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    • 44 25 CALLUS 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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  • 1035 26  -  p- E>j| FUJI FILM IVenue J6T ,ET00 Relax and unwind at Sol Elite Bintan. Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg why you SHOULD GO: Both Bintan and Malacca are close to home. For those of you who fear flying, these spots are ideal. One is just
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  • 647 28  -  O-i olumn I J A WH,TES FORTNIGHTLY column II by Jacintha Abisheganaden LAST year, I taught a few children to sing and ended up being taught a thing or two about love, life and bean curd. I was entertained, surprised and amazed. The children,
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  • Voices
    • 712 29  -  KENNEDY TRAGFnY By Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg AMERICA'S Most Glamorous Couple died when their plane went crashed last Friday night. It was all over the news in the US, as you would expect, and in Singapore. Yet the sum reaction in Singapore could well be: So? Has
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    • 73 29 THIS tragedy is just one in a string of many for the Kennedy clan: When John F Kennedy Jr was three, his father, President John F Kennedy, was assassinated. His uncle, Senator Robert Kennedy, was killed while campaigning for the presidency five years later in 1968. His mother,
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  • [Feature]
    • 578 30  -  Don't buy shoes for your friends... Don't cross your hands and put them on your head... Don't sing while cooking... by Ernest Luis DONT walk beneath other people's underwear, or you'll never grow taller. That was one of the hundreds of pantang (taboo) commandments
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    • 574 30 Sound familiar? Believe this only with a barrel of salt. If you peel an apple cleanly all the way round, and look in the mirror, youll see your future husband's face. Men shouldn't eat overnight eggs, or else their testicles will swell. Don't buy shoes for your friends or else
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 872 31 [TVtoday] y/ 7.00 AM The Country Mouse and City Turn MouseAdventure/FabuliciousDay m 8.00 Loggerheads/Aii Dogs Go to America s Funniest Home Videos Heaven Channel 5,7.05 pm t.oo Extreme Dinosaurs/Heyi Arnold Great laughs to prepare yourself for moody Monday. Keep 10.00 Newton's Apple/Cow a Chicken QJ iflQ replaying the funnies in
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  • 795 32  -  The modern woman: [singleColumnl by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg Jessica Leow Edited by TRUTH be told, I would rather have someone oiling my thighs than me marinating a chicken thigh. Or make me a mai-tai than me be a tai-tai. You get the picture, yes? I'm what you
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  • [Column] A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S BUSIEST FUNNYMAN
    • 770 33  -  Can life be measured in terms of dollars and cents? by Siva Choy IDONT know why Seetoh made teaching his career because he's obsessed with money. I don't mean making money, or he would not have remained in teaching for long. I mean, thinking about everything in
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    • Article, Illustration
      209 33 [Cue eh?] The worst movie I have seen... Robin Williams' What Dreams May Come? The screen was so beautiful and the entire feel was so artistic. It was too artistic for me. I couldn't understand it. I fell asleep. Vivian Lai, 22, actress It's got to be Bloodsport 11. It's
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  • 387 34 [New Face|. interview Pre-school teacher Apps Shelly Christina, 19, turns love aunt for a day and replies to readers' queries Steve: You love cooking. I was just wondering, do you have any special recipe which can melt a girl's heart for me? Shelly: Coconut kisses
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  • [Seen Heard] SHARP
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      40 35 THE MOVIE Instinct Animal researcher Dr Ethan Powell is in jail for murder. He is violent and refuses to talk. An ambitious young psychiatrist is assigned to evaluate Powell's state of mind. Stars: Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr
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    • 231 35  -  by WOON WUI TEK MIDWAY through Anthony Hopkins' latest movie, you start wishing that the splendid actor would shut up. Yup. Instinct is that bad a movie with a particularly awful script. Initially, Hopkins sleepwalks towards his fat pay cheque: His gorilla-scientist-gone-ape spends ages
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    • 77 36 Powell on his relationship with the wild gorillas in the African jungle: "They took me in, they reached across. Thaf s the miracle." Powell on the male gorilla that didn't escape from the cage even though the door was held open: "This cage has broken him broken his
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    • 249 36  -  by CHAN SEET FUN Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg THANK goodness Anthony Hopkins' character decided to open his mouth, even if it was just to rant and preach. Otherwise, it might have meant hearing more from his co-star, Cuba Gooding Jr. With a
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    • 130 36 James Berardinelli in his online review: "Instinct is a perfect example of how solid directing and good acting can almost redeem a derivative story. There isn't an original moment in this motion picture, which gleefully cribs from at least a half-dozen sources, yet the final result is occasionally
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    • 243 36 Tune in, chill out H Decibels I I with Jessica Leow The Phil Collins HRI Big Band WM A Hot Night in Paris (Warner Music) POP stars who have that much money can pretty much do whatever they fancy, like coming out with albums only the most hardcore fans will
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 466 37 "I CALL: 873-3333 I I tmtw«MCMuvM« 24-hour customer service hotline movies laughs tsun Dream Lovers tues Outrageous Fortune 10pm Song Yu has a vivid and prophetic 9pm In this wildly entertaining comedy, a vision that causes him to collapse while pair of rivals become unlikely friends conducting an orchestra in
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 483 38 Highlight of the Week I drama/serials mon The Hunger: I'm Dangerous Bpm Tonight >-"™ a Mimi, the young assistant of a top Parisian designer is fascinated by an billion and 300 million people were enchanting new gown named "I'm affected. It was the worst flooding in 44 Dangerous Tonight". Mimi
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  • [Weired] SUSHI FOR THCHNO HEPSTERS
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      409 39  -  *By Yong Shu Hoong shyong66@hotmail.com UP till now, I've only heard of the Kamasutra. But Makansutra? On the front page of this commercial website, the word "makan" is explained. To the uninitiated, it simply means to eat. But before the Net surfer gets the impression that this site
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      143 39 HERE'S another food-related site for you to savour Singapore Feasting. On the site, you can find feature articles like Beyond Taste: Chinese Food Symbolism, a write-up that explores the deep symbolic meanings behind different kinds of food in Chinese cuisine If you are wondering what wine to
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    • 251 39 JChatterboxJ AFTER working your gastric juices reading about food-related websites, how about indulging your mind in some food for thought? Here are some interesting snippets circulating via e-mail that address the subtle differences between the sexes and that wonderful institution called marriage: A man will pay $2
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
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    • 601 45  -  BY Tan Thean Loon TAKE your pick Par Excellence or Beyond Expectation. Both horses have the credentials to win today's $700,000 Emirates Singapore Derby in Race 7. In fact, the Malcolm Thwaites-trained duo are the highest-rated horses in the field, excluding Australian entry Turf Clipper, of course.
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    • 129 45 MARC TAN Golden Strategy (Race 8 No. 6) Long overdue for a win. Ran a top race when second to Top Peak last week. Should not miss today as he has a nice weight pull over his conqueror. DANNY KHOO Uppercutll (Race 2 No. 2) Back in Class
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    • 156 46 i&b' <&yypx', I. Emirates I H Smgapore Sunday 25 th July 1999 The historic final race day at Bukit Timah racecourse After 60 glorious years, the Bukit Timah racecourse will host its last race day ever. But the final moments will also be its finest. Sponsored by Emirates, it promises
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    • 1320 47 No. L—I6nw» Hoff Wl mtiftfl Joctoy Bintw (AqiWbIw/iii, tniiw oimif) 1 2-2238 PRINCE BLAKENEY 57 (46) Wan 1 (Sag Read-Russian Fortune) 2 3-3441 SUMPTUOUS 56.5 (47) Azhar 5 (4ag R Ang-Charisma) 3 *****9 D'GALLOPING GLORY 55.5 (45) Treymane 2 (4nzg Busuttin-Merchants) 4 8-5026
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    • 443 48  -  By Danny Khoo THE popular Tiger Beer Triple Challenge series proved once again to be a rich source of picking for Michael Kent. At Bukit Timah yesterday, the Australian trainer took his tally to five out of a possible nine wins and, in the
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    • 884 49 SAVING HIS BEST FOR LAST: Australian Jockey Mick Ditlman returning to scale aboard Race 8 wlnnei Renegade at Bukit Tlmah yesterday. The victory completed a hat-trick for trainer and compatriot Michael Kent. Picture/ Choo Chwee Hua 9 LUCK BEGINS 48 c 46.5 (10-6) *Ong
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    • 289 50  - 1 m bonus for Super Grand Slam By Danny Khoo Reuters. LOCAL racehorse owners can look forward to a $1 million bonus dangled by the Singapore Turf Club (SNTC) next year. The SNTC will also introduce 12 new feature races at its new home in Kraiyi. To win the magical
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    • 820 50 RACE 1: Super Leader was scratched when found to have multiple abrasion during a trackwork accident. At the start, Precious Pearl, Bahaya, Star General, Luck Begins and Waajinski were tightened between Clear Master, who jumped awkwardly out and Blessed, who jumped awkwardly
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    • 42 57 W (selected programmes) W 12.30pm: South China v Man United (STAR Sports Channel 24) 2pm: Confederations' Cup: Brazil v Germany (repeat) 4pm: New Zealand v USA (repeat) (both Football Channel 22) 7.45pm: Formula One: Austrian Grand Prix (Live, STAR Sports Channels 24)
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