The New Paper, 15 August 1999
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Title Section24 1999-08-15 1 the new paper AUGUST 15, 1999 70 CENTS Anothar quality publication of Singapore Pr*M Holdingm I on Sunday I http://nawpapar.aala1 .com.ag MITA (P) 107/03/W24 words
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Article, Illustration628 1999-08-15 4 Ernest Luis - Q Air S R Nathan is likely to be the next President What is he and his family like? By Ernest Luis FIRST, a confession. I asked Mr S R Nathan about his fruit-seller. Perhaps it was presumptious of me to ask such a questionPicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 628 words
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Article190 1999-08-15 4 Age: 75 Current posts: Singapore's ambassador-at-large and director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. Career A civil servant all his life. Mr Nathan started his working life as an office boy at 16, and worked with unions to help workers settle their grievances190 words
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Article408 1999-08-15 4 Augustine Pang - BY Augustine Pang WE know that she's a retired school teacher. And Mr Nathan himself has described her as "an extremely good cook'. But the other day we had a taste of what a good sport she is. Mrs Umi Nathan, 70, was with her husband408 words
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Article174 1999-08-15 4 FORMER colleagues at Changkat Changi Secondary School describe Mrs Nathan as a warm, generous and down-to-earth person. She joked with teachers to ease their stress. She cared about the needs of students and even dug into her own pocket to help out with school projects. When she174 words
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Article, Illustration556 1999-08-15 5 Woon Wui Tek - If you work like this... BY Woon Wui Tek IF you've ever tried to buy insurance, you'll know that your health is a major factor. You'll also know that a dangerous job like skydiving could be a problem. Miss Lim Bee Eng knew all this. ButPicture/ File Picture - 556 words
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Article104 1999-08-15 5 PRUDENTIAL Assurance's PruSmart Lady plan designed to fit women's needs was launched this April. Basically, it's a "rider" to be attached to another policy. Some of its features: A lump-sum payment upon being diagnosed with either Lupus and breast or cervix cancer. Helps pay for treatment of four104 words
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Article, Illustration567 1999-08-15 6 Ng Wan Ching - If you look like this... By Ng Wan Ching I DONT care if you take my picture, said Psyche. Go ahead, show my face. Just don't use my real name. Do you see a contradiction here? Well Psyche's reasoning is simple: "No one will recognise me."Picture/Joyce Lim - 567 words
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Article155 1999-08-15 6 RECRUITMENT agencies will help men like Psyche find jobs, but only if they represent themselves as men in a manly way. A manager from a recruitment agency, who will not be named, said that the job market is not ready for people like Psyche. "We live155 words
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Article, Illustration575 1999-08-15 7 Seto Nu-wen - Akan datang: New Singapore film with more fun than sex WANT APART IN MOVIET Witti Films is holding an open walk-m audition this Saturday. The place: Anywhere Pub Restaurant at Tanglm Shopping Centre, between 9 am and 5 pm. Kumar Sutra is Witti Film's first movie and575 words
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Article, Illustration236 1999-08-15 7 Seto Nu-wen - By Seto Nu-wen THE guests turned up for a wedding. What they saw instead was the groom chasing after his runaway bride. The couple were to be married yesterday morning at the launch of the Richard Gere-Julia Roberts romantic-comedy, Runaway Bride. But Mr Christopher236 words
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Article, Illustration963 1999-08-15 9 Woon Wui Tek - BY Woon Wui Tek IF you think that Singapore has enough talent of its own don't fool yourself. We need to attract talent from outside, or we are in trouble. In a hard-hitting speech yesterday, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew hammered at those who believe that963 words
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Article, Illustration136 1999-08-15 9 EARLIER this year, Dr Tan Cheng Bock MP for Ayer Rajah had asked the government to think of Singaporeans first. Given a particular job, if both a Singaporean and a foreigner could do it, Dr Tan would give it to the local. Yesterday, SM Lee136 words
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Article, Illustration626 1999-08-15 10 Riana Zakir - $540,000 case By Riana Zakir IT was his flrat trip out of China. He can't speak a word of English, except for "Yes", "No" and "I don't know*. His first plane ticket for a Garuda flight to Singapore was bought with borrowed money. With lowered626 words
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451 1999-08-15 10 BETWEEN Mr Huang and his dreams of becoming a yuan millionaire lies a tricky legal question. Was his dad given away for adoption partially or fully? This will decide whether Mr Huang can still be considered the great-grandson of Singapore businessman Wong Yoon Fee. The451 words
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303 1999-08-15 11 THE one-year-old boy will live with his father. The Family Court decided this on Friday after a 10month court case. It allowed the baby's mum to have him stay with her thrice a week. But for the first two months, she may only303 words
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Article, Illustration139 1999-08-15 13 TWENTY readers have each won an Adidas sports hamper worth $60 each, consisting of an Adidas T-shirt, cap, wallet and mousepad. They were drawn from the 715 callers who correctly spotted six differences (see picture at right) in our Adidas spot-the-differences contest last week. There were139 words
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Article161 1999-08-15 13 HOW would you like to fly to Cairns and Darwin? Well, Qantas and British Airways are offering to make your journey comfortable... and free. Two tickets to the Australian cities are offered for the winner of this contest. Answer a simple question and you could win.161 words
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Advertisement284 1999-08-15 13 Loved ones abroad? 4 From home ■BTjis The Times (Weekly a summary of Straits Times of the week's happenings in Singapore and Asia. So, if you have a loved one Studying/working overseas, send them 'home'....on a weekly basis. Don't let them Miss It. August being the month of Singapore's independence284 words
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Article, Illustration668 1999-08-15 14 GOH SIN TUB - THE |^EEK] Guest editor GOH SIN TUB Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, Goh Sin Tub, 71, author of One Singapore 65 Short Stories, looks at issues in the news668 words
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Article, Illustration35 1999-08-15 15 SIGN HERE: A fan gets actress Cynthia Koh's autograph. About 5,000 fans crowded Buklt Panjang Plaza yesterday to meet the stars of TCS' new serial Stepping Out. Picture/ Florence TanPicture/ Florence Tan - 35 words
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Article235 1999-08-15 15 Latest SIX people were killed and 14 critically wounded when a bomb went off in a passenger van as Pakistan marked its 52nd independence anniversary yesterday. The van had just arrived at Dina near Islamabad, from Pakistani Kashmir, when the blast occurred. "It is a terrorist235 words
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Article259 1999-08-15 15 THE recession has affected Singaporean youths too. Financial problems have reduced some students to tears, while others want to drop out of school to work and help support their families. These were some of the findings presented at the National Youth Council's annual Youth Research Forum yesterday.259 words
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Article81 1999-08-15 16 BAND MUSIC: Enjoy some rousing tunes at the Botanic Gardens this evening. The Singapore Armed Forces Music Drama Company Combo Band, SAFire, will be entertaining strollers and joggers amidst the greenery. The band will be playing from 6pm and it's free CHAMBER MUSIC: If chamber music is81 words
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Article, Illustration44 1999-08-15 16 PUTTING IT ON These people are burning dried medicinal herbs on their heads through unglazed pottery discs. They believe it will improve their health. The 350-year-old Japanese custom is said to refresh bodies during the hot summer days. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 44 words
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Article98 1999-08-15 16 A MECHANIC from Australia was yesterday charged with getting drunk on a flight and threatening to kill a steward. Fraczek Piotr, 33, was supposed to get married in Poland today, but his passport has been impounded. He has to stay in Singapore until his case is over.98 words
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Article90 1999-08-15 16 PETROL now costs more. Singapore Petroleum Company and Shell have raised prices by 4 cents a litre across the board. Diesel now costs 2.5 cents more a litre. SPC's price hike took effect at 10 pm yesterday, while Shell's increases took effect at midnight. Both companies said90 words
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Article86 1999-08-15 16 SOON, it may be compulsory for doctors to update their knowledge and skills if they want to continue practising. Otherwise, they risk censure by the Singapore Medical Council. The continual medical education system under which doctors earn points for attending congresses and contributing to medical journals may soon86 words
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Article85 1999-08-15 16 INDONESIA'S former President Suharto was rushed to hospital yesterday after he was diagnosed with a bleeding intestine. He is now in intensive care at the Pertamina hospital. Last month, Mr Suharto was treated there after suffering a stroke. There had been rumours yesterday that he had had a85 words
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Article, Illustration39 1999-08-15 16 As more Singaporeans grow old, some people are worried that they won't have enough money for retirement. Yes. One suggestion is that more of our CPF should go into the Special Account, which cannot be touched until retirement.39 words
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Miscellaneous51 1999-08-15 16 WEATHER TODAY Slightly hazy with showtrs in fh« lite morning and tarty afternoon. O O north tfuratatonns 7.05 am west 7.14 pm central porttycloudy moon rise 10.05 am sooth portfydoudy 10 .27pm east shows minimum 25T irst r e 2.9 m: 1.01 am maximum 32T second tide... 2.6 m: 2.0051 words
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Article938 1999-08-15 17 Mohan Lal - Guess which chatline ad attracted women fcxwtfl WE WANT TO KNOW YOU There are so many expats in Singapore. Some are here by design, while others are here by chance. Either way, we welcome you. And we want to know you, wherever you come from, whoever938 words
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Article, Illustration407 1999-08-15 19 Shanoo Maharaj - By Shanoo Maharaj INCHENNAI WITH his scruffy looks, he has never been pin up material for teenage girls' bedrooms. But now, many women in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are really angry with superstar Rajnikanth. They say the 50-year-old star of more than 100 films407 words
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231 1999-08-15 20 AN Indonesian cleaner will spend 10 months behind bars for stealing 11 pens. But the pens which Mulyadi Umar Jaya, 23, sold were no ordinary ones. They were "presidential pens" which President B J Habibie presents as souvenirs to newly-ap-pointed ambassadors and were worth231 words
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Article, Illustration417 1999-08-15 21 A blockade of some off the small Taiwan-controlled Mends. A seizure off Taiwanese supply ships. I A limited air dash. An incursion by Chinese fishing boats, submarines or naval vessels into Taiwanese waters. CHINA is not just blowing hot air when it threatens to use417 words
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Article, Illustration336 1999-08-15 23 C N^p] ROLL over, Tarzan. Here comes Gary, going toe to toe with a lion. Just look at them, pitted in a test of strength. Ooh, the boy's gone down, the big cat's all over him and going for a pin! One, two... The wrestling's real,Picture/ Ian Turner/big Pictures - 336 words
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Article, Illustration668 1999-08-15 25 Trudy Lim - GUIDE TO HEALTHY EATING Om a i I 1 lookiejarl the place t d,p f r h° m emakino hps Edited by Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg THESE days, the emphasis is on healthy eating. But few of us have time to sit down, count calories668 words
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Article, Illustration245 1999-08-15 26 Carol Leong; Carol Leong - david bowie Ehm I CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS i _mpj By Carol Leong By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg Collect posters? Movie posters are pretty common in Singapore thanks to HMV, you cap got shelves of reprints of Hollywood movies for less than $25. But how about245 words
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Article, Illustration159 1999-08-15 27 I'M a teenager. I've known my schoolmates for almost two years. We joke, share our problems and always help one another. We sometimes go out together and have fun. But now, our friendship is starting to cool off a little when they159 words
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Article169 1999-08-15 27 MY boyfriend is three years older, and we have communication problems. Almost every sentence that is said causes some misunderstanding. We end up apologising to each other but still feel frustrated at the end of it. I'm the quiet and insecure sort, whereas he is a confident169 words
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Article150 1999-08-15 27 A reader's advice... IT looks like your relationship has reached a stage where both of you seem to be picking on each other. You have either known each other for too long, or one party is losing interest in the other. I would advise both150 words
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Article394 1999-08-15 28 I'M having problems with my colleague. I gave one of them a list of papers to make some orders. When I asked her about the matter two weeks later, she said she had lost the list. So I wrote it out again. When she still did394 words
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Article205 1999-08-15 28 I AM a 13-year-old girl. Is it normal to get involved in a relationship now? I get jealous when I see friends going out with their boyfriends. Is there something wrong with me? Am I desperate? Aurora AGGIE replies: Although it may be fashionable for205 words
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Pubery Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article139 1999-08-15 28 Q RECENTLY, I kissed a guy on the mouth. I am worried about contracting Aids from him. I found out later that he had been to a parlour in Malaysia where he'd seen a girl. My question is, can a person contract Aids by139 words
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Article304 1999-08-15 28 I'VE always wanted to ask Q adults about some sexual matters but I'm either too shy, or they've avoided my questions. So I'm turning to you for help. I understand the meaning of masturbation. But I'm not sure how to masturbate. My friend told me304 words
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Advertisement44 1999-08-15 27 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.44 words
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Advertisement44 1999-08-15 28 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).44 words
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Article, Illustration560 1999-08-15 29 PRADEEP PAUL; Rachel Tan - by PRADEEP PAUL f Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg BE warned. The rock is said to have mystical powers. As I soaked in the comfort of Qantas' Dreamtime seats in business class, my neighbour adopted a serious tone and said: 'That place is eerie. I didn't believePicture/John Henshall - 560 words
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Article, Illustration326 1999-08-15 29 Wet, wet, wet: If you prefer to get wet, Cairns is the place for you. You can hop aboard a ferry that transports you to the Great Barrier Reef. Once there, you're free to enjoy a variety of water sports from scuba diving (far right) to snorkelling. Or take326 words
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Article, Illustration610 1999-08-15 30 Chan Seet Fun - By Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg' IN the day, she negotiates deals in her power suits. At night, she negotiates her body in slick moves to pounding music on a podium. Maslynah Masmizan, 26, is both a marketing executive and a dancer at Jams 2000 in Clarke Quay. ShePictures/ Kenneth Koh, Choo Chwee Hua and Joyce Lim - 610 words
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Article513 1999-08-15 30 HER parents disowned her for becoming a dancer. Her in-laws called her a slut. But Katherine Giles, 27, is happy to be a podium dancer. "My parents disowned me for dancing, and also for marrying an ang moh. But they now see that I'm happy513 words
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Article, Illustration157 1999-08-15 30 THEY role-play and, sometimes, they cross-dress. But it's just work. "Some people point and giggle. Some are more in-your-face," said Adzmye Sulaiman, 21, oneoCthe"ls Venom Performers. But he and his colleagues have learned to take it in their stride. Added Noel Amir, 28: 14 You can tell157 words
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Article113 1999-08-15 30 A GOOD dancer needs "strong basic training in ballet, jazz; plus a lot of discipline", said Mr Calvin Tan,. 38, the marketing and production manager of Venom. He said a dancer with proper training will be able to handle anything from club dancing113 words
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Miscellaneous805 1999-08-15 31 [Vvtod.-iy] Turn Loggerheads (Children's educational) ft I |X| 1/1,?" 8.30 AIMDogs Go to Heaven (Cartoon/r) 1 Story of CIA-First Strike 9.00 Extreme Dinosaurs/Hey! Arnold f)f t*hP Channel 8, 8 pm 10.00 Newton's Apple/Cow chicken J 111 B V It's Jackie Chan time. Need I say more? 11.00 Beast War, (Cartoon/r)805 words
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Article, Illustration766 1999-08-15 32 Lim Kay Tong - So, S'pore's getting funkier? [Co Umrl c OR MM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLU^- by Lim Kay Tong I AM in a funk about Singapore being funky. When they say things have, in general, become more fiin here, they're right. The choice of activities766 words
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Article, Illustration40 1999-08-15 33 Chan Seet Fun - THE MOVIE w Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg A good-hearted loser adopts a five-year-old boy, posing as the father. But his anything-goes parenting style spells trouble. Stars: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Sprouse and Dylan Sprouse40 words
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Article237 1999-08-15 33 WOON WUI TEK - by WOON WUI TEK IT would be easy to babble away over how silly this movie is with its toilet humour, cheap shots and cartloads of com. But that wouldn't explain why Big Daddy cleaned up at the US box office. No, sure as modern237 words
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Article, Illustration60 1999-08-15 34 Sonny Koufax. played by Adam Sandler. "Having a kid is great so long as he's not moving or speaking." Koufax: "Do you need formula?" Five-year-old Julian. "No." Koufax: "What do you eat?" Julian: "Food." Koufax: "Yeah, I eat food too." Koufax to Julian: "Soda rots your teeth. But60 words
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Article274 1999-08-15 34 CHAN SEET FUN - t>y CHAN SEET FUN BIG Daddy strives to be politically incorrect and on that level, it succeeds. It brings up all that is not said and not done. Adam Sandler's character, Sonny Koufax, indulges in endless references to Hooters the eatery, as well as the ones274 words
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Article191 1999-08-15 34 James Berardinelli in his online review: "The film offers its share of big laughs, but the serious side is sunk by mawkishness and sentimentality. It's laughaftle to recognise that there's a scene when director Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore) thinks he's going to make us cry." (two and a191 words
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Miscellaneous430 1999-08-15 35 i VHr CALL: 873-3333 Table l_ t- r -i—, 24-hour customer service hotline f J sun AXN Anime Festival 1999: Akira and exploitation by evil forces. The Bpm In the year 1988, Tokyo was girls are beautiful, clever and skilled in completely destroyed by a new type of fighting together,430 words
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Miscellaneous408 1999-08-15 36 Highlight of the Week thurs World's Greatest Hoaxes Finally 8pm Revealed Now for the first time, informants, experts and space-age technology expose the truth behind various sat Discovery Profile Series: controversial recordings sTARWorid«|!| 8pm Titanic-Answers from the Abyss Wil Groundbreaking deep-water tests show what's never been seen fri MTV In408 words
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Article, Illustration501 1999-08-15 37 Shazalina Salim - Gossips why can't they mind their own business? SingleColumn By Shazalina Salim lina@sph.com.sg PEOPLE around me are affecting my dating life. I do not normally care about other people's opinions of me. I know that I have the right to date anyone I please, regardless of looks, race, religion or501 words
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Article, Illustration579 1999-08-15 38 Suzanne Walker - [-1 SoSueMeJ SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker THIS is not a mushy piece about how proud I am to be a Singaporean. Sometimes, I'm not proud to be one and I don't think I'm supposed to be proud just because we seem579 words
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Article, Illustration320 1999-08-15 39 [New Face 1 interview What is it that scares New Face finalist Mari Kubota, 22, so? She answers this and other questions from readers this week Rosman: If you are given a chance to set up a restaurant in Singapore, what would you do? Mari: I would320 words
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Article655 1999-08-15 46 Tan Thean Loon - By Tan Thean Loon The rm70,000 ($31,500) Tattersalls Trophy in Race 7 today looks quite an open affair. But, on current form and sheer consistency, Key Emperor looks a good each-way choice. The Boyle Chua-trained five-year-old would have completed a hat-trick if his rider had not655 words
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Article127 1999-08-15 46 MARC TAN Secret Opera (Race 10 No. 5) Sent over the right distance last month and duly obliged trainer Marinus van Breukelen and his connections. Judging by the way he mesmerised his rivals with Azhar Ismail aboard, the Secret Opera gelding should have no problems defying a promotion127 words
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Article, Illustration83 1999-08-15 46 RACE 3: Amazing, Oasis Paradise. RACE 4: Flying Abjar. RACE 5: Cookie, Voltage Surge. RACE 6: Key Man, Blue Ocean. RACE 7: Green Dragon, The Big Bopper, Grand Abjar, Ariva Abjar, Noble Tradition, Centroview, Burnt Yates, Thunder Tiger, Persian Emperor. RACE 8: Plenty O'Fun. RACE 9: Leicester City, Ocean83 words
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1470 1999-08-15 47 No. Laatenw How W! Rrtng Jocfcty Bwrior (Agdorighrtw.twtaor-ownor) 1 AMERICAN ANSWER 57 (57) 'Salee 1 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 2 GREAT EXPECTATION 57 (57) Marzuki 7 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 3 BLUE FRONTIER 50.5 (57) Sam 8 (3nzc Sargent-Owner) 4 90 BREEZY 50.5 (53) Rutherford 3 (3ag PK Leong-Amazing)1,470 words
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Article, Illustration433 1999-08-15 48 Tan Thean Loon - By Tan Thean Loon RANK outsider Zanz Fiesta wrapped up a day of upsets in Penang yesterday with a stunning three-figure payout in the last of nine events. Trained in Ipoh by Tiang Kim Choi and ridden by jockey Gopal Maniam, Zanz Fiesta unleashed a big burst433 words
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Article180 1999-08-15 48 AFP. IRELAND CITY, sired by miracle horse Lammtarra, made a stunning debut in Japan on Saturday when he won the I,ooom rookies' race at the Niigata dirt course. The chestnut colt, with Hiroki Goto in the saddle, took the lead soon after the start to clockAFP. - 180 words
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Article, Illustration1511 1999-08-15 49 HAPPY MAN: Trainer Henry Tan has reason to smile after Always Sincere scores a slashing 12-length victory in Race 2. 1 BIOMIC ABJAR 57 (19*7) Azh* (1) 1 1 1 (464) 3 KIM TORNADO 57 (7-5) UtarzuW (4) 4 3 2 (452) 4 MAGICAL TRK)1,511 words
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Article, Illustration1329 1999-08-15 51 PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT [rao^J JOCKEY L Sofhan has failed in his appeal against a 12-month disqualification for his handling of Northerly Wind on April 25, second day of the Perak Turf Club April/May Meeting. The club's race meeting stewards concluded the appeal hearing1,329 words
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Article, Illustration868 1999-08-15 54 IS ALAN SHEARER GUILTY? THE England captain has requested trial by television. And you, ladies and gentlemen of Singapore, are well placed to be members of the jury. Tonight, Alan Shearer goes back to Southampton where his career began as a 15-year-old apprentice. And with apologies868 words
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Article166 1999-08-15 54 TWO out of every three of them suffer repetitive strain syndrome and nervous disorder during their work. Their wrists are jarred, their hands twitch, their finger tips are numbed and tingling. Their necks ache and if things go wrong their legs and pelvic joints splinter. Who are they?166 words
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Article, Illustration532 1999-08-15 55 Mike Chua - MAN UNITED 2 Dwight Yorke 77,80^^ LEEDS UNITED 0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Mark Bosnich (Raymond Van Der Gouw, 22), Phil Neville, Dennis Irwin, Henning Berg, Jaap Stam, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes (Nicky Butt, 69), Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke (Teddy Sheringham, 81), Ryan Giggs LEEDS: Nigel Martyn, lan532 words
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Article121 1999-08-15 55 AFP. MANCHESTER United said yesterday that Roy Keane has not signed a new contract and will decide on his future at the end of the season. In a statement, the club said that contract negotiations would continue, but that it was disappointed the 28-year-old Irishman had notAFP. - 121 words
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Article, Illustration561 1999-08-15 56 Reuters. Liverpool 0 Watford 1 WATFORD earned its first points of the season a shock victory at Liverpool's Anfield ground. Following two defeats to start its campaign in the Premiership, promoted Watford savoured a fine win. Tommy Mooney side-footed the visitor into a shockReuters. - 561 words
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Article, Illustration511 1999-08-15 57 Peter Siow - M Schumacher's stand-in causes stir FACTFILE Name: Mika Salo Age: 32 Country. Finland Formula 1 GP starts: 71 First race: 1987 First GP: Japan 1994 GP pole starts: 0 GP victories: 0 GP fastest laps:o By Peter Siow HE was a nobody in the world of Formula One.Picture/ Reuters - 511 words
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Article123 1999-08-15 57 AFP. TWO-TIME champion Michael Schumacher resumed gym work this week. This was just days after undergoing a second operation at a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland. The 30-year-old German broke his right leg in two places when he crashed into a tyre barrier at the BritishAFP. - 123 words
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Article53 1999-08-15 57 1: Mika Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 2: Eddie Irvine (Gbr) Ferrari 3: David Coutthard (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes 4: Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Benetton S: Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger) Jordan-Mugen Monda 6: Damon Hill (Gbr) Jordan-Mugen Honda 7: Alexander Wurz (Aut) Benetton 8: Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Stewart-Ford Mikj Sato (Fin) Ferrari qualified53 words
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Article, Illustration522 1999-08-15 59 GERARD WONG - INDONESIA'S ELSA NASUTION IS.... REPORT GERARD WONG SHE may not have won any gold medals at the SEA Games swimming competition this past week. But if a gold medal was ever awarded for being the beauty of the pool, Elsa Nasution will definitely win it handsJONATHAN CHOO - 522 words
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Article63 1999-08-15 59 Name: Elsa Nasution A«e: 21 Birthday: Oct 25 Height and weight: 1.70 m; 62kg I Occupation: Second-year English undergraduate at University of Borobudur Hobbies: Shopping, listening to music Ambition: To win a SEA Games gold medal; to become a broadcast journalist Brunei SEA Games honours: 100 m backstroke63 words
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Article71 1999-08-15 59 S'POREANS IN ACTION (SELECTED): BOWLING: Jesmine Ho (women's stepladder final), Sam Goh and Mervyn Foo (men's stepladder final) SQUASH: Singapore v Malaysia (women final) TABLE TENNIS: Li Jia Wei (women singles final); Duan Yong Final (men singles final) ON PREMIERE 12: 2pm 4pm: SQUASH: Final (Playback) 4pm71 words
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Article, Illustration334 1999-08-15 60 Gerard Wong - Reports/* Gerard Wong SINGAPORE continued its golden run in the SEA Games table tennis competition last night when it added two more golds to the two it won on Tuesday. But it was Indonesia which played party pooper in the end by preventing the Republic from334 words
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101 1999-08-15 60 Bernama MALAYSIA had to struggle in the men's hockey final to defeat Singapore by one goal. S Kuhan saved the blushes for Malaysia when he blasted a penalty corner in the 33rd minute and Singapore had to settle for the silver medal. Malaysia, whichBernama - 101 words
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Article, Illustration234 1999-08-15 60 MERVYN FOO - MERVYN FOO IT was only the Men's Masters semi-finals yesterday. But from the way our national bowlers were celebrating, you thought that they had won the gold. They haven't. Because the Masters step-ladder finals only begin today. But at least they have Sam234 words
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Article131 1999-08-15 60 AFP. THAILAND'S boxers helped their country knock Malaysia from the too of the medals table. The Thais grabbed eight of the 11 boxing titles at stake and also won in tennis, sepak takraw and billiards to raise their medal haul at the 20th SEA Games to 64 golds,AFP. - 131 words
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Article, Illustration553 1999-08-15 61 S GULAM - SOCCER BRONZE-MEDAL PLAYOFF: SINGAPORE 0 Rezal Hassan (Noorisham Zainon, injury time) SSubramani Aide Iskandar Robin CMtrakar Kadir Yahaya (Latiff Ntamaruddin, 55th min) Azahar Salleh NazriNasir Zuikamaen Zainal Samawira Basil RaflAli IndraSahdan (Gusta Guzarisha, 75th min) QUESTION I: TWO QUESTIONS FOR LIONS COACH REPORIS S GULAMJONATHAN CHOO; Graphic/ HUP - 553 words
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Article, Illustration693 1999-08-15 62 INDONESIA 0 (INDONESIA WINS 4-2 ON PENALTIES) QUESTION 2: THE Lions have won the Fair Play award. Team manager Omar Ibrahim said: "We won it in '97 Games in Jakarta. We have won it again. "But ...I would gladly trade this for even a693 words
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Article150 1999-08-15 62 VINCENT Subramaniam's job as Lions coach is safe. So says Patrick Ang, the Football Association of Singapore's National Teams Committee chairman. "He (Vincent) will remain as national coach," said Ang. "He has a two-year contract. It doesn't make any sense to terminate it. "There is no150 words
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Article268 1999-08-15 62 S Gulam - .SOCCER final THAILAND 2 VIETNAM 0 By: S Gulam IT was a goal worth its weight in gold. Thawatchai Ongtrajul picked up a Surachai Jatturapattarapong pass, moved one step forward, looked up and let fly a stinging shot from 30 metres out. It was a superb268 words
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