The New Paper, 29 August 1999

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  • NEWS
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      14 2 Page 11 WHATS THAT?: Here's a clue—he puts hunks to shame.
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    • 395 2 I have dbepvacfd I wire for Aid*.' That was the startling claim made by a "doctor" to Mr Gary Tabb, chief executive of a Uniprime Capital Acceptance. It is a small, publicly-listed automobile dealer based in Las Vegas. Mr Tabb, sensing
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    • 141 2 IN his on-line resume, Mr Flores, 45, described himself as' a native of Spain with US citizenship. He claimed to have spent 15 years in a laboratory near Lisbon doing immunology research. However, according to the SEC complaint, Mr Flores was in jail from 1983-1992, after
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    • 93 2 Clarification IN our report, No airline practice") among airlines, would have grounded Mm... (Aug 2. It is to the International 29): Civil Aviation Organisation 1. The Minister of (Icao) and concerned parties Communications and that the Aircraft Accident Information Technology, Investigation Commission Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, had (AAIC) will.submit a
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    • 55 3 IQMQ] l||f I IS r- V -P h i", -o> .(-v 'H/ sir i jc k 4 J The flow of the game uill be pumped into your brain by pouer 98 personal itles from 2 spm special exhibition matches between celebrities and power 98 deejays slde-shou tdj lw Voi*er7s*l
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  • NEWS
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      481 4 POLITICAL CARTOONISTS IN SINGAPORE: Singapore cartoonists haven't the guts to do punchy political cartoons, says a junior college teacher. He wrote a thesis on the subject and gave a public talk recently. The New Paper's Assistant Graphics Editor LEE HUP KHENG, who has been drawing cartoons for 10
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    • 482 5 ARE political cartoons in Singapore journalistic in nature, or just mouth-pieces of the Government? This is the subject of Mr Lim Cheng Tju's thesis, Cartoons of Our Lives, Mirrors of Our Times: History of Political Cartoons in Singapore, 1959 1995. He believes that cartoons serve
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    • 117 5 Sad to sag,/ agree with MrLim. How the editor views the cartoonist's role ts a factor to consider. There is no point drawing cartoons that will constantly be rejected by editors. Ultimately, it boils down to my bread and butter. —Freelance cartoonist Heng Kim Song, 36 I agree
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    • 570 6 MASKING TAPE (i MURDER This three-year old boy suffocated to death in a black rubbish bag after he was kidnapped and "hidden" near his home in Johor. His maid, who has looked after him since he was born, has been arrested. TANYA FONG reports IMAGINE
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    • 264 6 THE father was willing to pay the ransom. The mother begged the maid to tell her where her son was. But the Indonesian maid claimed she did not know anything about Le Le. "Le Le's mother was on her knees, crying and begging the maid
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    • 545 7  -  By Woon Wui Tek SHE was a soft-spoken and shy girl living under their roof. Then she turned thief. It shook engineer Sarjeet Singh and his family. Their Sri Lankan woman didn't just steal $20,000 in cash and property, she also robbed the family's
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    • 46 7 17 bottles of liquor and brandy: $2,500 Seven thick chains: $4,200 One necklace: $1,500 Three ruby rings: $10,200 Five earrings: $1,000 A pair of bangles: $300 Cash: $600 Caller ID device: $50 10 Hindi CDs: $150 Mrs Singh's identity card Total value: $20,500
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  • 399 8 FOR eight years she was a model maid. Then she betrayed her boss' trust because of a man in a ship. Writer and media consultant Peter Lim, former edi-tor-in-chief of The Straits Times Group, had hired the 28-year-old Filipina in February 1992. Recalled
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  • 144 8 A GOOD working relationship is vital. In its guidebook to employers of foreign maids, the Ministry of Manpower says "it takes time and effort to nurture and maintain a good working relationship between employers and their employees." Both sides must work towards this in
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  • 111 8 IF your maid turns runaway, you can make a police report. You should then check with her embassy here and the employment agency: Maids on the run sometimes head in one of those directions. If you take the matter to the Ministry of Manpower, you
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  • NEWS
    • 373 9  -  By Irene Kew A SINGLE slash on the throat killed property agent Lee Seng Wah. Worse still, the person who wielded the chopper is allegedly his wife of more than 20 years, Loo Mei Lin. Early yesterday morning at about 2 am, Mr Lee, 52,
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    • 107 9 THE Nike 3-on-3 street basketball finals will be held at the Ngee Ann City Civic Centre today. The New Paper basketball team will play against the Nike national sportsmen. Which team do you think will win? You have till 2 pm today to make
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    • 407 10  -  By Calvin Low SO you're tough and macho and think women will fall for you? Sorry, times have changed. There's a Snag and women find that cool. Welcome to a world in which a Sensitive New Age Guy (Snag) walks away with the prize while
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    • 135 10 THE organisers of the Ultimate Snag contest at Plaza Singapura defined a Snag as someone who's pleasant, with manly looks, who's in tune with the feelings of both men and women. And someone who's romantic, patient and thoughtful. Most characteristically, he can and will do
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    • 1182 11 An unusual chopper attack by an enraged prisoner within the walls ofChangi Prison left another prisoner seriously injured. The cuts were so deep that part of the victim's hand had to be amputated. Mr R Anpazhakan, who is now a cleaner, blamed prison authorities for not preventing
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    • 351 12  -  AFTER his release from jail, Mr R Anpazhakan, 32, sued the Government for compensation. He blamed the prison authorities for failing to prevent the chopper attack that partly disabled him. In his 1996 suit, he claimed the prison officers were obliged to protect him from such
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    • Article, Illustration
      447 13  -  By Seto Nu-wen ONE of the hottest hunks in the world is in Singapore. And one woman here got to meet him. She even got to spend two hours in Ricky Martin's room. But get this she's not even a fan. She has never even heard of him
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    • 48 13 WHAT are the things you want to find out most about Ricky Martin? Our reporter will try to get him to answer some of your questions. Here's how you can submit your questions: E-mail Rpops@sph.com.sg Fax 737-5375 CaNHotHnoPlusat 1800-*****55 Closing date: Tomorrow, 5 pm.
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    • 204 13 WHERE would Ricky Martin spend an entire Saturday? Checking out babes? Pub crawling? Or shopping? Answer: None of the above. The superstar preferred to spend a sunny afternoon cooped up in the comfort of his hotel room. From about 10 am to 5 pm yesterday,
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    • 669 14 Suicide: MYTH: You can tell when someone's mind Is gripped with, death. FACT: No, not always. MYTH: Mature people Just don't do It. FACT: A quarter of people who kill themselves here are over 60. Counsellor Perry Lee tells WOON
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    • 208 14 Why they do K Depression. Sickness (physical pain wears down the mind). Money problems (eg. the person may think he is a burden to his family). Poor emotional support from friends or family: This brings alienation and loneliness. A lack of self-worth or a sense of
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    • 96 14 The Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) wants to educate care-givers including family members about suicide. For the one-year period ending this March, elderly men made up 17 per cent of all men who tried to kill themselves. More than a quarter of those who succeeded between 1990 and
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    • 599 15  -  It's Teacher's Day this Wednesday. What kind of impact do expatriate teachers have on our students? By Augustine Pang HE has fought "thousands of fights" in Asia, Australia and England over a 25-year sporting career. He's a three-time North American judo champion, but not content with that, he
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    • 67 15 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, whoever you are. You can drop us a note at: npops@ sph.
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  • @ A GLANCE
    • 179 16 THEN you should hear what National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has to say. He said the Government is prepared to release land for 10,000 to 15,000 private homes each year. And home buyers will be given updates. This is to help you decide when
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    • 59 16 IT RUNS ON THE SUN: Mr Andy Shacklock, senior lecturer at London 'a South Bank University, putting thla solar-powered car through Its paces. The car has 760 solar batteriea and can hit 93kmh on a sunny day. It will be competing In the
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    • BRIEFLY
      • 88 16 MR S R Nathan's heart is all right. That's according to the medical report the President-elect has sent to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. In it, his doctors, Professor Ong Yong Yau and Dr Koh Tian Hai, said a clinical examination on Aug 20, found his health to
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      • 93 16 A DIRTY stallholder at Bedok South Secondary School may have been the cause of about 80 cases of food poisoning there last week. This is according to preliminary investigations by the Environment Ministry. On Thursday, five students complained to the principal that they had diarrhoea and had been
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      • 88 16 MASS violence during voting in East Timor tomorrow would seriously damage Indonesia's ties with the US. US President Bill Clinton warned his Indonesian counterpart that foreign aid could also be curtailed, administration officials said. The US effectively has veto power over international loans, and officials said a
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      • 103 16 MAD at your boss? Nail him at the bar. Or rather, drive nails into a straw figure of him while enjoying a drink at a favourite watering hole. That's what stressed-out office workers have been doing at a bar in Tokyo's posh Ginza district. For 4,000 yen
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      • 99 16 PARLIAMENT is in for a moving experience next month. Parliament will adjourn mid-way through the next sitting, on Sept 6, and everyone will walk from the old House to the new complex nearby. They will be led by Sergeant-at-Arms Tarih Abdul Hamid bearing the mace, which symbolises
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      • 87 16 INDIAN Information Minister Pramod Mahajan has apologised for remarks equating main opposition leader Sonia Gandhi with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The Press Trust of India reported that the Minister said: "If some people felt hurt... lam sorry about it." He added the media report was based
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      • 91 16 TWO young Mormon missionaries in Australia spent two hours chatting at a home, sipping tea and munching biscuits. But they felt dizzy when the got home. Later, in hospital, a blood test showed traces of marijuana, police told a Melbourne court. A week later police raided the house
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    • 209 16 Gn£>us] A NON-SINGAPOREAN may be invited to sit on the board of United Overseas Bank. w UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw said: "To advice on challenges in the new millennium, I am considering inviting a non-Singaporean with banking experience to join the UOB board. I
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    • 60 16 HEAR THE MUSIC: Catch Mark Chan and Friends in concert at the Botanic Gardens. It's on at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage from 6 pm today and it's free. SEE THE CROSSTALK: Tongues fly and laughter abounds as xiang sheng (cross talk) experts take to the stage at the
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 41 16 WEATHER TODAY Monty foir J" smrist 7.02 on J" sunset 7.10 pm c n J al j" mm rise 9.13 pm south moonset 8.47 am •as* w nunimum 24T «k—• 2.9 m: 12.01 am maximum 3JX sutondtii... 2.6 m: 12.48 pm
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  • 863 17  -  Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, S League's chief executive officer, Chris Chan, looks at issues in the news The week Guest editor LTC(NS) CHRIS CHAN HEY, I haven't gotten
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  • NEWS
    • 542 19 Source: BBC (Internet), AFP. IN the past, when the King or the Kebaka said that there was to be no fooling around on his wedding night, he wasn't warning his subjects not to tie tin cans and old shoes behind the wedding
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    • 683 20 EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY WE thought we had seen it all. We thought we had seen everything there was to see. The pictures which came out of Turkey in the aftermath of the country's worst earthquake on Aug 17 told a sorry tale. Mangled bodies
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    • 440 21  -  By Shanoo Manharaj IN CHENNAI. INDIA WHEN she was seven months old, an overdose of medicine to cure a stomach upset left little Vanitha Balasubramaniam deaf and mute. Nine years later, Vanitha has fought the odds to become a popular
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    • 106 21 THE film, Malli, has Vanitha playing the lead role of a girl who lives in a forest and can weave stories about the environment. "Her character believes that her friends are the trees, dewdrops, fish, ponds," Malli's director, film-maker Santosh Sivan, told The New Paper. A forest ranger's
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    • 434 22 A TEENAGER went against the cultural code of her community and paid for it with her life. Rukhshana Naz was born into a strict Pakistani family that lived in a large community in Derby, Britain. Family honour meant much to them. When
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    • 156 22 SHAKEELA and son Shazad, 22, got life sentences after a seven-week trial in May. Younger son Iftikhar, 18, was cleared. His role, the court heard, was limited to helping in the disposal of the body. Though her family had killed her sister, Safina said she still loves her mother
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    • 472 23 PICTURE this: Nick Leeson at the marble-colonnaded poolside of Hongkong's Peninsula Hotel, sipping a fresh pineapple juice. Yes, it's him all right, the rogue trader who made Barings Bank go bust, who was still a jailbird in Changi until just a few weeks ago.
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    • 87 22 What do I wear when you dream? Very little, for like you, I love to be comfortable when I go to bed. A V And like any woman, I love the touch of softness on my skin, the luxurious feel of satin and lace on my body. So what do
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    • 63 23 WIHH WILLIAMS VHBftc-/';- u L***! MTV Europe/Brit Award winner Robbie Williams entertain you with a cool sounding new album "The Ego Has Landed". This album features 14 brilliant tracks taken from his 2 solo albums "Life Through A Lens" "I've Been Expecting You", including "ANGELS", "MILLENNIUM", "NO REGRETS", "STRONG" "SHE'S
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    • 39 24 The New P.iper On Sundny GOT A A M |e I LOST J?- .mm jimmy M HENDRIX TOOK MY SON v 'F^H v '>. j| Hot Latino hunk Ricky Martin answers questions about his sexuality, loves and parents. O O
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
    • 157 25 I AM a 16-year-old guy who is in a dilemma. A few months ago, I fell in love with a 21 -year-old woman whom I had only seen on television. It was love at first sight. Obviously, romance is not possible between
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    • 48 25 SAD Mother couldn't stop grieving for her dead son. She said he was an active and smart boy. He died at a young age. She misses Kim so much. cannot control herself and cries every day. "I love him very much. What should I do?"
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    • 339 25 Readers' advice... I AM very sorry to hear that your son died at a young age. I, too, lost my son recently. He was 9V4 months old. As you did not provide details about your son's death and your family circumstances, I can only share with you
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    • 170 25 YOU are mourning deeply for your son. Until you have come to terms with his death, you will not be freed from this emotional downward spiral you are trapped in. Your son always knew you loved him, just like you know he cherished you. You have not
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    • 243 26 I'M a 17-year-old student. Recently, I've found that I have feelings towards my Maths teacher. He is in his late 20s. We don't communicate much, but during his lessons, I would steal some glances at him. He is humourous but stern, and he is
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    • 203 26 I'M 14. My best friend and I have been friends since Primary 6. Somehow, her attitude towards me and another friend of mine changed recently. Now, she seldom wants to go out with us and when I ask her, she'd give excuses. In fact, she's now
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    • 253 26 lAM 18 years old and in love with a 23-year-old guy. We have been together for about eight months and we have had sex. We've decided to get married in two years' time. But now my big problem is I'm afraid that my parents will not
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    • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 275 26 I HAVE been plagued with Qthis problem since my early teens (I'm now in my early 20s): I am turned on by wearing women's clothes. I have even gone as far as to buy lingerie and dresses for myself. I definitely have no desire
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      • 121 26 ONCE, my teacher Q explained that masturbation will cause the sex organs to produce more sperm and more hormones. This, my teacher said, will lead to the hardening of the bones, caused by the reaction of the hormones with the bones. Thus a person's height growth
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    • 44 26 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 1900-912-0007 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).
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  • Feature
    • 2013 27 About his loves, mama, his hero... IT'S 8 am in New York and 5,000 young girls are hanging out of office building windows and crammed onto West Fifty-first Street, screaming. For conservative midtown Manhattan, this is an event. For Ricky Martin, it's just another day at the
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    • 133 28 You know, the bigger you get, the more people talk about you. You've been frank about saying your music appeals to everybody, men and women. Maybe because of that, there've been some rumours flying around about your sexuality. Well, this is show business. It's a lot of
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  • LookieJar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS
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      68 29  -  Edited by Trudy Lim trudy<@sph.com.sg IT'S the flu season again. You have been to the doctor and now, you just have to sit the bug out. We can't offer a cure for the flu or common cold. And we're not here to offer medical advice either see your
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    • 40 29 Steam helps clear those congested airways. So if you have a blocked nose, one simple solution is to drink a hot beverage. The steam helps you breathe easier, and you need the fluids to help your body recover.
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    • 85 29 Since fluids are essential, soups and porridge are ideal meals when you are feeling under-the-weather. Chicken soup in particular seems to be effective in clearing a blocked nose. Trudy says: Vegetable and meat stews go down well with my children when they are sick. I make sure there's
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    • 34 29 If you are into aromatherapy, you might want to burn some essential oils in the home just to make the rooms smell nice. Eucylayptus oil is particularly good for blocked noses.
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    • 49 29 Stick to tissues when you are sick, and dispose of them neatly and quickly. That way the chances of germs spreading are less. And make sure all handkerchiefs and towels used are washed thoroughly. It goes without saying that there should be no sharing of these items.
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    • 134 29 The problem with tissues is they dry the skin and also tend to be rough. So you end up with unsightly skin peeling on the tip of your nose. The solution is simple. Just dab on a little lip balm. Yes, on your nose. And don't forget
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    • 40 29 Now you are left with a red nose. Just dab on some green make-up base to tone down the redness, and follow with your regular foundation. That way, you can still appear in the pink of health.
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    • 66 29 When you visit the doctor, make sure you know which medicines are which, and what they are for. At the very least, you should know which are the antibiotics and which medicines could make you drowsy. That way, you know which medicine you must finish (antibiotics), and
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      • 25 29 DONT throw away those old pairs of jeans. Denim is tough and durable, and ideal for recycling. Here are three ideas:
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      • 73 29 Cut denim patches in different shapes to decorate other items of A heart-shaped patch in faded dwiim can jazz up a pair of new denim jeans for example. The patches can be sewn in by hand or vunnga zigzag sewing Braid or coloured cloth can be used to
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      • 51 29 Cut sections from the legs of the jeans to make shoe bags. Just sew up one end, hem the other and thread a ribbon through. You now have a drawstring bag for your shoes. The denim protects your shoes, and you can now pack footwear for workouts or
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      • 85 29 Make yourself a pastic bag tidy a bag to put plastic bags in for recycling. Cut a length of tube from the leg section of a pair of jeans. Hem both ends, thread elastic through one end and ribbon through the other. Then hang the bag up, drawstring
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  • 105 30 MILLENNUM Hi, I'm Ricky! Get your walking shoes, umbrella, suntan lotion, water, pocket guide and farecard, in case you decide to give up halfway and take a bus. A Singaporeans on holiday in London always visit the famous St. Paul's cathedral for
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  • 692 31 This is the longer trail. It starts from Raffles Hotel, is 3.7 km long (about nine rounds of a running track) and takes about two hours to complete. CIVIC DISTRICT TRAIL BLAST OFF This morning, nearly 5,000 Singaporeans put on their walking shoes to walk into the
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  • 292 32 The trail starts from Raffles' Landing Site, is 2.7 km long (about 7 rounds of a running track) and takes about one-and-a-half Raffles' Landing Site Go to the exact spot where it all started for Singapore: Trade, commerce, colonisation. Opposite Boat Quay, a statue of Sir Stamford
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  • 786 33  -  |Cue&ehJ SigngleColumn by KENNETH GOH TAKE it from me: There's no "best time" to get attached. While you're still in school, you're considered too young. Objections loom from many fronts teachers, parents and sometimes, even friends. Next comes National Service. You are holed up in camp
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  • [seenHeard]
    • 35 34 SHARP THE MOVIE A retrenched executive and his wife head for the Big Apple only to experience the most madcap 24 hours of their lives. Stars: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn and John Cleese
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    • 249 34  -  by WOON WUI TEK LET'S be blunt: Goldie Hawn was born to play a ditzy wife. And no one could play a comical middle-aged salaryman better than Steve Martin. So, yes, the casting in The Out-of-Towners is if a little obvious excellent.
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    • 90 35  -  Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg U Employee at Lost-and-Found booth: "Sir, a i 4btailed description of the luggage often leads to the apprehending of the a! inspect." igjfcnry (Steve Martin): "My luggage didn't i murder anyone! It just got lost!" Nancy (Goldie Hawn) to hungry husband: llfl
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    • 246 35  -  by CHAN SEET FUN TiHE Out of Towners is like an American movie version of one of those noisy Chinese variety shows of the '80s. It's high on noise and low on entertainment value. The storyline is tired and the physical humour gets tiresome.
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    • 189 35 James Berardinelli in his online review: "Despite their solid reputation in comedy, Hawn and Martin are surprisingly flat. The only genuine humour is generated by John Cleese and he's on screen for about 10 to 15 minutes. The rest of the film can be charitably called unremarkable. A
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    • 222 35 r 1 Tune in, chill out Decibels I with Ming Kang «l Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera (RCA) HERE comes another Mouseketeer. Christina Aguilera, the latest darling of pop, is following in the footsteps of fellow, former Mickey Mouse Club member-tumed-singer Britney Spears. Better-looking than Britney and boasting better vocals, Aguilera
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      651 39  - "Don't make me malu (Malay for embarrassed). You are my countryman," whispered Mr Frederick Wong as he hauled me up on stage. The director of the Swiss Cottage restaurant in Geneva then whipped up raucous support from the guests of his rustic Swiss restaurant. Everyone looked up from their fondue
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    • 269 39 The Jet d'Eau, a 140 m tall fountain, is the symbol of Geneva. Operating from March to mid-October, this liquid monument has been visible throughout town since 1891. Pumps propel the 7 ton column of water at 500 litres a second, reaching speeds of 200kph. Known as
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    • 38 39 Get a Swiss Pass. It costs from US$lBB ($315) for a four-day, second class ticket, to US$5OB for a one-month, first class ticket that entitles you to unlimited travel on the Swiss Transport System.
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    • 255 41  -  By Yong Shu Hoong shyong66@hotmail.com AS Sept 1 approaches, schools in Singapore are abuzz with excitement in their preparations for Teachers' Day celebrations. It is therefore appropriate to take a look at some made-by-teachers websites this week in particular, Virtual Explorers, a site that highlights the aspirations
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    • 162 41 TO Sir With Love is probably THE videotape to rent on Teachers' Day. New movie Killing Mrs Tingle, on the other hand, opts to take on a different twist. Directed by Kevin Williamson (of Scream fame), the movie seems to advocate getting rid of a particularly difficult
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  • 838 42  -  SoSueMe SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker DRINKING coffee has become an emotional experience. So goes the marketing pitch of one major coffee club. It makes me want to laugh. I don't know what sort of emotions these marketing gurus are
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    • 320 43 That's one idea a reader gave New Face finalist Lyn Teo, 22, who is thinking of a lingerie business. She answers readers' questions Rosman: I admire a woman who has the dream and spirit of an entrepreneur. What if there was a macho-design lingerie for men? Would
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  • 590 44  -  MY BLUES CDS: Culumn ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Lim Kay Tong MY Jimmy Hendrix Blues CD has gone missing. I know who's got it. But I won't be getting it back. You see, my son has it. This transfer
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    • 455 49 rHumourJ ALTERNAT,VE humour n alternate weeks with Chan of a lifetime... Ml Mike k Sam Chan was a young heartlander with a quiet disposition. ll He cherished the memory of those visits to the port in his 11U p childhood days to watch the towering cranes operate. He would observe
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    • 639 50  -  RACE 1: Liverpool Bay. RACE 3: Triple Gold. RACE 5: lamhere. Ocean Topaz. RACE 6: Direct Link. Panalo. Jigsaw. Caro Lad. Imperial Scholar. RACE 7: Emperor Returns. Miss Energy. Lord Virgo. Golden Smile. RACE 8: Ichiban Reflex. Just Fame. Big Thinker, Elegant Partner, Black
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    • 214 50 jrT Highway Star (Race 1 No. 4) Started in Class 3 a year ago with a 65-point rating and has since dropped steadily to Class 5. He has managed only a second and a third from 12 starts on the local circuit and is now rated 45 points.
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    • 1527 51 TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD: Going forecast Yielding Race 1 1.30 Cl.iss b Div 2 1600m |LC) Stakes: RM25.000 No. 1 LMtlniM i Hon* m 0 Joctay BvtIm 1 UPWvwPj 1 3-4-BLUE FLYER 57 (47) Price 10 (5*o Yeo-Egol) 2 -9-0 ENLIGHTENMENT 56.5 (<€) Suit 7 (5ah YF lee-HL Lm) 3
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    • 1169 52 PERAK TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT NEW ZEALAND jockey Tony Allan has been disqualified one year from tomorrow for his handling of Voltage Surge in Race 5 on the second day of the recently-ended Penang Turf Club meeting. He was found guilty under Rule 144
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    • 204 52  -  By Danny Khoo IT WAS third-time lucky for Singaporean trainer Sennett Ho and Golden Switch at Ipoh yesterday. The three-year-old Australian-bred, who found one to beat in two previous starts, broke through to give the Ipoh-based trainer his first career win in Race
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    444 54  -  BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (7.45 pm TODAY, LIVE ON STAR SPORTS) SPORTS By Peter Siow THE above question would have been the furthest thing on Jacques Villeneuve when he crashed spectacularly during the qualifying sessions yesterday. Indeed, he can count himself lucky just to have made the start
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    • 65 55 BRIDGESTONEI GRAND PRIX FEVER! I A\ I Mika Hakkinen V 1998 Formula One Duveis' Champion j West Mclaren Mercedes V 1998 Formula One Constructois' Champion ®vf -j—^ —f-"-■ A f Paradise Malacca Village Resort Paradise Sandy Bay Pcnang Plus 10 Consolation Prizes of a Bridgestone Hamper each (5 winners per
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      353 56  -  KQNICA CUP BADMINTON: SINGAPORE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY'S MATCHES: Men's singles: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)vHeryanto Arbi (Ina) Women's singles: YeZhaoying (Chn) v Gong Zhichao (Chn) Men's doubles: Candra Wijaya &Tony Gunawan (Ina) vChong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah (Mas) Women's doubles: Huang Nanyan Yang Wei (Chn) v Indarti lsolina& Carmelita(lna) Matches
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    • 106 56 Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) bt H Hendrawan (Indonesia) 4-15, 15-11,15-10 INDONESIA'S Heryanto Arbi performed another Houdini act yesterday by coming back from a set down to knock out defending champion H Hendrawan. Today, he gets the chance to capture his first title of the year and his
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    • 236 56 TRI NATIONS RUGBY: AUSTRALIA 28 NEW ZEALAND 7 AFP. AUSTRALIA put its World Cup hopes firmly back on track with an authoritative 28-7 win over the New Zealand All Blacks. The win in Sydney last night was sweet revenge for the 34-15 defeat in last month's
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    • 705 57 INTER-MILAN'S SUPER STRIKERS IF you wanted to get seriously rich in Italy this Sunday morning, you might take the two most popular religions football and Roman Catholicism and combine them in a magazine scandal story. I did not just invent that union of church,
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    • 171 57 WHEN Michael Johnson broke the world 400 m record in Seville's new Olympic Stadium on Thursday, were you surprised? The Texan has been the dominating one-lap wonder for a decade. When he is fit and motivated, no one can run with him and last week
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    • 169 57 WHAT befell poor Marion Jones at the same Seville world games? That dramatic back spasm down the home straight of Wednesday's 200 m semi-final cast her as the symbol of a sport in need of care and protection. She was attempting too much. With her husband, that Godzilla
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      656 58  -  SUNDERLAND v COVENTRY (10.55 pm TODAY. LIVE ON FOOTBALL CHANNEL 22) Price tag: £6 million. Status: Most expensive teenager in Premiership. Outlook Bright. Scored two goals and created one in first two matches for new club ■^Coventry OTHER HOT TEENS August 1996: Lee Bowyer, 19, cost Leeds £2.6 m
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    • 166 58 WOLVES, hard-upfor money, put up their biggest asset for £6m an outrageous fee for a teenage talent largely untested. Robbie Keane spoke first to Boro but the deal fell through because of his demands for get-out clauses, such as relegation, and £20,000 a week, the equivalent of Wolves'
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    • 484 59  -  GULLIT QUITS By Jeffrey Low ON A hot, humid afternoon in Sardinia almost 10 years ago, war was supposed to break out under the dainty feet of Ruud Gullit (above). The Italian military was out in the thousands, armed to the teeth with sub-ma-chine guns,
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    • 238 59 Reuters HE promised "sexy" football, but in the end the results spoke louder. It was the worst start to Newcastle United's history one point from five matches. So the glamorous but controversial Ruud Gullit did the honourable thing and quit yesterday. But not without first blaming
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    • 618 60  -  WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP Down with malaria, he was humiliated by rivals last year and wondered if he could ever race again. Now 800 m world record holder is back with a vow: By Nigel Whitefield REPORTING FROM SEVILLE. SPAIN DENMARK'S Kenyanborn superstar Wilson Kipketer wants to show
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    • 253 60 RECORD-hungry Michael Johnson has set his sights on a second world best in Seville as the mighty American shoots for further glory in the 4x400 m relay. The Waco Express, who clocked a stunning 43.18 for 400 m gold on Thursday believes he can
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    • 666 61  -  JURONG4 Jason Ainsley 24th min DalisSupait2s,62 Joseph Pragasam 86 Main sponsor: WSA Lines Equipment sponsor Kronos WOODLANDS 0 Main sponsor: None Equipment sponsor Lotto By S Gulam THIS man called Venga. And this man called Sundram. How true to form they were last night. Woodlands Wellington manager
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    • 163 61  -  BALESTIER CENTRAL 1 GEYLANG UNTTEDO By! Suresh Nair IT was a match Balestier Central never wanted to lose. Not against arch-rival Geylang United. Never at Toa Payoh Stadium (home ground of Balestier). And when 20-year-old Dave Bennet's 42nd-minute header goal gave the Tigers (Balestier's
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      748 62  -  LIVERPOOL 2 ARSENAL 0 LIVERPOOL Sander Westerveld Rigobert Song Jamie Carragher Sami Hyypia Dominic Matteo Jamie Redknapp Steven Gerrard David Thompson (Vegard Heggem, 70) Patrik Berger Robbie Fowler Titi Camara. ARSENAL Alex Manninger Lee Dixon Martin Keown Tony Adams Nigel Winterburn Ray Parlour Patrick Vieira Frederik Ljunberg Marc Overmars
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    • 393 63 REST OF THE ACTION Reuters DION Dublin's solitary goal was enough for Aston Villa to beat Middlesbrough at home and join Manchester United at the top of the table with 13 points. The goal by Dublin (left) came after just five minutes when he flicked in a
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