The New Paper, 6 September 1999

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1 51 The New Paper
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    20 1 the new paper MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1999 Another quality publication Singapore Preaa Holdings http://newpaper.asia1 com.sg 60 CENTS MITA (P) 062/04/99
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  • INDONESIATODAY
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      Lock icon Indonesian military behind this: UN reports
      467 2 Murder Mayhem East Timor "I don't know how to describe it. Please pray for us." Words of an East Timorese seeing his nation spinning into murder, mayhem and massacre. There was no anger in these words. No revenge. Just an appeal to a higher,
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      Lock icon D of House in flame
      174 3 Reuters. '-jl II But it tibat religion has adcflfc a new dimension to thelitufttiaiM in East «|j Indonesia has the one of the world's largest Muslim populations. East Timor b a largely Roman Catholic tonlUwy, as Rs colonial master before Indonesian occupation MfTheMonesian government resettled
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon The fury of a rejected woman
    575 4 SINGAPORETODAY Suspected 'Spiderman' serial thief nabbed in his hideout ByNg Boon Yian THIS is a tale of a rejected woman who cried RAPE. An angry woman who made a police report after she and her lover had a fight because he was reluctant to
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      128 4 Jeafood GatoMet W^_/JKsySSL' Wwf^c Delight yourself with a scrumptious seafood buffet spread prepared in various styles. Menu items change daily with more than 20 selections of seafood like Fresh Oysters. Salmon Sashimi. Tempura, Shark's Fin Soup. Tom Yam Soup. Sugar Cane Prawn. Black Pepper Crab. Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore gold-winner fails drug test
      261 5 m SINGAPORE swimming sensation Nicolette Teo failed a drug test after winning the 200 m breaststroke gold medal at the South-east Asia Games in Brunei last month. The 13-year-old could be stripped of her medal when the Games' executive committee meets on Wednesday to discuss
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        60 5 STABBING A 7-ELEVEN shop owner who let a would-be thief go was later stabbed by the man. The man, in his 20s, tried to steal some peanuts on Friday. He was told to leave. However, he returned 15 minutes later, and stabbed Mr Mohammad Azmi, who had to
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        52 5 SERVICE SINGAPORE Telecom has turned to the "Singapore Girl" for help. It has hired the Singapore Airlines woman who spent the last 22 years honing the customer service skills of SlA's world-famous "Singapore Girl". Mrs Elizabeth Prakasam (left) joined Sing Tel as its new vice-president for customer service
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        58 5 ACUPUNCTURE THE Singapore Acupuncturist Association has asked that proposed acupuncture tests be held in English as well, as there are non-Chinese practitioners. This would help put acupuncture on a par with Western medicine and ensure it does not die, said some acupuncturists. The proposed tests are part
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        52 5 SUMMONSES ABOUT 35,000 traffic summonses may be cancelled because they were sent out too late. Malaysia plans to revoke those summonses issued before last year, after motorists complained the summonses were mailed several months late. Motorists claimed they were unable to remember details should they decide to
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      54 5 International Herald Tribune: Timor independence foes step up terror rampage The New Straits Times: Arafat, Barak sign new peace deal Asian Wall Street Journal: Pro-Indonesia militias unleash violence after East Timor votes for independence BBC news: East Timor descends further into anarchy, causing United Nations staff, refugees
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      Lock icon Is that underwater snow?
      54 6 «&r NO, ITS A SPAWN STORM: Diver Penny Bailey watching eggs and sperm erupting from a coral reef in the Florida Keys off the US coast. The corals explode once a year, shooting clouds of eggs and sperm towards the surface, where they unite to spawn
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      Lock icon Nipah 13
      60 6 PIG VIRUS THEY were vaccinated so that they would be safe when culling the pigs infected with Japanese encephalitis. But 13 Malaysian workers have tested positive for the deadly Nipah virus, though they didn't fall ill. "They are believed to have got the virus during the early stages
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      59 6 WATER RIVERS in northern India may run dry in 50 years, says the International Commission on Water and Ice for South Asia. This is because global warming is speeding up the melting of Himalayan glaciers. These glaciers are the source of the rivers' water, but now they are
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      Lock icon I WASN'T UNFAITHFUL
      80 6 QssH° It's all nonsense. There's no evidence to show that this is true. Part-time actor Raymond Wong (above, right) in The Straits Times Life! section today on claims that he was unfaithful to his estranged wife, former actress Jamie Lee (above, left). Jamie told The New Paper
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      56 6 The Straits Times: Crisis talks over E Timor The Business Times: Govt land sales: No impact on higher-end prices Lianhe Zaobao: East Timor in state of anarchy Berita Harian: Anti-independence violence erupts in East Timor RCS morning news: UN Security Council holds special session as violence in
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      Lock icon New approach to homes
      261 6 in F©€us THE Government seems to have rewritten some of the rules in the housing market, reported The Business Times today. It was referring to comments by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan over the weekend. He announced that land would be released next year for
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      211 5 I Be Taught By I The Best And I The Best Results I At Thames ffljj BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING JJjJ PRIVATE SECRETARY'S E* Incorporating critical I.T. components such as Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Database Double D,plomawrth namesCambridge and LCCI New visual-aids (LCD) Practical training &*r* e Ms Koh Kim Choo. Top LCCI
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Fighting edit
      51 7 muMui< Goh Eck Kheng, publisher of I.—imarfc Books, on his final editing session with author Adrian Taa over The Teenage Textbook, which lasted from dinnertime to 4 am hi the morning: We were tired. We were cranky. But we still fought for every phrase and sentence we believed
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      Lock icon TAKING FLIGHT TOMORROW
      38 7 THE Hijackers take flight tomorrow during the finals of the Annual Design Contest to be held at Jurong East Sports Complex. The event, from 8.30 am till 2.45 pm, is open only to participating schools.
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      473 7  -  By Chua Wei Yng THEY are the Dunman High Hijackers. And they hope to capture the judges' hearts not with guns, but with a winning model plane. The team is one of the 13 secondary and eight junior college teams who have made it to the
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      222 8 ANNUAL NOVENfI PROCESSION THE Novena Church marked its golden jubilee celebrations this year with the annual Novena Procession yesterday. Among the 38,000 Catholics and non-Catholics who gathered at the famous Thomson Road church grounds was Miss Bernice Campbell. The 86-year-old woman, who attends
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      327 7 1 s ■HByB J He is excited to be meeting V new friends at the "J*. NTUC Childcare centre nearby. She l u wan 10 bock booking a Choice Homes J to her golf game at condominium here. SLF's Orchid Country Club. Better Security, Better Lite. Can you imagine Better
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      140 8 Undergraduate Post Graduate Degrees UT S Direct Entry Un versity Of Technology, Sydney Diploma to Degree Graduate Coursework Professional education in communication, social inquiry and information sciences. UTS offers Australia's leading undergraduate and graduate programs in these I rapidly expanding areas. I UTS combines contemporary theory with high quality professional
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      49 8 f TV say killer No, Ah Ma, Pictures and I know who she would like j I I hung this morning. clothes are hung on to hang for correcting J H'*c H something. If a person is v BUJhe tinne! The verb hang (past tense 1 I V# ill
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      87 10 THE sixth TNP O-Level Seminar was held on Saturday at Raffles Girls' School (RGS). The subjects covered were English, E and A Maths. Those who missed the seminar can look forward to our coverage of the sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Videotape requests: As for those schools
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      Lock icon WANTED: Team players who are creative
      269 10 CHANGES are planned in the public sector. In the way people get raises and promotions. If you are in government service or working for a statutory board, here's the new challenge. How to be a good team player who is also bubbling with ideas.
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      14 10 Lunch Guide Your weekly guide to good food -The New Paper Fastads, every Monday.
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      452 11 Expressions Celebrates Shenton Studio's New Face Lift. For every $200 spent, you'll receive $100 worth of Wellness products and slimming services FREE. Enjoy healthy discounts, great savings and fabulous offers at our Wellness Celebration. Don't miss your chance to pick up some tips on how to deep-cleanse and revitalise your
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon MADRASAHS: ALL THE BUZZ
      1542 12 While the rest of Singapore ponder the possibility of Phua Chu Kang speaking proper English to foreign colleagues in Singapore, the Malay/Muslims will have to grapple with the madrasah issue. AZHAR GHANlgives you their reactions and the two types of parents who send their children to
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      125 12 MADRASAHS are private Islamic religious schools meant to be of service to the community, most of which were set up by wealthy, charitable Muslims. There are currently six full-time madrasahs and they offer classes at primary and secondary levels and, for some, up to Pre-University levels. Students do not
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon US broker caught in Germany
      383 13 Fugitive accused of cheating insurance firms of $360 million Source: Wire services. THEY wanted him so badly, they looked for him from Brazil to Italy, and then extended their search around the world. But American fugitive Martin Frankel, 44, seemed to have vanished. He went
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      Lock icon Online shoppers 'losing out'
      286 14 Reuters. INTERNET shoppers are getting a poor deal, says a mcgor consumer group. Global watchdog Consumers International (CI) went cyber shopping to check it out. CI, a group of 239 consumer groups worldwide, ordered 151 items from websites in 17 countries and then returned most of
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      Lock icon Died 340 days ago... yet to be buried
      276 14 AFP. ALBERT Evans of Ohio, US, died on the first day of October last year. So his body should have been buried or cremated soon after, right? Wrong. His body still lies in cold storage at a local funeral home... while his
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      Lock icon Cecilia: I'm scared
      357 15 I TEARS AFTER HAPPY RETURN HONGKONG star Cecilia Cheung (left) returned home yesterday after one day in Singapore, to news that a rape-and-kill order has been issued on her. This came on the heels of another shocker that her father, a reputed figure in the Hongkong underworld,
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      Lock icon The serious business of education
      34 16 mui<mu]* Universities should not treat students as their "consumers"*jaid Ms Kathy frfPOin, an assistantjitfessor of higher edncatfoa: Education not a joy ride. It is not a thrill park experience.
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      Lock icon ATTACK OF THE ANCIENT VIRUS
      469 16  -  Melting polar ice caps release bugs that mankind has lost immunity to By! Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY NEW old viruses are in the air. And one deadly strain making people very ill has been traced to the polar ice caps. Scientists have discovered that
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      265 16 Calling All Secondary School Students Equip Yourselves With The Right Skills For The Millennium CAL (a member of Informatics Group) is the first and N'VVi only computer school in Singapore to award the Endorsed Certificates in Web Design. PC Maintenance and 3 Database Programming which are endorsed by> < NCC
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    376 17 MALAYSIATODAY ALMOST all areas of Penang were hit by floods after tropical storm Wendy brought continuous rain to the area yesterday. Hundreds of people were evacuated, traffic was in chaos and power supply and telecommunication links to some areas were down. Flights were delayed and
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    562 17  -  cetera IftvlHW/Mk V/ WITH HEATHER McKINNON I CAN bear to think about it only now, after a few weeks. My last birthday. I'm at the age where you get cards with either jokes about your age or little pep talks about not worrying about it. Might
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  • DEARWIJEY
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      263 19 y I'M in Secondary 4 and I'll take the O levels examinations this year. The subjects I'm taking include English* Chinese, A maths, E maths, pure chemistry, pure physics, geography and literature. I'm very keen to do a junior college course that would enable me
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      186 19 I'M 16, and re-taking the O levels this year. Last year, I got B3 for English and history, C 5 for maths, C 6 for Chinese and D 7 for science. My ambition is to study mysteries such as those about UFOs, etc. I would like
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      129 19 I'M 11.1 have 4 problems with maths. A teacher once called me a worm because I got a sum wrong. I felt insulted. Yes, I've scored C for maths. But I've also got A+ for English, and A for mother tongue, science and social studies. I felt
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      Lock icon They said no
      288 20 MY results for last year's t O levels were A 1 for mother tongue and commercial studies, B3 (combined studies), B4 (English and geography), C 5 (history) and C 6 (maths D). In all, I got 13 for five subjects, including English, and 18 for six subjects.
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      221 20 I'M 18. I'm repeating 4 the O levels at my school. I want to do the hospitality management course at Temasek Poly. But I'm afraid that my CLRS is more than 20. Is there any way I can know the cut-off grade
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      Lock icon Shorthand my handicap
      274 20 I'M 19. I'm in the second 4 year of a full-time business studies course at the Institute of Technical Education. I'd like to quit, but I also can't bear the thought of giving up after a year of studies. I want to quit because I've always failed
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      71 19 Dear A Wijey W Our counsellors Schoob&JC Eugene Wijeysingha, education consultant Polytechnic Wor\g SineChee Singapore Polytechnic ITE Lucia Khoo, Institute of Technical Education i university Amarjeet Bajwa Inter-Asia Consulting Group Do you have any questions regarding education? Write or fax your questions to: Dear Wijey The New Paper 390 Kim
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      164 20 I Diploma in Mass Communications Bachelor of Science (Hons) in I 7th intake, 4 October 1999 Business Management Studies I 7-9 month Full-time (Day) programme Bth intake, November 1999 March 2000 Diploma in Business Management 24 36 mon,h Fu ,lme P'°B'amme Attributes for Success I 11th intake, 4 October 1999
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  • Little Swallow a big break for Vicki
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      348 21  -  SOUTH-EAST ASIA ABUZZ Stories/, Hazel Tan TWO years ago, nobody would have known who Vicki Zhao Wei (left) was. Today, she has showbiz 4 fans in Hongkong and Taiwan at her feet after just one TV serial, My Fair Princess. The role won
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      Lock icon Almost too fat for the part
      226 21 VICKI nearly didn't get the meaty role of Little Swallow because of her weight. Taiwanese novelist Qiong Yao, who wrote and cast the serial, used to think she was chubby. She wrote in Malaysia's China Press last month that she had spotted Vicki in
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      Lock icon I can be crazy, too
      474 21 PEOPLE around her have had a lot to say about Vicki Zhao Wei. But Vicki herself isn't too sure what she is truly like. "I don't know what I am really like. I haven't given it much thought," she said in a telephone interview from
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      Lock icon J-pop's latest hit like comicbook star
      418 22  -  By Koh Hui Theng JAPAN'S latest pop sensation is a manga character personified. Ayumi Hamasaki, 21, looks as if she has just stepped out from the pages of a Japanese comicbook, which fans call manga. With limpid eyes, delicate features and a small frame,
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      162 23 Robert Downey, Jr (left) is serving a three-year jail sentence, and for him the worst punishment is people pitching movie scripts at him in prison. Even the prison guards want to make it big in Hollywood, says the 34-year-old actor. Downey, Jr is in a California jail for
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      Lock icon GONE TOO FAR
      120 23 Thin is in? Fat chance. Jennifer Aniston's (above) former trainer is not at all pleased with the star's lean look. Trainer Kathy Kaehler calls it "scrawny". Ms Kaehler, whose exercise regimen helped shape the actress up so that she could flaunt a taut tummy, said in her
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      23 23 Alcohol Is always good. Pierce Brosnan, (right) who stars in The Thomas Crown Affair, on how to make love scenes work.
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      31 21 Watch out for the supplement and contest every Tuesday in The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao from 7 September. Sponsored by: Maybank .f|S( GUNUNG RflYfl TRAVEL organised by: ThoStl-.lit.sTimes LIANHE ZAOBAO
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      307 23 r A. «>* W- *"''T T;' y. •*">. i tJv lujw J w J v 'V-"* Z'y iP 4. r >.i >■>•. -V.^i f vj Eat Write! W 4 w W I I v-> r 2-8 September 1999 IIiUIUU Programmes QQQQ Programmes Talk Workshops Win vouchers sponsored by Borders) Chinese
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    Lock icon Why are our New Faces over the moon?
    680 24  -  spotlight By Carol Leong MOONCAKES. These two New Face finalists know how to eat them but not bake them. So the girls were extremely pleased to be able to attend a mooncake baking class. Both are keen cooks Shelly Christina Apps, 19,
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    267 26  -  FOOD WITH A VIEW P "BUS &4B9-»'•'&■»•*■ Tt a.:v»v<&£ I' WITZERLAND, to moat Singaporeans, is the land of fancy watches and cheese Vw with holes. At Lucerne by-the-River, you just get the ■cheese without the holes. it's been melted to make that Swiss You spear chunks
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      32 26 Lunch guide inside Golden Fragrant Crab An all-time favourite at Asia Seafood Restaurant Indonesian A Thai Set Lunch Savour two exotic tastes for only $10.80++ at i Bali Thai Restaurant T3SE3QS j
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      1500 40 9 HARRIER 51.5 (42-11) Rutharford (8) 4 4 1 (435) 10 PRINCESS THENG 51 (35-9) Fooog (1) 9 9 2 (472) 6 CLASSY LURNNER 53.5 (261-45) Taylor (3) 6 6 3 (419) 4 BOLD MISSION 55.5 (211-37) Sivin (9) 8 8 4 (457) 11 TRUE
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      305 40  -  By Danny Khoo Ferric storm staged one of the most remarkable come-from-behind wins seen on the local circuit at Ipoh yesterday. The Chong Keng Leong-trained galloper was hindered by a tardy start but still carved out a 2 V* -length win in Race 7,
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      1114 41 PERAK TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT RACE 1: Acting on vet advice that Bintang Malaysia had sustained a stone bruise to his right hind, the stewards ordered his withdrawal. Apprentice N Azman was dislodged from Expeditious on the way to the start.
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      336 42 AFP. NINE years ago, they met in the US Open semi-finals. That was when Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati seemed to herald a new era in women's tennis. Their era never really took off. When Seles was stabbed on the court in 1993 by a fan, her career
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      499 44  -  Ml NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS; SCCIO SAN MIGUEL WANDERERS 23 BY Gerard Wong DONT write off Singapore Cricket Club's Ml national rugby championship title chances yet! Just because the Padang club suffered its second consecutive defeat last Friday its worst start in recent years it's still
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      161 44 BEDOK Kings skipper Terence Khoo may have missed local club rugby action last weekend because of international duty (he was representing the Republic in the Sri Lanka Sevens). But it looks like his club didn't miss him. Especially not with stand-in captain Angus Mackay in top try-scoring form
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      224 44  -  By' Tanya Fong IN TAIPEI AFTER two days of gruelling play-offs by eight Asian countries, Singapore emerged third in the 1999 adidas Regional Streetball Challenge Asia Final. The Singapore boys met their Taiwanese opponents in the first round of the semi-finals. Singapore had
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      525 45 EURO2OOOQUALIFIER: l^lllKttTi] Alan Shearer (12th min pen, 28,34) Steve McManaman (30,44) Michael Owen (90) THAT was the impact this England new boy made at Wembley, reports Soccernet. And hero of the day Kieron Dyer admits he was close to tears in the match against Luxembourg on
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      934 46 GROUP 1: Italy, which did not play on Saturday, has all but qualified. Denmark took a giant stride towards the runner-up berth with a 2-1 home win over Switzerland. But it must beat Italy handsomely next week to have any chance of top
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      264 46 YESTERDAY'S ACTION: YUGOSLAVIA 3 MACEDONIA 1 TWO goals from veteran skipper Dragan Stojkovic and one from Dejan Savicevic gave Yugoslavia a solid 3-1 win over Macedonia yesterday. The Group 8 result puts the Yugoslavs in a good position to qualify, but they still have work to do
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      206 46 Belarus 1 Wales 2 MARK Hughes has taken a step closer to international retirement after his impressive debut as Wales' new team boss. He opted not to pick himself for the game in Belarus, but he had always left the door open for a
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      557 47  -  S-LEAGUE FAN SERIES: KATY BERRY (WOODLANDS WELLINGTON) FACTFILE: Name: Katy Berry Ace: 22 BMpOot 16 Nationality; British Height 1.64 m Weight 59kg Star sign: Libra Occupation: Beauty therapist Hobbies: Running, swimming Favourite food: Pasta, popiah H f i rrt n ravoume players: Max Nicholson, David Beckham
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      301 48 RUUD Gullit has been offered an immediate route back into management by Germany's club in crisis, Borussia Moenchengladbach. Within days of walking out on Newcastle nine days ago, the Dutchman was called by officials of the once-mighty German club offering him a role as its team
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      414 48 SATURDAY SPECIAL LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER UNITED M Live on SCV's Football Channel (22), 6.25pm WEEKEND FIXTURES SATURDAY: Arsenal v Aston Villa Chelsea v Newcastle Coventry v Leeds Liverpool v Man United Borov Saints Sheff Wed v Everton Sunderland v Leicester West Ham v Watford Wimbledon v
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        75 48 The Reds are favourites to sign French Under-21 star Mickael Silvestre for £3 million (sBm). The Inter-Milan defender was linked with a rival offer from Manchester United over the weekend but sources close to the transfer claim it is a one-horse race, reports Online
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        82 48 The Brazilian star insists that Man United has made a £32m bid to sign him, reports Online Mirror. Rivaldo made his comments in an Argentine newspaper. He was quoted as saying: "Manchester United sent a fax to Barcelona in which they made an offer
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        76 48 Man United will kick off its defence without captain Roy Keane. He pulled out of Ireland's Euro 2000 qualifiers against Croatia and Malta with a hamstring injury. He is also set to miss three games including United's home game with Croatia Zagreb on Sept
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      202 49 SOCCER GOGGLES? RESULTS Group 1: Belarus 1 Wales 2 Denmark 2 Switzerland 1 Group 2: Albania 3 Latvia 3 Slovenia 2 Georgia 1 Norway 1 Greece 0 Group 3: Finland 1 Germany 2 N Ireland 0 Turkey 3 Group 4: Iceland 3 Andorra 0
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      281 49 WHO WILL BE THE TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE CHAMPION? WHO will be the Tiger Beer S-League champion? The Home United Protectors or the SAF Warriors? With six matches to go, it's anybody's guess. If you think the title-chase is hot, the battle for third place
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