The New Paper, 12 September 1999

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  • NEWS
    • 461 2 Q Twins born alive plus a baby brother who survives outside the womb. Is that possible? Source: Reuters, BBC (Internet), The Sun. HE'S a baby who's been born healthy against mighty medical odds. Tiny Ronan Ingram developed OUTSIDE his mother's womb. And his twin sisters developed
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    • 75 2 *f Normally, eggs pass through the fallopian tube to the uterus Q He develops In the fallopian tube. The foetus bursts through the tube, attaches Itself to mum's uterus and creates Its own 'womb' and placenta 4He develops normally outside his mum's womb and
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    • 714 3 Desperate Singaporeans, looking for kidneys, have been visiting Thailand for an answer to their prayers. But do you know that the kidney that may save your life could have been stolen from someone after her death? AUGUSTINE PANG investigates THIS is a story of tears,
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    • 783 4 STOLEN KIDNEYS PROBE ONE man with his suspicions. Just one man, who was determined to get to the bottom of something that was going on in his own hospital has started a probe that has shaken up medical circles in Thailand. "It's
      ! REPORTS £ AUGUSTINE PANG; PICTURES ZAIHAN MD YUSOF  -  783 words
    • 283 4  -  By Ng Wan Ching and Woon Wut Tek FACED the shortage of kidneys here, some Singaporeans have gone abroad for transplant operations. Though China and India are still the more popular destinations, some have began their searches nearer home Thailand. "Some have asked about Thailand,"
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    • 392 4 YES, we have paid relatives of dead patients after their kidneys were "donated". But these payments were not from our pockets. They were made by those who received the kidneys as a gesture of gratitude. Because they do not, and should not, know each other's
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    • Article, Illustration
      677 5  -  SINGAPORE By Tanya Fong THEY are not cut like Michael Chang. And they can't sing or dance like Dick Lee. Yet, three unknown 20-year-old basketball players from Singapore were mobbed by teenage girls in Taiwan last week. They were in Taipei for the 1999 Adidas Streetball Regional Challenge
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    • 414 5 Why they were picked up IGNORED; He was the only Singapore player who was not mobbed. The engineering student at Singapore Polytechnic was virtually ignored by the Taiwanese schoolgirls. HOUNDED: He was the most sought-after guy in the group. TAIWAN girls go gaga
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    • Article, Illustration
      581 6 BRIAN MILLER looks at what the Auditor-General found out Q The Govt collected and spent billions of dollars during the last financial year. Was every dollar accounted for? The duty of the AuditorGeneral is to audit and report on the accounts of all the departments and offices of the
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    • 97 2 Look who's popped in H She s <1 best -selling humour Anter. She was the dialogue editor for the award Ainning IV series. She's a movie critic, columnist and keen observer of pasar patois. Catch Sylvia I oft Pail- Choo in our magazine section. @ease, Page 27 'Does no one
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  • NEWS
    • 378 8 Singaporeans spent $3 billion on 4D last year our favourite gambling game. Last year, we gambled a total of $5.5 billion in 4D and other games like horse-racing,Toto and Singapore Sweep. You can buy about 10,000 5-room HDB flats. Our cartoon character, Beng, looks at the
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    • 679 9  -  'LUCKY' NUMBERS: By Celine Lim SOMEONE bid a staggering $118,000 for a car registration number in 1995. For this, the buyer could have bought a brand-new Honda Civic and a Certificate of Entitlement. We do not know who the mysterious person is or
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    • 118 9 The Crest There is one car number which is not a number at all. The President's car has a crest on it instead of numbers. MID According to a Ministry of Defence spokesman, numbers with the prefix, MID, are issued to Brigade Commanders and officers holding higher appointments
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    • 373 10  -  LIVER BABY'S PAIN Q Would you believe this baby's parents almost let him die as they couldn't afford his liver transplant? By Calvin Low HE has greenish-brown skin, lemon-yellow eyes and a distended belly. But that's not why little Yong Cai (right) is
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    • 107 10 TO help liver patients like Yong Cai, send a cheque payable to the NUH Endowment Fund- Zachary Liver Fund. Mail it to: Ms Manjit Kaur, Chief Transplant Coordinator, Dept of Medicine, NUH. Write your full name, address and IC number at the back of
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    • 127 10 Ql: Complete the following sequence: I, 2,2,4,2,4,2,4,6,2,6, 4,2,4,6,?,?,? Q2x What's the missing letter in this sequence?: ECH, TRW, L?0 Q3: There was one man, his three sons, and each of the three son's three sons in a room. How many pairs of uncles and nephews were
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    • 303 10  -  By Florence Tan HAVING a splitting headache trying to answer these questions? Or was it all a breeze? Nine junior college students faced these questions at the final of the NTU Mensa Brain Hunt '99 at Great World City shopping centre yesterday. The winners? Four 17-year-olds from
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  • THE WEEK
    • 454 11  -  Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, Andrew Ing, marketing manager of the nightspot Zouk, looks at an issue in the news Guest editor ANDREW ING
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    • 450 11 In France, the Association Francaise d'Action Artistique, which is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promotes pop musicians and classical musicians overseas. The British, too, have their Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Chris Smith meeting the movers and shakers of the
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  • 1304 13 [exmt] Augustine Pang EIGHTEEN years ago, lawyer William Wan uprooted his family of five to work in North America. His daughters, Li-Ann and Li-Lynn, were eight and five years old, respectively, at the time. The youngest, Le-Ben, was only eight months old. With his wife, Ruth, Dr
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  • @A GLANCE
    • 389 14 MORE teenage girls are causing havoc these days. Government figures show that teenage girls now make up two-thirds of cases of children who cannot be controlled by their parents. This is a trend that worries the government. Recently, a number of teenage girls have
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    • BRIEFLY
      • 108 14 AFP. US-China relations are "back on track", a senior US official said yesterday after a two-hour summit between their presidents. US National Security Advisor Samuel Berger said the talks were "very productive, very friendly, quite comprehensive". Mr Jiang Zemin said he believed the two nations can
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      • 104 14 Reuters. INDIA'S Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has met his match. In ongoing general elections, he now faces a Hindu scholar and Hindi orator, Mr Karan Singh, 68. The Times of India newspaper said a "battle royal" was expected in Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh. The paper said
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      • 117 14 Reuters. SIR Jeremy Greens tock, a British member of a special UN Security Council team which visited Dili yesterday described the place as "a living hell" on CNN. The place is a terrible mess. It is no longer a living town," he said. Earlier, a meeting between
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      • 89 14 Reuters. INDONESIAN armed forces commander General Wiranto has told the UN Security Council delegation visiting East Timor he will urge Jakarta to consider an "accelerated peacekeeping mission". Dressed in blue flak jackets, the United Nations team toured the territory's charred capital, Dili, yesterday with Gen Wiranto and
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  • INFOCUS
    • 255 15 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew suggested the setting up of a Speakers' Corner, like the one in London's Hyde Park. Anyone who wanted to "sound off' on any subject would then have a public platform to do so. But Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
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    • 74 15 SHE COULD FACE A DEATH SENTENCE: Thl» IsZalmah Niza, 44, a religious teacher whom police In Kemaman, Trengganu, are holding for 14 days In connection with the death on Thursday other two children. Her 15-year-old son was allegedly stepped on his stomach and hit on
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    • 256 15 Source: Bernama, Reuters ABOUT 1,000 supporters of jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim demonstrated in the capital yesterday, a day alter he said political enemies had tried to poison him. The anti-government protesters shouted "Free Anwar" and "Prison is no longer
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    • 100 15 MOON MUSIC: Lanterns, mooncakes and music to enjoy them by. It's all happening at the Botanic Gardens this evening at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage. The Singapore Chinese Orchestra will play familiar tunes such as The Moon Represents My Heart and Gong Xi FaCai. It's on from
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  • NEWS
    • 368 16 A Canadian correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine yesterday became the first journalist to be jailed for contempt of court in Malaysia. MELVIN SINGH finds out more about the man IF you had to list the attributes of a typical journalist, loud
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    • 139 16 HE wrote about a woman who's suing a school for dropping her son from the debating team. And now Hiebert's going to jail for six weeks, four if he's let off on good behaviour. Hiebert was found guilty in 1997 for an article about a suit brought
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    • 448 17 (despite all the mud) Source: New Straits Times, The Sun. HIS wife has been the talk of the town. Nearly all Malaysians know her but for all the wrong reasons. After all, she has been labelled an adulteress. A kept woman. A conniving person
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    • 582 18 From social butterfly to playboy cricketer's wife to doting mother to politician's aide to fashion designer... Jemima Khan has done it all. And with style IT couldn't have seemed like an easy future for a British tycoon's daughter. She was marrying an international
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    • 261 19 He's a part of my heart HE'S 41, she's 67. But have they got the chemistry! "Elizabeth is someone who loves me really loves me," croons Michael Jackson. She's a "warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle
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    • 61 19 TINA Turner's rock 'n' roll rants are v reportedly frightening birds ofT the runway of an airport in western England. Her voice is better at scaring birds from Gloucestershire airport's landing strips than cassettes of bird distress calls, said airport chief fire officer Ron Johnson. "Birds' distress sounds
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    • 325 20 Source: BBC Internet. EVEN when she goes to the supermarket, actress Catherine ZetaJones still looks like a movie star. And her fashion sense has earned her for the first time a place in the Best Dressed People of 1999 in the popular American magazine, People.
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  • 1007 22  -  O m 1 joSueMe I SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN ■J by Suzanne Walker I NEVER thought that it would happen so soon, but it has. We're back to where we were three years ago, when life was rosy and our pockets
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  • 910 23  -  ColumrJ by Sylvia Toh Paik Choo IN the kampung of my growing up years, there was a downstairs neighbour a Teochew family. In my Enid Blighted mindset, I found them picture perfect. A father who worked in an office, a mother who stayed tidily
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  • Weired SUSHI FOR TECHNO HIPSTERS
    • Article, Illustration
      226 24  -  By Yong Shu Hoong shyong66@hotmail.com DO you know what's red-hot in the music scene nowadays? Hint: Just look at the way Ricky Martin shakes his bon-bon. Thanks to the success of hunks/singers like Martin, Chayanne and Luis Miguel, Latin music and Spanish-influenced songs are fast winning listeners' hearts
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    • 97 24 IN 1996, legendary musician Ry Cooder got some of the greatest names from the history of Cuban music to work on the Grammy-winning album, The Buena Vista Social Club. Inspired by the album, German director Wim Wenders has come up with a documentary of the
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    • 109 24 IF you want to sing along to Ricky Martin's Spanish songs, try picking up a Spanish phrase or two from this website. Touted as one of the world's fastest growing languages, Spanish is widely spoken throughout many countries, especially in South America. On this site, you can
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    • chatterbox
      • 167 24 EVER had the feeling sometimes that you have many different things you need to do all at once? Well, here's a test. In an e-mail message circulating through the Net, you are asked to picture yourself in this situation: There are five things going on simultaneously which
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      • 342 24  -  by RACHEL TAN THESE trendy translucent gummi bear colours are serious Business in the computer world. Since the people at Apple broke the trend of staid, solid, plastic shells for computer gadgets, the geeks have gone wild. The latest to join the gummi coloured tech gear are the
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    • Article, Illustration
      513 25  -  Electronic eye at home helps him to check baby and maid By, Joyce Lim A SMALL video camera might have caused Aaron Kwok a lot of heartache. But to Mr Roger Ang, 32, it is heaven sent. He uses this electronic eye to keep an eye on his three-month-old
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
    • 163 26 'Does no one appreciate virginity now?' I'M just like every normal guy on the streets, with average looks and income. Though I'm only 24,1 yearn very much to have a girlfriend to love and dote on. I'm very ready to settle down with a suitable girl. But
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    • 156 26 Last week: LIA, who is in Primary 6, says her friends ignore her and she is very lonely. They say it is because she is fat. They always call her "fat pig" or say, "Hey there, fatty girl!" She doesn't like it. She tried to tell them
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    • 239 26 Readers' advice... Regarding your friends, friendship is built on trust, understanding and loving your friends for who they are and not what they are. If your friends choose to do what they did, they don't deserve your friendship at all. I believe that you
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    • 146 26 I'M in Primary 6 and I'm fat too. But I do not let the fact bother me at all. Sure, my friends do call me names at times, but I try not to take it to heart. You should be honoured to be referred to
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    • 442 27 I'VE known this woman for almost seven years. We first met at a KTV lounge. She told me that she has a daughter and was not divorced. I advised her against working at the lounge and said I would help settle her problems.
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    • 330 27 I'M 15 years old and a Secondary 3 normal student. My parents are having financial problems. They allow me to work only at fastfood restaurants during school holidays and weekends to help them. I've tried hard to help them by finding a
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    • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 407 27 I'M still schooling and as Qan only child, my parents are very strict on me, especially with phone calls and letters. Recently, I met a handsome guy, aged 17. We went on a few secret dates after school. As I was ignorant of many
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      • 206 27 HH I'm a 15-year-old boy. I've mm a >a< excessive IJJ masturbation. I masturbate at least three times a day. And each time, I feel guilty. I've tried many ways to quit but I've never succeeded. Even when I do my homework, I find
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    • 44 26 CAN YOU HELP? K you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to Aggie by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special @T-shirt and a New Paper cap.
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    • 58 27 Counsellors: Mr Danny Ng, psychologist, and Ms Wong Sing Chee, counsellor, Singapore Polytechnic. CALL US If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****9 Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or
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  • 328 29 NICOLE KIDMAN ON THE SEXY SCENES IN EYES WIDE SHUT: IN the new psycho-sexual thriller Eye Wide Shut, the late director Stanley Kubrick wanted the sex fantasy scenes to look almost pornographic. Nicole Kidman, who stars opposite hubby Tom Cruise under Kubrick's
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  • 392 29 Kubrick had always wanted an actual married couple to play the leads in Eyes Wide Shut. It's been said that his first choice had been Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin. With Kidman and Cruise, it was the third time they've acted together in a film. Did
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  • Feature
    • 296 30 NICOLE KIDMAN ON FILM DIRECTOR: KIDMAN'S brush with Kubrick's directorial genius has rubbed off on her. "It reinforced my opinion that film-making is an art form. Here was a man who dedicated his whole life to film I have such great respect for people who do
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    • 170 30 What was it like working with Kubrick? Was he controlling? Did she feel free to explore her own ideas? "He allowed me a lot of room to move and play. I'd offer my interpretation and then he would say, I really like how you do that. "He allowed
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  • CookieJar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS
    • 516 31  -  Edited by Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg Junk Most of us just throw it away without a second thought But some of it the boxes, containers, plastic or paper that appear after every trip to the supermarket can be put to good use at home. Here are some
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    • Cookies...........
      • 116 31 Have a small container or drawer handy for all small unidentified items that may be found about the house. That way, when you pick up a plastic hook, or parts of a car or doll when cleaning up, you can drop it into the container instead of
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      • 85 31 The cardboard boxes that some coloured pencils come in get damaged easily, and often some of the pencils get lost, too. Collect all the odd coloured pencils together, and store them in a large shallow container, ready for art and craft sessions. If the box is large enough,
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 809 32 —-f- J±*rr\ 8.00 Disney's Doug/All Dogs Go to I > TedDanson Heaven Pinky and the Brain I I/Casper Channel .50 pm 10.00 Newton's Appie/Beast Wars qj £M 0 It hasn't really received much hype here, 11.00 New Adventures of Robin Hood— I but this SitCOm is actually good for noon
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  • 537 33  -  By Carol Leong canol@sph.com.sg FLOWERS are nature's courtesans. There's nothing like flowers to make a room look fresh, cherished and loved. Millionaire author Shirley Conran once confessed that even when she was broke and had no furniture except for the mattresses on
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  • SeenHeard
    • Article, Illustration
      53 34  -  SHARP THE MOVIE Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg Three people are conned into spending time in a creepy haunted mansion in the middle of nowhere. They think they're there for a sleep disorder study but they're in for much more than that. Stars: Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson
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    • 241 34  -  by CALVIN LOW IN the good old days, movies brought to life stories told in books. These days, some movies are spun around special effects, with just an excuse of a storyline. Remember The Matrix? Well, The Haunting is more of the same even though
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    • 110 35 Fear researcher Dr Marrow (Liam Neeson) on why he has to lie about the study to the test subjects: "Ethical? You don't tell the rats they are actually in a maze!" Housekeeper Mrs Dudley (Marian Seldes) to Nell (Lili Taylor), one of the three test subjects: "I leave
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    • 244 35  -  by CHAN SEET FUN THIS haunted house is a creepy work of art. It has everything you ever wanted in a haunted house. To begin with, the size of the eerie set is impressive. And the details are fascinating. The endless hallways are badly-lit and
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    • 182 35 C Roger Ebert in his online review: "The movie often edges so close to being truly scary that you wonder why they didn't try just a little harder to write more dimensional characters and add the edge of almost plausible realism that distinguished Shirley Jackson's original novel. The
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    • 207 35 rTune in, chill out Decibels I with Ming Kang Runaway Bride (Soundtrack) Various THIS soundtrack covers most music genres. It makes its way round the movie with pop, jazz, country and R&B tunes. And if you have watched Runaway Bride, you would remember catchy tunes like You Can't Hurry Love
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    • 462 36 ""I |Hp CALL: 873-3333 Cable] movies laughs sun Hardßalii tues WifevsSecretary 9pm chisthnlling, scar-studded feature, a Jean Harlow and Clark Gable are small American town is forced to H in this top notch I evacuate when torrential rains briny -r, .fr I 6 Hollywood comedy. Harlow proves E IOO e^^f
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    • 528 37 Highlight of the Week 9— romance to tell an explosive tale of one man's survival in an unknown gfaxy- AXNgg tues Simply Ordinary (Debut) 9pm Wing is a pork seller who has been current affairs/education been studying abroad. But Mary and her father are smuggling national O UOS 7 Tasman,an
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  • 750 38 [-1 FUJI FILM Venue I ■e u. i^Sb The Suez, which links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea, was mooted centuries ago by Pharaoh Necho 11. But it was realised only in the 19th century with the help of a French engineer, Ferdinand De Lesseps. It
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  • 628 39  -  SingleColumn by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg Friends, what would we do without them? They're our support group, act as mirrors of ourselves and are a good source when it comes to finding potential mates. Afler all, with good friends, you usually don't have to be shy and
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
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  • the new paper RACING
    • 609 46  -  By Danny Khoo MAKE a date with Turf Governor in Race 3 this afternoon. The Mohamed Ismail-trained galloper was unlucky at his second outing last June when he came up against an equally talented Emperor Returns. His connections must have been extremely confident of
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    • 100 46 RACE 1: Victory Gate, Great Dream, Imperial Star. RACE 5: Royal Magic, I'm Dewan, Klevens Wings, Sparkling Win, Imperial Talent, Secret Formula, Victory Pet. RACE 6: Confidence V, Big Splendour, Hippo Prospero, Cindy's Pet, Colour Of Money, Win Again, Supreme Power. RACE 7: High Master, Handsome Grey 11, Ocean
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    • 163 46 MARC TAN Savoir-Faire (Race 7 No. 7) He was merely toying with his rivals when he swept aside a Class 3 field over the KL 1,400 m last month. Has improved further and his trackwork form is excellent. Should have no problems seeing out the extra 200 m
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    • 1673 47 No. Lttt > rum Hortt Wt RtMng Jocfcty Btrritf (Agt/origfci/ttx, trtintr-owntr) 1 370-00 OCEAN OPAL 57 (59) Oo 7 (4irg O'Hara-Hydrocarbon) 2 RED WINE 56 (57) Chavez 6 (4nzg HH Lim-Kuality Mas) 3 2- TONGARINO 56 (57) SH Oh 13 (3nzg YF
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    • 285 48  -  By Danny Khoo CHAMPION jockey Saimee Jumaat was back with a vengeance at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The 27-year-old, who took a break from the recently-ended Ipoh meeting, bagged a hat-trick from just six rides. After finishing second on Trustful Seal, he opened accounts with narrow
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    • 758 48 RACE 1: Trainer W Yeo was fined RM2OO ($9O) for engaging TL Yin to ride Southern Prince without confirming with the rider. Yin was replaced by SH Lee. O Chavez was dislodged from Muntanah on the way to the start. The gelding was examined
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    • 208 48 Reuters. A TOP jockey who dared one of Australia's most powerful racing stewards to "do something about it" when the official criticised his riding tactics, got his wish on Friday when he was suspended for two months. Shane Dye's disqualification could now end up
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    • 1467 49 FALL GUY: Leading jockey Oscar Chavez takes a tumble from race favourite Victory Warrior In Race 6 after his mount clips the heels ofJambhalaat about the I,ooom mark. 2 FLYING ABJAR 56.5 (15-7) Azhar (3) 2 1 1 (436) 6 FUTURE PRINCE 54.5 (29-8) Oo
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    • 392 51 Formula One racing is a very expensive sport. There is the superstar driver's pay, the 250 staff per team, travelling expenses etc. The car alone is the most expensive sports equipment in the world. Part of the cost is defrayed by sponsors. PATRICK CHIA takes a look
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    • 217 51 Wire services. IT'S becoming a habit as world champion Mika Hakkinen (left) grabbed pole position again for today's Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Finn produced another dominating display in yesterday's qualifying session for his sixth pole in succession. It was his 11th of the
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    • 45 51 DRIVERS 1 Mika Hakkinen, McLaren, 60pts 2 Eddie Irvine, Ferrari, 59 3 David Coulthard, McLaren, 46 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jordan, 40 5 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 32 CONSTRUCTORS 1 McLaren 106 2 Ferrari 97 3 Jordan 47 4 Williams 24 5 Benetton 16
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      464 53  -  TANJONG PAGAR UNITED 1 (Main Sponsor JVC) (Equipment sponsor Puma) WOODLANDS WELLINGTON 0 I Equipment sponsor Lotto) BY Gerard Wong SUDDENLY it looks like all the ex-internationals are scoring again. Last week, ex-national skipper Fandi Ahmad marked his return to club soccer by scoring three goals in
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    • 225 53 TAMPINES Rovers beat Marine Castle 1-0 leaving the Dolphins coach, Syed Ismail, a worried man. And who can blame him? For the third time in three matches, a lapse of concentration in defence has cost the Dolphins dearly. Unfortunately, it proved the most costly last night.
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    • 43 53 NMNECASTIE TMUGPNM tAs mim STADIUM HOUGANG QUEENSTOWN DATE 11Q»19»(SAT) 11/09/1989 (SAT) match" A 1 t ft RESULTS 11 1 1 u SCORE RESULTS IX2 TAM PINES T S G Ml MARINE CASTLE WOODLANDS 1/2 GOAL \m) (♦m) TOTAL <1 1 GOALS 1 A
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    • 892 54 DISGRACE OF A NATION England and Italy have much in common. They boast the best football leagues in the world and they each must wait until Oct 9 to know whether they will qualify among 16 nations for next year's European Championships. After Warsaw, where England was
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    • 109 54 THE English care for animals as much as for people. Some people misguidedly think eventers those who charge over cross-country fences that would frighten the cavalry are Toffs. In fact, riders from around the world pursue the ultimate partnership between humans, horses and the thrill and fear. They
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    • 251 55 BRADFORD CITY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (Today 10.55pm. Live on Football Channel 22) THAT meeting was in 1937 in the old Division Two. And the result: a 2-2 draw. Their last meeting in any competition came
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      144 55 TOTTENHAM manager George Graham says his team is short by four players who matter. He has signed six players since moving to White Hart Lane but says he needs four more if his team is to compete with the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal, reports CarlingNet.
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    • 69 56 LIVERPOOL 2 (Hyypia 23rd min, Berger6B) MAN UNITED 3 (Carragher 4.44 oe. Cole 18' From David Beckham's pass, Dwight Yorke pushes the ball wide to Ryan Giggs on the left. Giggs crosses the ball towards Andy Cole. Jamie Carragher (pictured below, tackling Cole) gets to
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    • 590 56  -  And thafs the start o^f By Jeffrey Low Graham Barber FIVE goals, two own goals, one sacking, six bookings, 18 shots, three close misses, two penalty claims and seven stupendous saves... Phew... if this wasn't football theatre, what is? True to the highest expectations, Liverpool and Manchester
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    • 143 57 Taibi learned today what Peter Sehmeiehel learned in his first game. Sehmeiehel came and missed a cross by three yards and went on to be a great keeper for us. Massimo went on to redeem himself with three excellent saves after his mistake. Manchester
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    • 659 57 REST OF THE ACTION AFP AS Manchester United left its rivals trailing by six points with its 3-2 win at Liverpool, Bobby Robson faced disappointment on his return to English football. His Newcastle side went down 1-0 at unbeaten Chelsea, for whom Frenchman Frank Leboeuf scored
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