The New Paper, 3 October 1999

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  • 532 2 1 BRIAN MILLER LOOKS AT... NEWS DREAM on Zoe Tay. Only two per cent of Singapore's teenagers think you're the most gorgeous babe in the world. But, if it's any consolation, only one per cent of those polled, listed Hongkong's sing-er-actress Karen Mok as good
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  • NEWS
    • 1182 4 JASON TAN FINDS DRUGS SOLD OPENLY IN BIG KL DISCOS STRANGE. Very strange. There I was, sitting in a disco in Kuala Lumpur, trying to find out if it was really so simple to buy drugs in a country where the penalty
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    • Article, Illustration
      1705 6  -  There are between two and three million self-injurers in the US, says study First, troubled women were starving themselves. Now, they... By Calvin Low COUNSELLOR and therapist Maureen O'-Hara-Lim has seen so much pain that she is, frankly, alarmed. The pain she has seen is both mental
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    • 215 6 EVEN though self-injurers are generally known to be non-suicidal, they may sometimes cross that fine line. "Self-injurers are more likely to kill themselves in the long run," observed Ms Mary Matthew, director of the Samaritans of Singapore. Ms Matthew said: "Some find the tension
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    • 458 7 with two small children, a baby, and a sob story THREE innocent children and one tall tale. It is enough to fool anybody. Because what you see on the surface is a decent family in trouble. A family that desperately needs to borrow money. Only later will
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  • NEWS
    • 1434 9 MELVIN SINGH was the first South-east Asian journalist to enter East Timor with peacekeepers FROM PEACEFUL SENGKANG TO BLOODY EAST TIMOR: MY concentration was rudely interrupted by a volley of shots fired so close that, I could hear the crack of the
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    • 426 10  -  KIT CHAN IN TAIPEI By Hazel Tan SHE was attacked by Taiwanese media. "Kit flees Taiwan", the headlines read. They criticised her for abandoning her fans when the earthquake struck. It has since claimed more than 2,000 lives. Kit Chan was in Taipei at
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  • 555 12  -  FLASHBACK The New Paper on Sunday, Sept 5. NEWS By Calvin Low THANK you. Yes, you, our reader. For when you read our appeal for donations to the NUH Endowment Fund-Zachary Liver Fund that helps needy families with children suffering from liver disease,
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  • EXPAT
    • 47 14 Last Sunday, Richard Mort (right) wrote about three things he could not understand about Singapore: The lack of common courtesy; how we shout greetings into handphones; and how we camp out at Orchard Road every week. Thirteen readers responded. Here are some letters
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    • 303 14 YOUR article is interesting. I hope to explain some of things that you have problems understanding. You first have to understand Asia and its culture. It becomes more complicated as Singapore is multi-racial. With more time spent with locals, you will understand us better. COURTESY
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    • 94 14 COMMON courtesy is rarely seen because we (or most of us anyway) rush around, living our "Singaporean lifestyle". At times, my friends and I don't know why or where we are rushing to. Most locals don't reciprocate friendliness. If you're too
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    • 85 14 SINGAPORE is only THIS big... Orchard Road is considered centralised for most people and other than malls, we can hang out and chill out at cinemas and cafes after a long week at school. It is definitely a no-no to hang out there
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    • 53 14 I WAS horrified to read your comments about the Courtesy Campaign. All criticisms you make are common to the developed world in general, not just to Singapore. Why not address the courtesies particularly absent from Singaporean life such as the boorish behaviour of passengers at MRT
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    • 140 14 FIRST, a big THANK YOU. I'm glad that my article aroused some fascinating discussion... 1 seemed to strike a chord with most of those who wrote. You helped me understand the Lion City better. r Singapore, a piece of my heart is with you... I gave up
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    • 587 15  -  By Donald Urquhart I HAVE a confession to make. It's nothing scandalous, just a little unusual judging by the reaction I keep getting. I like chilli. No, no, you don't understand, I like it... a lot. Yes, yes, I know... but I'm ang moh (Caucasian).
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    • 53 15 Food paradise. Shopaholic's haven. Or a place where you can make money easily? Which description fits your impression of Singapore? What is Singapore to you? Drop us a note at: npops@sph.com.sg The New Paper Expat Page 390, Kim Seng Road, Times House, Singapore *****5 Tel:
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  • 899 16 Guest editor JAI Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, singer Jai, who has recently returned from studies in London, examines his feelings about his heartland THE WEEK I'M
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  • @ A GLANCE
    • 330 18 YOU may think that at 65 or more, they're past it. Having sex, that is. Well, you would be wrong. Just over half of Singapore's senior citizens in Toa Payoh are satisfied with their sex life, according to a recent survey of married
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    • 49 18 BETTER NOT PASS THE BALL: The four members of the Italian World Cup rugby team are posing for a washing machine promotion before the rugby World Cup, which began yesterday. Twenty teams from around the world are competing. Picture/ Afp
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    • 79 18 mmoLY AFP. MALAYSIA'S jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim who says he has been poisoned with arsenic is fit enough to leave hospital. A defence lawyer said his sodomy trial would probably resume on Wednesday. The trial was adjourned on Sept 10 after lawyers for Anwar,
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    • 75 18 Reuters. THE danger may be over in Japan on Saturday after its worst nuclear accident, but outrage has spread. Calls rose for industry reforms in the wake of shocking new revelations about practices at the plant in Tokaimura, 140 km northeast of Tokyo. Employees apparently used buckets
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    • 90 18 AFP AN Indian-born British nanny who shook a 13-month-old baby to death has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In June, Maqjit Basuta, 44, was found guilty of assault for the March 17,1998 death of Christopher Evan Oliver Smith in San Diego. Under Californian
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    • 88 18 THE Ministry of Environment says it will monitor closely the issue of a cancer-causing chemical being found in certain brands of soy sauce and oyster sauce in Britain. It was responding to the report published in The New Paper yesterday. The Ministry said: "The UK Department of
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    • 88 18 Reuters. INDONESIA'S top legislative body will elect a new president on Oct 20, bringing forward an event many hope will halt the country's leadership drift under the deeply unpopular B J Habibie. Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) also agreed to curb the powers of the
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    • 66 18 HEALTH TIME: Find out more about breast cancer at the Her World/Citta Bella Women's Fair, Booth 18, at Plaza Singapura. It's on from 10am to 9pm, and it's free. FOOD TIME: Do you know enough about eating healthily? Find out more about making informed food choices at
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    • 234 18 [|n£>us] SINGAPORE Cable Vision (SCV) will consider seeking a listing over the next year or two, Information and the Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan said yesterday. He was speaking at the SCV WOW Weekend Carnival at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was held to mark
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      162 18 We agree on the need to bring about stability in East Timor as quickly as possible y not only for East Timor butfor the sake of Indonesia, The sooner this issue is resolved y the better it is for Indonesia and the international community and for the East
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  • 471 19 NEWS TILL retirement do us part. That seems to be the buzzword for a growing number of middle-aged Japanese couples these days. Divorce statistics for couples married more than 30 years are on the rise, reported the Japanese newspaper, Nikkei Weekly. And guess what? Often, it is
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      584 21 These hostages support their captors' cause A 25-hour hostage drama in Bangkok ended peacefully yesterday afternoon. GARY VAN ZUYLEN, who followed the crisis from outside the walls of the besieged Myanmar Embassy, reports SOME of the hostages smiled and waved a flag supporting their captors' political cause. Policemen appeared
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    • 240 21  -  By] Ernest Luis FROM day one, they have aroused great curiosity. Who are these five men who took 89 people hostage, then released them easily, as if it was all a stunt? We do know they're mostly young, ex-university students. Storming the embassy on Friday,
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      267 22 HEY guys! You want to be a better boss? Then try and pick up a few tips from the women working with you. You see, although the word is MANager, it's no more a man's world when it comes to MANaging people, reports BBC. The truth is out. Women
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  • 399 24 NEWS A TECHNICIAN'S dream of a memorable wedding came to an abrupt end after he forgot to send his in-laws mooncakes. Mr K F Low's memory lapse led his wife's parents to cancel the wedding dinner at the 11th hour. Mr Low and wife,
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    • 96 25 The New Paper On Sunday (X lober 1VW I v yy^fyiGfij #r I < *3l wV I They are, by their own admission, party animals. But now, these babes (the k ones in blouses) want to give new —w I meaning to the label by combining pubbing with a good
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  • 511 26  -  Cookiejar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKINO TIPS ing-iiny Ng Wan Ching rwefltfiing@sph.com.sg HAVE you ever seen kids below three playing together? It's either a set of crying kids or kids sitting near each other but ignoring each other. They need lots of help because they
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  • Aggie MATTERS FO THE HEART AND BODY
    • 224 28 MY husband of four years is facing the most difficult time of his life. He has a lot of bad debts due to his failed business. On most nights, he will go out drinking and will only come back very late. He says that will
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    • 160 28 Last week's letter: GONER has been feeling very lost and helpless for more than a month. It started when Don, 17, who was everything to her, left her. He saved Goner from the pits of her problems. He gave her back her feminity and self-esteem. But two months
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    • 435 28 Reader's reply: I UNDERSTAND that you had a rough time during your growing-up years and found immense solace, strength and rejuvenation in Don. Hence, it is only natural that you see him as your everything. But you could have been hero-worshipping him
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    • 368 29 I'M 13 years old, but I'm still not schooling. I don't know why my parents have done this to me. All my brothers go to school, but not me. I want to be like other girls and boys.
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    • 230 29 I'M deeply in love with a girl about my age but she doesn't seem to notice me. My buddies, however, have told me that she has been asking them if I have any girlfriend in school. I've tried talking to her but after a
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    • Puberyy Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 117 29 I'M a 12-year-old girl. I Qhave found very short hairs on my breasts. I can pluck some of these hairs out without any pain. But there are others which are very painful to pluck out. These hairs would never grow long. What should I do?
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      • 123 29 I FEEL that since I am 15 Qthis year, I should have a fully-grown penis. But it is only 10 cm long when erect, and only 4 cm when not erect. My textbook says puberty for boys ends at 14. But I am already 15 and my
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      • 120 29 RECENTLY, I noticed Qthat the colour of my semen is different. It's a mix of yellow and white. This is a recent development. I feel no pain in my groin, even when I am urinating. Am I suffering from any diseases? I had
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  • Feature
    • 588 30  -  By Genevieve Jiang geneviev@sph.com.sg A BANANA isn't exactly the hippest thing to be caught holding at a nightspot. And, having paid $10 for a banana, people might think that, well, you've gone bananas. But that is exactly what eight women have set out to
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    • 337 30 THE Animal Adoption Scheme aims to raise funds for the maintenance and care of the animals at the Zoo and their enclosures. Most of the 78 exhibits adopted since the scheme began in 1977 are sponsored by companies. To date, only 14 have been taken up by
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 779 31 [TVtoday] Turn 7.00 AM Talespin (Cartoon/r) 7.30 Down at the Zoo (Children's I m ftn ucat n^ r) r Mountain Bike World Cup Belgium 8.00 Disney's Doug (Cartoon/r) I•)II am 8.30 All Dogs Go to Heaven (Cartoon/r) 9.00 Sylvester Tweety Mysteries v 1 1 Serious mountainbikers shouldn t miss this
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  • 601 32  -  SingleColumn by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg NOT many people know that I was a member of the SDU. Not many of my friends, and definitely not my parents. I remember quickly putting away those packages the newsletters arrived in, before my parents saw them. And
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  • SeenHeard SHARP
    • 71 33  -  THE MOVIE Edited by Ernest Luis emest@sph.com.sg At the end of their senior year, a group of friends make a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. In their outrageous attempts to fulfill this mission, they come by surprising, hilarious and often touching realisations about themselves,
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    • 225 33  -  by ERNEST LUIS NAME the last good teen comedy movie that had you floored. If you're thinking American Pie, thumbs up for you. If you're not, just read on anyway. American Pie stars a comic cast whose characters are fed-up with their
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    • 103 34 After his friends make a pact to lose their virginity on prom night, Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) announces: "We will become masters of our own sexual destiny." Oz (Chris Klein), in response to Jim's (|ason Biggs) question about what third base feels like: "Like warm apple pie." Jim's
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    • 264 34  -  by JESSICA LEOW OH yes. This film relates, all right. The four virginity-allergic lads are just the kind of losers my Mom warned me against all through puberty. American Pie is sheer brain mush, and not very well pureed, if I might add. The storyline
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    • 172 34 Roger Ebert in his online review: "American Pie is not inspired, but it's cheerful and hardworking and sometimes funny, and here's the important thing it's not mean. Its characters are sort of sweet and lovable. As I swim through the summer tide of vulgarity, I find that's what
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  • 974 37  -  While you are in the region... Venue FUJIFILM JET, GET, GO Sunny blue skies, scented stretches of moors and awesome architecture spanning the countryside. RACHEL TAN shows you the riches of Southern France Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg YOU can never really be in awe of the Roman
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  • Feature
    • 820 38  -  by Sylvia Toh Paik Choo VIOLENCE and alcohol are definite no-nos for actor Will Smith. So when Warner Brothers thought whisky glasses would make good promotional premiums for his film Wild Wild West, that man in black shot down the idea. On the other hand,
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    • 382 39 SINGAPORE collectors apparently collect anything and everything as long as it's free. If it's from the movies, better still, especially if it's a film they loved. Victor Lim, 25, IT technician and his friend, Bernard Lau, a 40-something sales engineer, are "regulars" at redemption outlets. "After office
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  • 769 41  -  Column A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S BUSIEST FUNNYMAN by Siva Choy A NEIGHBOUR invited me to the annual Talent Quest in her son's school. "My Andy is taking part," she said,' proudly. "I'd rather die than watch a school talent quest," I said. "Who wants
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    • 159 43 Jcue&eh^ The way I would like to be remembered Dasmond Koh, 27, yes 93.3 FM DJ: '"For being a role model that influences others through what I did or said on air. I'm a happy-go-lucky person, so I take things easy. I think that's the message I want to send."
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    • 83 43 Someone to ease the pain with some advice. M f V f Yj-v There are many out there who have gone through the same pain, who can ease If you have a problem, Aggie is your \I to: AGGIE The New Paper I 390 Kim Seng Road Singapore *****6 \j
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    • 498 50  -  By Danny Khoo FIRST-UP winner Lawless Joy, the mount of champion jockey Saimee Jumaat, should extend his winning ways in Race 6 today. The Salieri gelding showed the makings of a top-flight galloper when winning last June. Ridden by Lee Soo Hin then, he justified
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    • 235 50 I>r Xenon (Race 5 No. 4) Won his last two starts over the Kuala Lumpur 1,400m and Ipoh 1,100m straight in impressive fashion. He is keeping his form well, evident by a sparkling 38.6sec hit-out last Tuesday. Only three, the Palace Reign colt is definitely heading for better
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    • 1428 51 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD —Going forecast: Soft to heavy No. Lart»runt Horn Wt Rating Joctoy Bfriw (AgttortgWitx, tr»ln«-own«) 1 -4- AMERICAN ANSWER 57 (55) 'Zairi 6 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 2 JUST SMASHING 57 (57) 'Salee 8 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 3 70 BLUE SKY TOWER 52 (55) Elengovan 1 (3nzg YF Lee-Public Confidence)
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    • 1589 52 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS Going: Soft SHOW OF TENACITY: Jockey Azhar Ismail (above) steers Or Jack to a thrilling nose-victory over hot favourite Louis Thirteen in Race 3. DOUBLE DELIGHT: Ipoh trainer Chong Keng Leong is successful with Toramitai In Race 7 and Ferric Storm In Race 9. Both winners
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    • 402 53  -  By Danny Khoo A STAYING trip turned out to be a winning move for the Keith Stone-trained Man U at Penang yesterday. The four-year-old gelding by Made Of Gold, who had failed in several attempts over sprints, showed stamina was his forte when
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    • 1134 53 RACE 1: Kim Arrow was slow. O Chavez lost his off-side iron when Honey Gold jumped awkwardly, resulting in the gelding being slow. Approaching the 1,000m, Dream Run steadied off the heels of Stubborn Abjar, who was carried in by Sonic The Hedgehog (S
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    • 335 55 NBA IN AMERICA LAT-WP. SCOTTIE Pippen got his wish, or at least part of it. The Houston Rockets got rid of its problem, and about US$54 million (s9lm) of future salary. And Portland got a major, if ageing, new puzzle piece. It can either use
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    • 399 56  -  TODAY; NEW ZEALAND v TONGA (Star Sports Channel 24; 10pm) Reports/I Nigel Whitefield WATCH out Tonga. All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has vowed to wipe it out with his feared turbo charge as the 1987 I champions launch their quest for World Cup glory. New Zealand's
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    • 362 56 SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett warned that the world champions would fight back like cornered tigers in defence of their crown as they prepare to face Scotland at Murrayfield today. The mighty South Africans open their campaign in the shadow of political strife, bad
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    • 190 57  -  ASIAN JUNIOR TRACK MEET LAST LAUGH: Thai wonder boy Sittichai Suwonprateep (right) spreads his hands and shows his jubilant mood after winning the 200 m event at the National Stadium Picture/ A Zaihan Md Yusof TWO months ago, he was part of the 4x100m relay team that
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    • 395 57  -  THREE-TIME ASIAN GAMES 100 m CHAMPION SAYS; By Lim Han Ming QATAR'S 'Black Stallion' is in town. Talal Mansoor, the three-time Asian Games 100 m champion, is here as Qatar's team manager at the Asian junior athletics championships, which enters its final day of
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    • 268 57 AFP. FORMULA ONE: Two-time worid champion Michael Schumacher's hopes of a return to Formula One for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Oct 17 were very doubtful, his spokesman Heiner Buchinger said yesterday. "It doesn't look good for Malaysia," said Buchinger, adding that Schumacher may be fit again
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    • 519 58  -  LOWEST CROWD IN TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE WOODLANDS WELLINGTON 1 Faizal Sa'audi 72nd min Main sponsor None Equipment sponsor Lotto BALESTIER CENTRAL 0 Main sponsor None Equipment sponsor Umbro By S Gulam WHERE are the Woodlands Wellington fans? What has happened to one of the most respected and
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    • 219 58 MARINE CASTLE 1 GEY LANG 2 MARINE Castle's misery continued. The Dolphins (Marine Castle's nickname) went down 1-2 to Geylang for its 14th defeat of the season. For Geylang, the victory at Hougang Stadium further bolstered its hopes of finishing in fourth spot. The Eagles (Geylang's nickname) are
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    • 729 59 THE WINNING FEELING AMERICA! America! Who blesses America? We all seem to. In sports, the old saying in my country is what happens in America comes to England tomorrow. As for you, I'm familiar enough with Singapore to know that Asians pick up vibes, designer labels and
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    • 234 59 SOMETHING wholesome. Cleveland Browns NFL gridiron team has lost three games out of three and probably will go down again today to New England Patriots. Maybe 73,000 in the Cleveland Browns Stadium will not jeer. The Browns once won 10 NFL Championships in a row. But these folks
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      432 60  -  10 cards at Villa Park ASTON VILLA 0 LIVERPOOL 0 Steve Staunton (6th min): Liverpool George Boateng (16): Villa Alan Thompson (23): Villa Sami Hyypia 29: Liverpool Staunton (red, 2nd yellow, 30) Jamie Redknapp (44): Liverpool Stephane Henchoz (57): Liverpool Dietmar Hamann (58): Liverpool Gareth Barry (62): Villa
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    • 178 60 BRADFORD 0 SUNDERLAND 4 Reuters. NEWLY-PROMOTED Sunderland is now only one point away from top-of-the-table Manchester United. It leap-frogged to a creditable No 2 spot after an inspiring 4-0 away win at Bradford City with two goals coming from England striker Kevin Phillips. Phillips showed the Valley
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    • 421 60 SHEFF WEDNESDAY 5 WIMBLEDON 1 Reuters. BOTTOM club Sheffield Wednesday celebrated its first win of the season. But the surprising 5-1 victory over Wimbledon still left Danny Wilson's team in last spot. The Owls (Sheffield's nickname) will, however, find great inspiration from this i win
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    • 479 61  -  SUNDAY SHOWDOWN: CHELSEA v MAN UNITED (LIVE, 10.55pm, Today, Football Channel 22, Premiere 12) By Ian Brown CHELSEA (from): De Goey, Cudicini, Hitchcock, Petrescu, Zola, Leboeuf, Desailly, Poyet, Flo, Wise, Le Saux, Sutton, Goldbaek, Hughes, Ferrer, Deschamps, Lambourde, Ambrosetti UNITED (from): Taibi, Irwin, Berg, Stam, Silvestre,
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    • 102 61 Wire services. CAN newly-promoted Watford take another impressive scalp? Watford has been in glowing form against the Premiership big-guns, knocking off Chelsea 1-0 last month. But leading stars Allan Smart and Tommy Mooney are out with knee problems. Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer has the distinction of being
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    • 158 61 Wire services. THE return of England defender Rio Ferdinand will be a major boost for West Ham. His gutsy defensive control will be crucial in order to contain the fiery Gunners in another exciting top-of-the-table clash at Upton Park. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has a No
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    • 36 56 TODAY 7.30pm: Japan v Western Samoa (Live; Star Sports Channel 24) 10pm: Tonga v New Zealand (Live; Channel 24) Midnight South Africa v Scotland (Delayed telecast; Channel 24) 2am tomorrow. Australia v Romania (Delayed; Channel 24)
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