The New Paper, 19 December 1999

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  • 22 1 the new paper December 19, 1999 Another quality publication of Awea Hotdlngm lon sunday r 70 CENTS http://n*wpap«r.asial cotn.ag MfTA (P) 107/03/09
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    468 2 Sri Lankan president hurt 11 killed in election rally blast Z HE yQ Wire services. A WOMAN suicide bomber exploded herself last night in a bid to kill Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who narrowly escaped with injuries, police said. Eleven others were killed in the attack, including
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    • 52 3 I PRUDENTIAL I I NUMBER CHALLENGE I I B j t I PruLink Singapore Managed Fund the |£jL r A'i unbeatable record with over $730 million invested by 90,000 people since its launch in 1992. H PrijLink Probably the best managed funds today I invisi minis i Always Listening. Always
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  • NEWS
    • 1408 4  -  Cool professional at work, violent wife at home WHAT SHE DID Gives husband black eye, other bruises Nearly throws baby out of window WHY SHE DID IT Hit by the blues Hidden anger Dad threw her out of house naked when young By Ng Wan Ching
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    • 194 5 ACCORDING to Jen, her troubles are rooted in the past. She said her father had physically abused her as a child. He would often beat her up, going to the extent of stripping her naked and throwing her out onto the corridor of their flat. "My relationship with
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    • 67 5 Loss of interest or enjoyment in life; Lack of drive or determination that makes simple tasks and decisions difficult or impossible; Agitation and restlessness; Loss or gain in appetite; Insomnia or excessive stepping; Loss of self confidence; Loss of interest in sex; Irritability; Feeling useless, inadequate, helpless
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    • 190 5  -  By Ian Tan JEN did not recognise her depression until it was pointed out to her. Yet depression is something that everyone will experience in their lives. It is perfectly normal to feel fed up, sad or miserable sometimes. Usually, we get over it
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    • 257 5 Robin wanted to be a doctor. But his world crashed when he did badly in his 0 levels and could not get into junior college. The 16-year-old stayed put in his room, refusing to speak to family or friends for two weeks. Finally, his elder brother
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    • 482 6  -  STAR ON FAKE SEXY PICs By Calvin Low YOU may have heard about television actress Jacelyn Tay's "revealing pictures" on the Internet. A Singapore website claimed they had been taken with a video-camera with an infra-red feature that enables it to shoot through clothes. Were you
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    • 229 6 SHE'S in the news again for the wrong reason. But Jacelyn Tay says: "Thanks." Indeed, she's laughing off the whole "see-through" episode. M I find it hilarious. It's obviously a fake, and a badly done one at that," she said last night. Jacelyn explained that
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    • 197 6 YOU have got your-end bonus and you are of sprucing up your home. Well, how about getting an item that could be a talking point among your friends because it has been autographed by a celebrity? Such as a brass antique telephone, a blue wave
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    • 105 7 MURDER TRIAL OF EX-COP S GULAM (above)treks to a village in India to meet the parents of Loganatha Venkatesan, the alleged lover of the wife of the murdered, retired CID inspector. Foreign worker Venkatesan and Julaiha Begum, together with another
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  • NEWS
    • 867 9  -  MURDER TRIAL By! S Gulam HE was not born to be a labourer. He didn't have to do any menial work or carry any heavy tools. The only thing he carried around was a brush the artist's brush. So say the parents of
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    • 720 10  -  OF EX-COP By, Jason Tan HE was used to drawing others. Now, it's his turn to be drawn instead. And what an interesting subject he turned out to be. Tall, dark and handsome. Suave and dashing like an Indian movie star. Someone you would look
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  • NEWS
    • 456 12 In the quest for greater creativity, schoolchildren are being urged to think out of the box. We Put 10 budding teen authors to the test. They were in the spotlight recently for writing a book of fiction aimed at preschoolers. DENISE CHONG reports SUPER-EFFICIENT Singapore
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    • 441 13  -  REPORTER: A day in the life of Ambassador-at-large Prof Tommy Koh By Calvin Low Ambassador-at-large is a title that fits Professor Tommy Koh to a tee. For indeed, the roving diplomat seems to be everywhere. But despite his busy schedule, which he writes on little
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    • 202 13 HOW does Prof KotVfCmain serene and unwfltedfc the face of his many engagements? He says it comes to two things: Secret No I: Do it cheerfully Have a positive mindset. "Ertfoy everything that you do," Prof Koh urged, with that übiquitous smile. "I am blessed with a
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    793 15  -  [■^3 NEW YEAR What are your new year resolutions? For example, do you have plans to remain here? We would like to hear from you. You can write, email or call us at: The New Paper Expat Page 390, Kim Seng Road, Times House, Singapore *****5 Tel: 1800-733-4455
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  • NEWS
    • 327 18  -  By Calvin Law SEE the cheery smiles on these two-year-olds? They were ill and withdrawn before. But liver transplants have changed their lives. Zachary wasn't so lucky however. He was the baby whose death in July from liver disease helped launch
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    • 604 19  -  BY Ng Wan Ching Breathtaking stunts by colourful gymnasts, weird aliens and a bumpy ride, and celebrities who don't mind you getting up close to them. All these in one day. You could call it a dream assignment rate the three biggest international shows in
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    • 116 19 Entertainment value: 4 Visual impact 4 Mentally engaging: 4 Value for money: 5 OVERALL THRILL: 4 MJMQSe 5: Catch It all costs 4: Marvellous by S'pore standards. 3: Good but not special. 2: Okay. 1: Waste of time Entertainment value: 3 Visual impact 2 Attention span: 3 OVERALL
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      162 19 MU»yKOiECA«fc Entertainment value: 5 Visual Impact: 5 Mentally engaging: 5 Value for money: 5 OVERALL THRILL: 5 wyiscoBmp Entertainment value: 5 Visual impact: 5 Attention span: 5 OVERALL THRILL: 5 WHAT: Cirque Du Soleil's Sattlmbanco WNDfc Tuesdays to Fridays at 8 pm; Saturdays at 4 pm and 8
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      103 19 Entertainment value: 3 Visual impact: 4 Mentally engaging: 4 Value for money. 3 OVERALL THRILL: 3.5 Wmm6 -T f> KHKS SCOftECARD J Entertainment value: 2 Visual Impact: 2 Attention span: 2 OVERALL THRILL: 2 WHAT: Star Trek World Tour WNDfc Till Feb B,loam to 10pm daily WMNfe Singapore
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    • 164 19 WHAT The Brent Street Kids play "Funky Fairies" WHEN: 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm daily except Mondays, till Dec 24 WHERE: Plaza Singapura stage WHAT ITS ABOUT: Kids from Australia's Brent Street School of Performing Arts do a modem take on a fairy-tale. WHAT: Russ Merlin Show
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    • 162 19 Jha tiwp Christmas is a gift of love Christmas' Eve Buffet Dinner 150 per couple plus novelties and /2 bottle of champagne. Cafe Georges, 7.00 to 1 1.00 pm. Live entertainment. s Christinas Dinner Party Throwing a Christmas Party at home? Leave the cooking to our chefs at Le Meridien.
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  • @ A GLANCE
    • 308 20 WHITE ENVY DEBATE A politician's view want to be Caucasian, you may dye and wear coloured contact lenses but born a Chinese, you have no choice. When you go to the US or Australia, people look at you and they see an Oriental person. So you will have
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    • 56 20 COLOUR: Mr Lsi Yock Suan, Minister for Information and ths Arts and Minister for the Environment, addahla finishing touches to a anabatraet painting by 28 artlats from TelokKurau Studios. Mr Lee was there to open an exhibition which will run till Jan
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    • BRIEF LY
      • 97 20 Bernama. MALAYSIA'S United Malajn National Organisation (Umno) might hold internal party elections next year. Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir )ilfnKiiiiil Mid the supreme council would discuss the issue at a meeting tomorrow. "Maybe tomorrow we will know whether well have the party elections early in the year,
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      • 93 20 Wire services. PORTUGAL says it is on the alert for Macau gang members who may try to enter the country. This is because the Portuguese colony returns to Chinese rule at midnight today Internal Affairs Minister, Fernando Gomes said there are 100,000 Portuguese passport holders in the
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      • 82 20 Source: Reuters. INDONESIAN army chief General Tyasno Sudarto has denied rift within the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) following a spat between generals about a human rights probe. On Wednesday, the commander of the Kostrad army strategic command, Lieutenant-General Jqja Suparman, warned parliament that questioning generals over alleged
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      • 80 20 THE police say there is no change ii licensing conditions for pubs, karaoke lounges, discotheques and other public entertainment facilities. They all must cease public entertainment at the time stated in their licence. They are not allowed to continue providing public entertainment even after they have stopped selling
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      • 95 20 Source: Reuters A THAI government MP was seriously wounded by two gunmen early on Saturday morning on his way home from a late-night debate in parliament. Democrat Party MP Panawat Limpongpan was hit by four of 10 shots fired at his car by the gunmen on
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      • 104 20 BUSKING appears to have settled into our city landscape, so the National Arts Council has allowed 15 new sites to be used as of Friday. Eight are located in Chinatown, including all four sides of Chinatown Point, the whole of Trengganu Street, the area outside Outram MRT
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      • 95 20 THE trial of Malaysia's jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim will resume on Jan 25. Anwar's defence lawyer Pawancheek Merican said the date was set after a meeting with the prosecution and presiding judge Arifin Jaka. Anwar's lead counsel Christopher Fernando said he expected the trial
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      • 108 20 SOME 48,000 Singapore citizens and permanent residents born in 1985 need to register for their identity cards within a year after they turn 15. It may be done at the Citizen Services Centre in SIR Building at 10 Kallang Road from 8 am to 5 pm
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    • 192 20 lux Wire services. AN Algerian man has been charged with trying to smuggle explosives into the US. Officials fear he was planning a "millennium bombing" campaign. Ahmed Ressam, 32, was arrested on the US-Canadian border near Seattle. When his car was searched, customs agents found:
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    • 114 20 CAROLLING: FIVE more days to Christmas so the carollers are out in force. At the malls, they'll help to put you in the spirit of Christmas. Catch the Victoria JC Choir at Centrepoint at noon and the Raffles JC Choir at the Promenade at 7pm. Other carollers
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous

  • 603 21  -  [TH^teek] Guest editor Yusrina Yusoff Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the past week's news that have caught his or her eye. Today, it's the turn of Yusrina Yusoff, who topped the Primary School Leaving Exams recently EVERY time I fantasise about being a heroine,
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  • NEWS
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      343 23 Firm hires ex-PM for top post, shares shed $97m Source: The Mirror ONCE a loser, always a loser? Former British Prime Minister John Major landed a top job yesterday and his new firm immediately lost £36 million (about $97.2 million). He led the Conservatives to one of their
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    • 143 23 IT happens to the best of us. You pack your holiday gear, fly over, then find your baggage "Lost in Transit". Well, this rich woman wasn't having any of it. After all, she was once married to New York billionaire Donald Trump. So for 12
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      197 23 Yes, for Christmas THEIRS was the most public divorce of the year, but Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger might as well not have bothered Judging by their Christmas plans. The Rolling Stone, who split with Jerry in July after a turbulent 22 years, has accepted the Texan model's
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    • 484 24 A grave situation as robbers clean out ancient burial grounds in China Treasure, buried centuries ago in China, is available for sale in New York today. And tomb robbers and unscrupulous diplomats are the middlemen, it seems PRICELESS statues, vases and jewellery, stolen by Chinese grave robbers from ancient tombs
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    • 336 25 MONEY'S no longer enough to attract top talent in India. Companies have to be prepared to pay even their post-graduate fees. Work for two years, then take a break to do an all-expenses-paid MBA from a premier institution. That's how key Indian companies are trying to
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    • 130 25 Source: The Japanese daily, the Mainichi Shimbun. THE 14-year-old Japanese student did not have his textbook ready during morning class. So he apologised to his teacher. But that was not enough for the judo-trained teacher, 38, at the Tomakomai Municipal Ryoun Junior High School in Hokkaido.
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    • 247 26  -  By Matthew Thommen THE singing at St Thomas Orthodox Cathedra) in Yio Chu Kang will be stronger today. You see, its spiritual leader, Baselious Marthoma Mathews 11, is in Singapore on a four-day visit. It might not be a very large church with 800 members
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    • 70 26 KNOWN as the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, the head of the Orthodox church is based in Kottayam, a town in central Kerala. A bishop at 38, the present Catholicos, Baselious Marthoma Mathews 11, stepped into his post in 1991. The 84-year-old leads the worship
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    • 568 27  -  BY Shanoo Maharaj THIS is one book Indian screen legend Rekha (right) may not want her fans to see. It is also likely to be lapped up by many who are not even interested in films. If its claims are to be believed, Rekha, now
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    • 142 27 MOHANDEEP is one of India's most prolific freelance film journalists. He has been freelancing for a number of Indian film and lifestyle journals like Stardust and Society for the past 17 years. He has been known widely in recent years for his sensational book on late actress Madhubala.
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  • Feature
    • 277 29 Orchard Road: Millennium Swing Singapore FOR WHOM: The hip and young. And TCS star-gazers of all ages. TIME: 6 pm to 3 am CROWD: 500,000 people expected. NEAREST MRT STATIONS: Orchard and Somerset WHATS COOL: If you're caught by global TV broadcast cameras, you might be
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    • 156 29 Iff* V- +.< FOR WHOM: The young and restless. J TIME: 6 pm to 2 am CROWD: 80,000 people j Sl>«C>>d j NEAREST MRT STATION: City Hall Interchange j WHATS COOL: Tanya's New Year's Eve Concert it's free like the rest of the activities and
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    • 143 30 FOR WHOM: Chinese pop crowd, folks who like spectacles. TIME: 6 pm to 1.30 am CROWD: 40,000 people expected NEAREST MRT STATION: Kallang PRICE: $10 ticket donated to the Seniors Activity Centres and Lions Befrienders. WHATS COOL: Chinese pop performers like Grasshoppers, Chiang Mei Qi, Phil
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    • 97 30 V FOR WHOM: HDB crowd, families. TIME: 7 pm to 2 am CROWD: 30,000 people expected. NEAREST MKT STATION: Pasir Rifl WHATS COOL: Baby haa good clean fun At the Foam Party. The alien fiunily can pedal together at the Maaa Cycling
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    • 124 30 FOR WHOM: Serangoon residents, diehard Elvis fans. TIME: 7 pm to 2 am CROWD: 8,000 people PTIMPtPfI TRANSPORT: Free shuttle buses in Serangoon area. But NO millennium bus services to MKT stations. WHATS COOL: The hungry alien can celebrate with inexpensive, hot cooked food under
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    • 130 31 FOR WHOM: Those who don't want to go out. WHAT'S COOL: TCS B's live" broadcast of the Stadium party (10.30 pm to 12.30 am). TCS s's "live" broadcast of the Orchard Road party (10 pm to 1 am). Channel News Asia's "live"
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      181 31 FOR WHOM: Globetrotters, airline crew WHAT'S COOL: London, UK: While entry to the Millennium Dome is by invitation only, you can ring in the New Year as churchbells in over 100 churches nationwide are set off. New York, US: Times Square party has live broadcasts from 24 time zones
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    • 223 31 FAR EAST SQUARE (6 pm to 3 am): "SUBC2OOO Millennium Concert Party" Five local bands in concert with pop, funk, rock and alternative music. Free admission. THE SUBSTATION (6 pm to 6 am): "Post-Ulu Local and foreign band/music performances in the garden. Films, poetry and art in
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  • 501 33 It's all about projecting the right image YOU have just finished your degree or diploma. The working world beckons. It's exciting and scary at the same time. What do you wear, how do you project your image in a working environment? Most jobs would
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    475 34  - IcookieJajj THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS a By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg Creative jobs If you are going for acting, advertising or any other creative jobs there are no boundaries. Your appearance should be limited only by your personality and the immediate environment you are in but, whatever
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART A
    • 215 35 I HAVE known my husband for about seven years. We registered our marriage six months ago and were planning to have our traditional wedding next year. I hope this will come true. My husband has always wanted to skip the traditional wedding, which he
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    • 99 35 Last week's letter: HELPLESS GUY is 19, and his girlfriend is 16. They've been together for three years. They've never realty had any big problems or fights. Things usually run smoothly and they love each other deeply. Recently, however, his girlfriend said she wants to see
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    • 225 35 Readers' replies: 1 WAS in a similar situation like yours. My boyfriend and I were together for a year. I was 14 and he was 16. Although I was very happy in my relationship, I did not want to be tied down to anyone so early.
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    • 222 35 MY girlfriend and I have been together for more tfian a year. We have never really had any big problems or fights. I am 22 years old, while is a year older. You see as people grow up, their perspective towards life changes guys and girls
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    • 462 36 I HAVE a problem which has been bugging me for a few weeks. Lately, I've been quarrelling with my second sister. I tried giving in to her, but it is becoming mora and more difficult as time goes by. She
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    • 264 36 I BROKE up with my boyfriend a month ago, but I'm still thinking about him and am missing him deeply. I thought about calling and telling him how much I've mis-led him, but I'm afraid he'll say things which I wouldn't want to hear. Although we
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    • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 124 36 I'M going to be twenty Qsoon. Yet I hardly have any facial hair. Am I normal? Other signs of puberty such as the deepening of my voice have already occurred. But not the facial hair. Tm feeling very confused about it. Do
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      • 254 36 A FEW days ago, my Q partner and I had sexual intercourse. Of course, I wore a condom. During sex, my partner of three years had three orgasms. This is the first time it happened. How come she achieved multiple orgasms when I had only
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    • 44 35 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can Help wfth some useful advice, write or Cax to Aggie by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special QT-shirt and a New Paper cap.
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    • 44 36 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: npop9@sph.com.sg (please marie Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).
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  • SeenHeard SHARP
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      67 37  -  THE MOVIE Edited by Ernest Luis emesl@sph.com.sg A New York couple adopts an orphan, Stuart, for their young ton. Thing is, the new addition to the Uttie family is a MOUSE. You can guess the rest. Stars the voices oft Michael J Fox (as Stuart), Nathan Lane (as
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    • 226 37  -  BbJ>y ERNEST LUIS TUART Little is the perfect movie. when we're suddenly with millennium dHay movies these days. SHBt Little is both wickedly fuifipnd warm, and will appeal to graqVups and children alike. It's baAM on the 1945 classic story by American author E B White
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    • 94 38 A relative of the Littles as he meets their new nephew, Stuart, for the first time: "But he's a...a..." Another relative, who cuts in for him politely: "Adorable!!!" Snowbell, the pet cat: "They go for a son and come back wkh a mouse. I need a drink." Smokey,
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    • 259 38  -  by YONG SHU HOONG WITH Christmas just around the corner, all things (and creatures) cute and cuddly are once again back in fashion. Hence, the timely release of Stuart Little, a sweet little movie about a fully-clothed, smooth-talking mouse with a catchy name. Kids will
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    • 150 54  -  JRA Trophy (Race 6} By Tan Thean Loon FORMER crack sprinter Eagle's Landing has returned to form. So, the seven-year-old can be supported in Race 6, the RM70.000 (S$30,800) Japan Racing Association Trophy over 1,400 m. Eagle's Landing last ran in the Gold Vase, finishing
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    • 366 54 LIONEL LEE Solar Eclipse (Race 4 No. 6) This six-year-old was second to Precedent on Sept 18 and Precedent has gone on to win last month's Sultan Gold Vase at Ipoh. After the clash, Solar Eclipse ran unplaced in three subsequent starts but you can ignore those runs.
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    • 329 54  -  Anniversary Cup (Race 8) By Tan Thean Loon PRECEDENT, the surprise winner of last month's Sultan Gold Vase, may just scoot off with his second successive major victory in Race 8 at Penang this afternoon. Going on the way he unleashed a late burst over
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    • 1624 55 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD Going Good INo. tMtlfvw Hmm W> n*ug Jody t Bmritr MateWirtii, tmtm omm) 1 JUSTSMASHING 57 (51) SMarzuki 13 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 2- STRKE ME LUCKY 57 (57) KWleong 10 (3amg Rotoert-Pronto) I 3 6799 OHAPPAABJAR 53 (49) MAu 5 (3nzfl CTHara-Smaft Abjar) *.'07 ENTRAPMENT 53 (53)
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    • 323 56  -  By Lionel Lee JOCKEY Saimee Jumaat may have this year's jockeys title in safe keeping, but the battle for the runner-up spot is getting a little more interesting. Oscar Chavez, currently in second spot with 57 winners and sidelined for a careless riding
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    • 1732 56 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS —Going: Good 2 ANACONDA 53 (134) KLOo (11) 3 4 1 (481) 11 TRULY SERIOUS 53 (151-31) KWUong (5) 2 1 2 (416) 6 GREAT MUTANT 53 (55-13) MFwHon (6) 4 3 3 (470)) 8 JUST MAGIC 53 (94-40) WLoh (8 8 5 4 (449) 9
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    • 194 57 TRAINER KH Lim withdrew his appeal on Dec 13 against the fine of RMIO,OOO (554,400) imposed on Pride Of Glory when his horse was found pre-race positive to caffeine in Race 9 on Aug 15, second day of the Penang Sprint Trophy Meeting. The racing
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    • 1299 57 PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT FOUR riders were suspended for careless riding yesterday. N Selvan received four days on Eagle Sky and apprentice KY Yap (Longfibre), apprentice B Tai (Triple Gold) and B Woodworth (Ocean Topaz) copped three days each. Following is yesterday's Stipe's Report:
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      324 58  -  Thwaites' trio run unplaced in Perth By Danny Khoo IN PERTH Trainer Malcolm Thwaites' Perth campaign may well have ended with the disappointing run of Beyond Expectation in the CB Cox Stakes, a Group 2 race over 2,400 m at Ascot racecourse yesterday afternoon. The 54-year-old Singaporean was
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      324 59 Rob Hughes is the chief sports writer of The Times of London. He also contributes a soccer column to the International Herald Tribune and has received numerous awards. rr WHERE, you might ask, is the spirit or the game? Manchester Chi ted will soon be down in Brasil,
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    • 593 59 AS Christmas nears, the English have the dilemma: Does Dad go to ANOTHER football match, or take the kids to pantomime? This week, it appears, St James' Park is offering two for the price of one. There is Wednesday's FA Cup replay between Newcastle United
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    • 107 59 Let us be charitable. This is, after all, the Christian season of goodwill. So I will not comment on the news that Ben Johnson, twice busted as a drugs cheat, has begun to teach alSaad, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, all he knows about body building. Al-Saad
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    • 475 60  -  THIS WEEK: WAKEBOARDING NEXT SUNDAY:SNOWBOARDING By Dominic Ong "MOBY Dick" throwing a 'Tantrum" doing a "Front Flip". No I'm not talking about the movies! These are terms commonly used by wakeboarders. Twenty eight year old Roger Koa, who by profession is vj pilot in the
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    • 329 61 NBA FROM AMERICA AFP. KEVIN Garaett turned in a tremendous individual effort for the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday. But it was not enough to overcome a trio of Los Angeles Lakers stars. Garnett had 28 points and a fran-chise-record 21 rebounds but the Timberwqlves fell 97-88 to
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      147 62 He was once one of the most successful managers in the history of the S-League. He's back with a vengeance. NewTampines Rovers team manager Abol Fazl has already created a stir by being the first S-League club to release all its players. ADAM HASHIDY meets up with him
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    • 56 61 TV SPORTS TODAY Italian Serte A: Parma v Roma (Satocted pi ifci (LIVE, Football Channel 22) Italian Serie A: Bariv Inter Milan Spanish Football: DeportfvovCetta (Repeat. ESPN Channels 23 25) (Repeat. STAR Sports 24) m+m m NM*t Bowling: Taipei Masters Spanish Football: Barcelona v AtJetico (UVE, ESPN Channels 23 25)
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    • 575 64 THE SUNDAY TIMES' 50 GREATEST ATHLETES OF THE CEHTURY AWARD WHO said Singapore cannot be a world-beater in international sports? To those who are not too optimistic, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has a model Oceania country to follow just in terms of a population of
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    • 55 64 1. Wong Peng Soon (Badminton) 2. Tan Howe Liang (Weightiiftiitg) 3. Noo Chwee Kok (Swimming) 4. Patricia Chan (Swimming) 5. Aug Peng SkMg (Swimming) 6. Fandi Ahmad (Soccer) 7 1 1 IMJA Qnn C|A||Nf||MVltfl i #HBSW uFWßiuiungi 8. C Kunaian (Athletics) B A W hi joscenn too
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      691 65 ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP THRILLER AT UPTON PARK SORRY, Dwight, you're not going to break your recent goal drought. No, definitely not against me for 8 ure at my home ground at Upton Park. The bold pre-match challenge came from West Ham goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. It was addressed to
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    • 128 65 CHELSEA v LEEDS STAND up and fight, Chelsea. Manager Gianluca Vialli has ordered the Blues (Chelsea's nickname) to do just that if things turn nasty with Leeds United at Stamford Bridge today. "If it gets physical, we will be there. If it gets tactical, we
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      93 65 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Reuters. NO, it's not David Beckham. Brazilian striker Rivaldo of Barcelona (left) was voted World Player of the Year by readers of World Soccer magazine. He finished the overwhelming winner with 42 per cent of the votes. Manchester United's David Beckham was second
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