The New Paper, 2 January 2000

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      Lock icon INDIAN AIRLINES HIJACK
      500 2  -  BY Shanoo Maharaj IN CALCUTTA FINALLY, it was Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee who took the crucial decision. He ordered the release of three pro-Kashmiri militants to end the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 on Friday, said New Delhi sources. The plane, with 155
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      Lock icon 'Pakistani connection'
      165 2 AP THE five escaped plane hijackers were Pakistanis. They have fled to Quetta, in south-western Pakistan. So said Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh. The freed airline crew members told the authorities that the hijackers had wired the plane with enough explosives to blow it up. The masked hijackers
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      319 3 The right friendly number may win you $1,000 It pays big bucks when you are friendly with Weekly Prizes: $1,000 each numbers! But first you must know what makes The first correct entry drawn in each game will win 1,000 cash, a number friendly. If there are no correct entries,
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      Lock icon Yaa Baa —the curse of Thailand's children
      565 4 A TNP ON SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE THE pink pill has ruined the lives of thousands. Called Yaa Baa, the cheap drug is outlawed in Thailand. Yet student Anne remains surprisingly defiant. Said the Chiangmai-born teen addict: "We're allowed to have a drink. So same."
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      Lock icon Dumping ground is his drug den
      279 4 LIKE a mad thing, the half-naked child had clung on to the swerving dumpster. Then even as his life hung in the balance he abruptly released one hand. To stuff a filthy plastic bag to his face. One quick breath later, he stowed his
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      Lock icon 'Yaa Baa is worse than heroin'
      259 4 FOR 20 terrible years, heroin ruled his life. It drove away his wife, sucked his savings dry and ruined his health. Yet though he now despises his heroin weakness, this survivor is even more emotional about Yaa Baa. "I would never touch the Crazy
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      Lock icon Teachers and parents get kids to peddle the drug
      292 4 The Yaa Baa epidemic: OVER a million Thais are now believed to be Yaa Baa addicts. And the figure despite endless raids by Thailand's Narcotics Control Board is still rising. "The worst is yet to come," predicted academic Somphong Chitratub of
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      Lock icon Mr Clob's private life gets clobbered
      696 5  -  HIS NAME Although he is known as David Gerald, his surname is David, not Gerald. His name was flipped around in university. By Denise Chong THE name "Mr Clob" has a certain ring to it. For Gerald "Mr Clob" David, it means his telephone
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      Lock icon THE CLOB ISSUE
      124 5 CLOB is a $7.4 billion issue involving 172,000 investors who have had their shares frozen since September 1998. Shareholders in Singapore had been trading through the Clob counter on Malaysian listed companies for nine years when the Malaysian government pushed in capital control measures. This came after
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      Lock icon Man falls from Lucky Plaza
      411 6  -  I By< Calvin Low AFTER such joy, what tragedy. You saw the bright lights, the stars and the crowds. An all-too-human, standing-room-only Orchard Road pulsating with the beat and energy of 500,000 revellers boogeying in the Millennium Swing. The party of a lifetime? Sure it
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      Lock icon Missing for NINE days
      455 6  -  Lost: Aft Genting Found: At Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur BY Ian Tan FOR nine whole days, Guan Baofang (right) seemed to have vanished from the face of this Earth. The 15-year-old Singaporean girl was on holiday in Genting Highlands with her family when she suddenly disappeared
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      429 7 /Good grief! It's our vjost comic stripy Charles Schulz, creator &00T) &W6F XV 6feJC,fcnoo'<W EricKhoo,34, of Peanuts, is retiring k filmmaker and on-off his drawing pen after A Vfc* V V cartoonist 50years. There will be -L no more new comic vW' favourite character; strips after tomorrow, K% Charlie Brown,
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      543 8 bo we get cookies? i jy) j Simon An§, 34, /y V, executive infographics journalist with The this vses"tp be/ > /S New Paper m X P^yj »MONII»innESWITIfc «l- "He's a loser iike most of i'V *B( 7/ J us. We don't really get £^3^^-—]/1; l_ what we want from
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    Lock icon What a millennium party!
    856 10  -  EXPAT THANK YOU Thank you to those who responded to our report on Indonesian student Chnstianus Bandaso last week Mr Bandasc thanks those who offered to pay for his passage home to see his mother. If you have a story to share with us, or an
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    33 11  -  Bernard Harrison Chief Executive, Singapore Zoological Qarderns Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the past week's news. Today, Bernard Harrison from the Singapore Zoo gives us his views
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    Lock icon The last tree on Earth?
    777 11 CHARLES Schulz, the man who gave the world the comic strip Peanuts, retires tomorrow after nearly 50 years in the cartoon business. But Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Woodstock characters I grew with will always live on. I sincerely hope that Schulz wins his battle against
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      Lock icon Back in business
      818 13  -  In the first year alone, it will cost the United Nations about US$l billion (sl.7billion) to secure and rebuild East Timor. A new nation which needs just about everything will always be a lucrative investment. Shrewd businessman are already hovering like vultures, ready to cash in on
      PICTURE MOHD ISHAK  -  818 words
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      Lock icon Back to basics
      460 13 If you could, build up a country, say like East Timor, from scratch, how would you go about doing it? We take you through some scenarios in the long and complicated process that comes with the birth of a new nation THE elected president to tipped to
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  • @ A GLANCE
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      Lock icon Gus Dur says SORRY
      223 14 AP. NO, not for refusing to grant Irian Jaya independence. Instead, he apologised for the abuses there. As an added sweetener, he said Indonesian province Irian Jaya should change its name back to Papua. But he warned: "As for an independent Papua state I will not
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      Lock icon The big millennium pile-up
      45 14 RUBBISH: Just some of the things left on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour after the New Year celebrations. And It wasn t Just rubbish that were found. Tents, ground sheets and even campers dotted the area the morning after. Picture/ Ap
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      Lock icon Mr Bug didn't show up for the party
      191 14  -  Qlast wiik in a minute by Trudy Lim ONE guest was missing from our millennium celebrations. And though it was, in a way, a welcome absence, it brought a feeling of anti-climax. Yes, the Millennium Bug did not show up. He was
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      Lock icon FOR THE FAMILY
      72 14 DRUM BEAT: Listen to drummers from the Singapore Polytechnic Japanese Daiko Drum Team, as they perform at the International Drum Festival today. They will play at spm, 7pm and 9pm at Orchard Point H2O zone, and it's free. LATIN MUSIC: Enjoy some Latin music this evening as
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    • BRIEFLY
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        Lock icon Pasir Ris upgrading
        83 14 A MILLION-DOLLAR upgrading project was launched in Pasir Ris yesterday. The Pasir Ris Town Council will start repairs and redecoration works on 16 blocks of Housing Board flats at Pasir Ris Street 21 next month. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is an MP of Pasir Ris
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        Lock icon Attack on guerrillas
        82 14 AFP. SRI LANKAN soldiers ushered in the new millennium with a massive land, sea and air offensive against Tamil Tiger guerillas, leaving at least 28 killed on both sides, the Defence Ministry said yesterday. The ministry said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam had tried to breach
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        Lock icon 'I might run'
        59 14 (So one J would refuse a good q|)fer... if Umno members/eel that myJiominationfor any postmthe party would help to strengthen Umno, then I'm prepared to give it a thought. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in Malaysia, DatukDrRais Yatim on how he is prepared to contest for
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        Lock icon Disarmed by hostages
        86 14 AP. A WOMAN, who said she was upset about losing her job, took a group of employees hostage inside a US bank. She was arrested about eight hours later. The woman had taken six people hostage inside a suburban Kansas City bank at spm. She released four
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        Lock icon New Year fires
        78 14 AT least six fires hit homes in metropolitan Manila yesterday after the millennium celebrations, killing nine people, including a family of five. In suburban Kalookan city, a pre-dawn fire apparently triggered by a defective electric bulb in an altar killed a couple and their three children, who
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        Lock icon Zarinah's baby
        76 14 RETIRED badminton star Zarinah Abdullah gave birth to a baby girl at about 8.07pm yesterday. Baby Natasha, weighed in at 2.92 kg, Zarinah told The New Paper. The baby was actually expected on Jan 11. Zarinah quit playing badminton early last year to become a coach. She married
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        Lock icon Yeltsin's immunity
        71 14 RUSSIA'S acting President Vladimir Putin has given outgoing Kremlin leader Boris Yeltsin immunity from legal prosecution, a lifetime security detail and a pension. "A president who has ceased carrying out his duties enjoys immunity," said the decree signed by him on Friday. "He cannot be liable to legal
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        Lock icon Macau murder
        88 14 THE first killing in Macau under Chinese sovereignty seems to have been because of a lover's quarrel, rather than a result of gang violence. Police identified the victim as Mr Li Sheung Yung, a 48-year-old Hongkong resident whose head and feet were chopped off in the attack. His
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      Lock icon The porn star and the banker
      557 15 *He kissed and told, she made heaps in shares' SHE didn't mind strangers catching her buck naked on the Net. "You will follow me to the shower," she promised on her home page. But even porn queens can be shy about having their names
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      Lock icon HOW THEY TANGOED
      125 15 HE was a Wal Street Investment banker —rwing US$4 m—on lebout $6.6 wdWoii) e year He had a wife and a mansion. But James J McDermott, 48, turned out to have doNan They carried on from Juno 1997 to September 1998. He aftegedly pre Star at least
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      Lock icon Beijing drops a brick
      352 16 Source: Washington Times SO you partied into a bugfree millennium. Now duck this brick. Beijing claims it's a goodwill gift. But the Western nations are saying: "Ouch!" Why? Because these are paving stones from Tiananmen Square. Beijing wants to give them to Queen Elizabeth, US President
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      Lock icon Farewell Celine — your songs will go on
      325 17 Farewell Celine your songs will go on Source: AFP THIS is the last time you will see Celine Dion in concert for the next two years. The diva is taking a twoyear break for this man: Her manager-husband, Rene Angelil, 57. Does it remind you of that scene from Titanic?
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      484 17 ICHM is one of the leading hotel At ICHM, students normally enter to management schools in the Asia Pacific complete the 3-year Swiss Hotel Association area, and has attracted students from over (SHA) Diploma in International Hotel 40 countries around the world to its campus Management. For the first time
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  • Feature
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      Lock icon SHARKS UP CLOSE!
      601 19  -  You've probably seen them sharp teeth and all but from a distance or on TV. But one man has gone up close and personal with this much-feared beast of the oceans. And his nose-to-jaw pictures certainly are a unique sight to behold by CALVIN LOW UNDERWATER photographer
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      Lock icon Sharks found in S'pore waters too
      632 21  -  by CALVIN LOW SURPRISE, surprise! Despite the relatively polluted waters around Singapore, there are more than 10 species of sharks and at least six species of rays that lurk beneath those waters. This estimate was given by Singapore Underwater World's curatorial diftdtpr, Mr Bruce
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      Lock icon It's all in the teeth
      749 22  -  by CALVIN LOW BELIEVE it or not, it is not in the nature of sharks to bite people. And if, on occasion, a shark does bite someone, there's usually an explanation for it, which doesn't include hunger. The shark could have felt threatened, or mistaken
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      Lock icon When predator becomes prey...
      94 23 This 2 m-long reefshark became funch for a much bigger shark, possibly a Bull Shark at least 3 m long. Bull Sharks are among four shark species native to Singapore waters that are potentially dangerous to humans. The Underwater World at Sentosa has two Bull Sharks.
      All pictures from the book, Shark!, by Jeffrey Rotman  -  94 words
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  • Faces of the Century
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      Lock icon Every face is a WINNER
      470 24  -  by MIKE CHUA THESE were some of the people featured in our Faces of the Century section last Sunday. They had recounted the moments that stood out in their life and submitted them for publication: From being born in a taxi, making it to the
      Pictures/ Joyce Lim  -  470 words
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      Lock icon HAVE YOU GOT YOUR GIFT?
      55 24 WERE you featured in last Sunday's Faces of the Century, but have not collected your H2O Zone gift voucher? If so, you can pick it up at the Orchard Point information counter, between 11 am and 7pm, till Jan 14. Kindly bring along your IC,
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    Lock icon Shop smart online
    483 25  -  Cookieja THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOMEMAKING TIPS By Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg YOUVE heard so much about it. The computer can be your door to shopping malls all over the world. Pete and Pepe have eagerly jumped into cyberspace to bring you these tips on how best
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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      Lock icon My parents object to my non-graduate girlfriend
      220 26 MY GIRLFRIEND and I are 20 years old and we've been together for more than three years. We love each other and plan to get engaged. However, my parents have objected to our relationship because she is from the Institute of Technical Education
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      Lock icon Split over wedding
      153 26 From Dec 19: DEPRESSED WIFE-TO-BE has known her husband for about seven years. They registered their marriage six months ago and were planning to have their traditional wedding next year. But her husband has always wanted to skip the traditional wedding. He feels it's a waste of
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      Lock icon You should compromise
      177 26 Readers v replies: A MARRIAGE involves two persons with conflicting values and needs. You might need to weigh what are the more significant issues that are more important to your marriage. Do not let your marriage suffer because of a wedding ceremony. You have to ask yourself
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      192 26 YOUR husband has already made it clear that he doesn't want a traditional wedding, but did you tell him how important this is to a woman? Don't use your mum as an excuse. If he doesn't care about how you feel, do you think he cares
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    Lock icon We're both married but I can't forget him
    802 27 I'M a foreigner and work as a nursing aide here. I've been here for three years now. I was introduced to D about two years ago by a friend. Although I told him I'm already engaged back home to my boyfriend of
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  • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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      Lock icon Help, I'm irregular
      320 27 I'M turning 16 and I have Qa problem. My period has stopped. Is there something seriously wrong with me? From May until now, I haven't had my period except that I keep getting colourless and sometimes sticky liquid on my panties during these months. There are also
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      Lock icon Lopsided testicles
      181 27 •I'M 16. When I was Q bathing, I noticed that one of my testes is twice as big as the other one. Ann I abnormal? Should I see a doctor? What should the right testes diameter be for a 16-year-old? Does masturbation two to three times a week
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      44 27 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 *****5 Or fax; 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (please mark; Aggie) or call 1900-912-0007 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).
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  • SeenHeard SHARP
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      64 28 THE MOVIE End of Days The 20th Century closes and Satan wants to get married. He looks for his bride, chosen and marked from birth, in New York. But if he finds her, all hell will break loose. Ifs all up to an ex-cop who runs an elite security
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      Lock icon Relax — and enjoy — it's just a movie
      264 28  - Relax and enjoy it's just a movie by CALVIN LOW THE plot and acting are passable. The dialogue is cliched. But hell, this is one blast of a movie. I kept thinking: What a great DVD this would make for any home theatre system. But "silly", "cornball", and "violent" are
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      Lock icon Freeze Frame:
      45 29 Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger): "Now I have to believe in God to solve a crime?" Jericho to Satan (Gabriel B/me): "I want you to go to hell." Satan to a skateboarder with the words 'Satan Rules' on his shirt "I like the shirt."
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      Lock icon But where's the terror?
      269 29  -  by DENISE CHONG Edited by Calvin Low calvin@sph.com.sg END of Days is supposed to terrify and awe me with the fire power of Arnie's weapons and Satan's infernal flames. Just sit through the fake ominous atmosphere of the opening credits. You're supposed to start trembling at
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      Lock icon They say
      202 29 Dustin Putman in his N-Zone magazine review: "End of Days Isn't a bad movie by any means; it's just a reasonably silly one that, in one form or the other, has been overdone to death. There are no true surprises In the course of the whole film (aside
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      Lock icon Tune in, chill out
      254 29  -  Decibels with Jessica Leow The Gasoline Age East River Pipe (Merge) THE Gasoline Age is a relaxing one. It is pure, it is inviting. Come cruise along with East River Pipe, actually a one-man show by the name of F M Comog. The Gasoline Age, which
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      420 30 OH CALL: 873-3333 :able l_ mJncmuvimm 24-hour subscription sales hotline Ml ItlOVieS at Impact illWwMp® 9pm A giant comet is on a collision course with Earth, and it must be stopped I m today Wag the Dog before it destroys the planet and all of 9 pm What do the
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      266 31 BSCV is proud to continue our leadership in sports with the launch of a brand-new sports channel. SuperSports (Ch 20) kicks off on Jan 15 with the full coverage of the first Grand Slam of the new millennium Australian Open 2000. Being one of the four Grand Slams event, Australian
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      432 31 M J? Highlight of the Week variety A/ mon Nicholas Tm in Concert Oam Though a newcomer in the music scene, Nicholas Tse's concert in Taiwan attracted more than 10.000 CUITent affalrS/CdUCatlOn fens. TVBSfM III Blue Reef II: A Threat In the Ocean B 8pm Delicate Balance of the Coral
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  • Venue FUJIFILM JET. SET. GO
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      Lock icon Wonders of stone
      580 32  -  Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg You've seen it at the movies in Indiana Jones' The Last Crusade. But this ancient monument, carved into a cliff, is more than simply a figment of a director's dream. PATRICK JONAS explores Petra and its surrounds LIKE a roll of black
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      Lock icon Other places to see
      197 32 AMMAN A day tour of Amman gives you a glimpse of how ancient Roman and Arab monuments and Christian and Muslim places of worship exist side by side. The city of Amman sits at the foot of seven hills. On top of one of the hills
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      Lock icon THE DEAD SEA
      184 32 With Amman as your base, you can make a side trip to the Dead Sea, less than an hour's drive from the city. It does not take more than half a day. On the way you pass the point marking the sea level. From then on you
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      Lock icon MUST BUY
      82 32 Small souvenir shops dotted the roadside as we made our way down to start the tour of the monuments in stone. Rocks in this region have various colours and are soft. Local people grind the rocks and pour the powder into bottles to form colourful designs. They use
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      65 32 Egypt Air flies to Amman, with a stopover in Cairo twice a week. The return air ticket costs $1,400. You can also reach Amman via Dubai on Emirates, which offers flights every day except Friday. Check with your agent for the best price. Travel Connections (323-3788)
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      762 33 [TVtodayT 5 T 7.00 AM Mummies Alive (Cartoon) l U n MMMJSMKMMm Sheikh Haikel 8.00 Bobby's world (Cartoon) channel 5,1 am 8,30 wkh'' Speclal 1 five recruits undergo Basic Military t.30 Holiday ch)Mr«n's Spaciai II nfthf> Training Haying come from diffe^nt Eeki stravaganza cheCat 2 Ol IMC walks of life,
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    391 34  -  Ehm I CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE B U 0 G E T C 0 N 8 C I 0 U S i P J A, By Carol Leong O canoK@sph.com.sg TINK, clink. Beaded curtains are such wistful charmers. I swear, they add magic to a room.
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    835 35  -  SoSueMe SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker THERE'S a Charlie Brown in all of us. Moments in our lives when we've gone either "Good Grief!" or "Arrghhhh". Have there never been occasions when you think of all the
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      332 36  -  "By Yong Shu Hoong shyong66@hotmail.com FOR some, the turn of the new millennium was nothing more than a perfect excuse to party. For others, the festive season was a time for quiet reflection over happy days gone by. Whether it's an interesting life
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      370 36 [Things] SO you have a brand-new flat-screen TV set gracing your living room. But in the face of emerging new technologies, it is no longer such a big deal having a TV set with just a flat screen. Philips' new Matchline 29PT9418 29-inch flat-screen
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    642 37  -  Seeing double on Orchard Road SingleColumn by Daphne Koh shootingfish@wnteme com IrS the year 2000 and that "2" at the front inspires you to become one half of a two, so you've made the New Year's resolution to get out of the
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  • Playground A PAGE FOR FUN
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      196 38  -  OUR FIRST CONTEST OF THE MILLENNIUM Edited by Dave Ang dave@sph.com.sg FANCY horse-riding in the open country with clean crisp mountain air? It could come true for you! A big prize to New Zealand awaits a family (or group) of four in our first contest
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      65 38 PRODUCE any copy of The New Paper when you book the NZ Celebration Package ($1,188) and receive a flexible NZ$lO polymer plastic note (left) issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The millennium commemorative note has a limited print run of 500,000 worldwide promising to
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      1578 43 TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD Going forecast: Good No. LMt«ron» How W> RoBna Joetoy Bfrior (Agotortglntax. tntftwr-owwr) 1 *****4 KING BOLEH 57 (48) LNDanis 3 (6nzg J Breukelen-D'mic Discovery) 2 39-6-0 CALIBRE 56.5 (47) TAsogan 7 (4nzg Benny Um-SH Teh) 3 3-4399 FAIRWAY BOY 56 (46) *V Kumar 11 (5ag M
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      261 44 !Marc Tan Danny Khoo Lionel Lea 3 Fairway Boy 10 Mr Quick 10 Mr Quick 10 Mr Quick 11 Owner's Pride 6 Karma 12 Lovely Star 4 Aero Fighter 4 Aero Fighter 10 Lucky Eighty On* 1 Gayt Raja 1 Gaya Raja 1 Gaya Raja 10 Lucky Eighty One 10
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      56 44 PICK OF THE DAY After two good outings, this five-year-old by Jugah has an excellent chance to bag the Perak Special Stakes. His first-up fourth to Golconda over the Ipoh 1,600 m in soft going was particularly impressive. With an expected good track today, High
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      893 44 1 GRAND TYCOON 57 (10-7) „..C Treymane (7) 1 1 1 (482) 7 TWIN FORTUNE 54 c 51.5 (41-11) 'MM Cheah (3) 3 3 2 (450) 10 POWER ROMPER 52.5 c 53.5 (30-8) .TAsogan (6) 7 7 3 (429) 9 GEORGE'S WONDER 53 c 51
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      271 45  -  By Danny Khoo SINGAPOREAN racehorse owner Tang Weng Fei could not have asked for a better script than the one at Ipoh yesterday. The 46-year-old, who races his horses under the Hydrocarbon, Dynamic Discovery and River Channel stables, had four runners in the card
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      903 45 RACE 1: PACIFIC STORM was slow into stride. ZANZI KHAN jumped awkwardly out, making contact with SIR JANDY who, in turn, contacted I CAN FLY, who became awkward. Approaching the 800 m, FAST LANE CHARLIE steadied off the heels of I CAN FLY.
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      364 45 3 NATIVE AMERICAN 54 (19-6) Paul Harvey (4) 1 7 CENTAGON 52 (30-11) Daniel Staeck (3) 2 1 SOCIETY MISS 58.5 (16-6) Clint Harvey (1) 3 Also ran: IRISH AIR Peter Hall, CHIEF WILD EAGLE Patrick Carbery, DAMASCUS ROAD Troy Jackman, BONZARA Link Robertson. GALA BOY
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      260 46  -  By Danny Khoo Trainer Malcolm Thwaites' Ouzo lived up to his billing as the red-hot favourite in the inaugural $250,000 Singapore New Year 2000 race at Kranji last night. The classy six-vear-old stayer, whose $7 win dividend was one of the shortest since racing started at
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      1024 46 YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (COURSE A) RACE RESULTS Going: Good 3 BOLD EXPLORER 55.5 (11-6) OChavu (3) 3 2 1 (485) 6 THE MYSTERY 55 (71-13) P Wynne (8) 1 1 2 (539) 2 UNCLE CHAN 56 (76-13) ISalfudln (1) 4 3 3 (476) 7 CRAZY IVAN 54.5(251-35) KLOo (4) 5 6
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      1007 47 RACE 1: LUCKY WINGS stood and was slow to begin. Shortly after the start, LUCKY WINGS was inconvenienced on the outside of UNCLE CHAN, who had jumped awkwardly out. JUSTICE HEAD was pulling hard and difficult to settle in the backstraight. Rounding the home
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  • SPORTS
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      971 48 This column, the first of a new millennium in the Christian world, is dedicated to Tahira Bibi, a Muslim child who survives by sewing soccer balls. Tahira stitches for a pittance so that her even younger brothers and sister have bread to eat in their village
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      501 49  -  BY Rob Hughes WE have digested enough millennium nostalgia to last a lifetime; it is time to turn the page into a year that will be sculptured around two major events. The European football championship in June will show where England stands In the
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      543 50  -  TODAY: SKYDIVING Daredevils have done it and begged for more. The less adventurous who have dared to venture have lived to brag about it. So perhaps jumping off a plane and plummeting earthwards faster than most speedsters dare to ride isn't as hair-raising as it looks or
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      13 50 Don't miss the last In the H-TWO-O X-treme Sports series —Abseiling
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      908 51 BOXIMfi ME-HARP STEP ABDUL I KADIR CLEARS THE AIR THAT BOXING IS OUT FOR THE COUNT Not since 1985 have our boxers won a South-east Asia Games gold medal. The men in gloves have also failed to qualify for the past two SEA Games. What has
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      76 51 Question: Some say you do more damage than manage in the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association (Saba), where you are the honorary secretary. Do you agree? A: Singapore is a result-oriented society. It's a fact that we have not produced any winners. As a professional, I accept all
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      429 52  -  TOMORROW'S PREMIERSHIP ACTION: TOTTENHAM v LIVERPOOL FIXTURES TOMORROW: Derby v Watford Everton v Leicester Leeds v Aston Villa Newcastle v West Ham Sheff Wed v Arsenal Southampton v Bradford Tottenham v Liverpool Wimbledon v Sunderland TUESDAY: Coventry v Chelsea ON TV: Sheff Wednesday v Arsenal (LIVE,
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      122 52 EVERTONv LEICESTER NEW owner Bill Kenwright has instructed Everton bo6B Walter Smith to double Don Hutchison's contract to the £20,000 ($54,000) plus per week currently enjoyed by players like Nick Barmby, John Collins and Kevin Campbell. Thomas Myrhe is back from loan, but Smith is likely
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      214 52 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v ARSENAL TREAD warily, Patrick Vieira, after 40 yellow cards and four red cards in 144 games This was the fixture last season when Hillsborough erupted, Di Canio and Martin Keown were dismissed, and the after-tremors caused referee Paul Alcock to
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      322 53  -  By< Adam Hashidy IS David Rocastle still signing for Clementi Khalsa FC? Or was it all just talk? Clementi coach Jita Singh said last night that "both parties are still in contact with each other." But he added: "Regrettably, Rocastle has to
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      537 53  -  REPORTS S GULAM OUR MAN IN DUBAI IT was the most important moment of the century. But while the whole world celebrated, the Lions were tugged in their beds, with some watching the millennium celebrations "live" on TV and others dozing. The new millennium
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      53 53 TODAY: (Selected programmes) 3pm: WWF Special: Armageddon (STAR Sports Channel 24) 6pm: Super Bowl II Highlights: Oakland v Green Bay Packers (ESPN Channel 23 25) 6.30pm: Western Union World Football (ESPN Channels 23 25) Bpm: Figure Skating: Stars On Ice (STAR Sports Channel 24) 9pm: US Open Swimming Champions (STAR
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