The New Paper, 6 February 2000

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL21775
Total Pages: 65
1 65 The New Paper
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    22 1 the new paper FEBRUARY 6, 2000 70 CENTS I on Sunday Another quality publication of Singapore Prma ttokMng* http://ncwpapcr.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 107/03/99
    22 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      149 1 Kidnappers hold man for Malaysian police nab foreign xan i> behind the abduction of a computer analyst 21 to bleed his account with PIT i? 5555 eg HHHHH- 7 =S HHHHS 0 CO 9 Unlimited stocks of r s. Chinese Wedding Hello Kitty Dear Daniel available to all iff H
      149 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Chinese New Year crackdotraturnsllQILY
    372 2 [NEWS] Wire services. Members of the banned Falungong spiritual movement in China staged a bold protest in Tiananmen Square yesterday. The protest was timed for the start of the Chinese New Year. At least 50 members were arrested during their largest display of defiance in recent
    Wire services.; Picture/ Ap  -  372 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      15 2 Jai£3lci^l^aiC^ w -KBig- ,C Cathay/Orchard/Causeway Point/Golden/Princess/Clementi/N.Crown/ Lido/Balestier/Century/Choa Chu Kang/Hougang/Jurong/Yangtze/ Suntec/Toa Payoh/West Mall/Boon Lay/East Point/U.A. BeachRd
      15 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      126 3 Everywhere under the sun. A MiBT^A S«ow Boon Ann Tho Corporate Banker who life To like Whatever he put* Into returns Whether on business, on green. or his explains why him wherever him stay In portfolio mobile Mobile calling home. It's a whole new life. Life doesn't stand still. And
      126 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Gone: My $500,000 nest egg
      876 4 SHOULD HUSBAND WIVES KEEP JOINT BANK ACCOUNTS? Don't trust your husband with your money, says the British Treasury. It urges women to avoid joint bank accounts. What do some Singapore couples think about this? And what happens when the nest is broken? DENISE CHONG finds
      876 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon YES It works for us
      396 5 FOR Sean Seneviratne, a joint bank account is a good idea. "That idea came from somewhere, don't know where. But it just makes sense," said the bright-eyed cleancut 26-year-old. A design engineer with a crane company, he has set up a joint bank account with
      Picture/ Kenneth Koh  -  396 words
    • Article
      Lock icon NO It's for rich & ang moh types
      321 5 NO It's for rich ang moh types MR PUA (he declined to give his full name) is very sure that "in Singapore, if a couple hold their money in a joint bank account, they must be Western-educated". To Mr Pua sharing money only between spouses is a Western thing. He
      321 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TRUST IS THE KEY
      108 5 I A Joint account is a symbol of We trust each other I always had my o fan bank account. My husband respected my earning ability. One must not be dogmatic about exerting independence. Whether you decide joint or separate, the one thing you must have
      108 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
      185 5 WENDY Jacobs, 25, is married to soccer star Fandi Ahmad (below). She runs Fandi Ahmad Inc and co-owns the business with him and another partner. Fandi gave her the shares in the business. She hopes one day to buy over the shares. She still models so she can
      185 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TO HAWKER TO TOWKAY
      888 6  -  $50-MILLION BUSINESSMAN Once featured among the top 50 businessmen here, Mr Tan Seng Henghashadto move out of his semi-detached house to a run-down rented fiat and now sells fish ball noodles for a living. Down but not out REPORTS NG WAN CHING WHEN a big boss
      888 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Food to the rescue, three times
    583 7 The fallen tycoon counts on his wok to save the day Tln 1950s (dial tow kway) AS a young boy growing up in the Lorong Tai Seng farming area in Paya Lebar, he would sell chai tow kway for five cents apiece, hose down
    583 words
  • Article
    Lock icon HIGHER RENTAL: WHAT LANDLORD SAYS
    283 7 THE higher rental, which Mr Tan said caused his Tang Dynasty venture to fail, was agreed on from the start, said the landlord. The site is owned by Singapore Leisure Industries Pte Ltd (SLI), a subsidiary of JurongTown Corporation. SLI company secretary Urn Kim Wah
    283 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon New deal for Admiralty Club members
      236 8  -  HAWKER-TOWKAY'S CLUB By Ng Wan Ching SOME 1,800 members of the troubled Admiralty Resort and Country Club (ARCC) are being offered a free cross-over to a new membership scheme. The ARCC changed management on Tuesday and is now known as Karimun Admiralty Country Club
      236 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FACILITIES OFFERED
      94 8 THE main branch at Admiralty House, former residence of the ex-commander of the British Far East Fleet in Sembawang; Fernleaf House branch in Sembawang, the former New Zealand Armed Forces Club; The Admiralty Sentosa which was scheduled to be ready by early 1999; The Tang Dynasty Leisure clubhouse,
      94 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      162 8 THE NEW PAPER/ KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN PROMOTION Click for finger lickin' good chicken www.kfc.com.sg +-*4r «8r v f Simply click on www.kfc.com.sq For your chance to win. Or order your KFC home delivery on-line and get great freebles! So hurry, start clicking now! V-.'ft -tv„ r~ f ~t" 1 1
      162 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      247 9 rNEw^i 1 Together p»JW What are Selena Tan and Andrew in The New Paper KHouaa Level 1 osperity Feast /PJ) *1 29 fabruary fy sher in the year of the Dragon with a sumptuous prosperity buffet spread featuring Baby Lobster, Braised Sea-cucumber, Soft Shell Crab, Shark 's Fin Soup, Mushroom
      247 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 2
      57 9 NOW SHOWING LUNAR NEW YEAR BLOCKBUSTER 1 I' H< ka A GORDON CHAN FILM La j-J j j| RD vn.,; AARON KWOK PHYLLIS OUbK DANIEL WU JAMES LYE GIGICHOI ANDREW LIN RAY LUI FRANCIS NG CYNTHIA KOH LIMYUBENG c*-/-«*.«, KENNETH LOW CHEN SHU CHENG HUANG WEN YONG K3 pyjjyi| Media
      57 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ‘Photo finish’ for first Dragon babies
      689 10  -  By Lingam Ponnampalam IT WAS a quiet day in the newsroom yesterday. Our Hotline Plus phone was strangely sedate. No police or civil defence officers called. Even the Met office could not be reached for a weather update. Then, quite unexpectedly, I found myself
      Pictures/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof  -  689 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PRIZES FOR DRAGON BABIES
      42 10 ROBINSONS presented each of the two Dragon babies with a $2,000 gift hamper of baby products, a Robinsons Baby Certificate and a giant Winnie the Pooh bear. Great Eastern Life gave each baby a $5,000 Education Fund policy.
      42 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      123 11 We're celebrating our birthdays! Drop by for a free bite. .a MKBBMBBt ><.»' ICgSMnTC- aiiii'i trtjja 'M jA |f ,^g^M/tr jSTfiB f /\imr j3| m '.jJr/A jmm&jtißk* Oft anHHn^^^BMMi y 7 Kk Dlb. UP* Celebrate with Ria 89.7FM, y.e.5.93.3fm and Class 95FM at their Anniversary Breakfast Show. Come February 11,
      123 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon You're more Chinese than we are in China
    680 12  -  C ex^o By Li Zhan SINCE coming to Singapore, I have become a keen observer of Chinese customs practised here. This is my conclusion: Even though Singapore is far more developed than most Asian countries with modern institutions and technology, it is
    Picture/ Choo chwee Hua  -  680 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      49 12 SURPRISING You can write, e-mail or SINGAPORE Is there anything about Page Singapore that surprises 390, Kim Seng Road you? Times House It can be a fascinating Singapore *****5 old shop, a food stall or Tel: 1800-733-4455 an encounter with a Fax: 737-5375 Singaporean you cannot E-mail: forget npops@sph.com.sg
      49 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon This silver coin from my Teochew granny is special
    829 13  -  I've got over 20, but... [TH^eekJ Guest editor DARRYL DAVID TV GAME SHOW HOST ITS that time of the year again. A time for dietary suicide with such lethal combinations like Bak Kwa washed down with ice-cream soda. A time to
    829 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • @ A GLANCE
    • Article
      Lock icon Prince refuses to pay
      89 14 PRINCE Edward of England is refusing to pay US$l million ($1.67 m) for work done on his luxury country home. He thinks he is being overcharged. The original estimate was $5m and Prince Edward thinks the new bill is 30 per cent higher. His refusal to
      89 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Housewives on ice
      97 14 MORE and more South Korean housewives are turning to the deadly drug "ice". Last year, among housewives, the number of convicted drug users doubled among housewives, reports The South China Morning Post. Housewives are turning to drugs to escape boredom and frustration with their husbands, claimed Mr
      97 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Train, market bombed
      93 14 BOMBS planted on a busy train and in a Saturday market, killed at least five people in Pakistan yesterday. Many more were injured. One bomb ripped apart a train compartment in the southern Pakistani town of Hyderabad. Four people were killed in the blast and 43 were
      93 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Plane crashes into lake
      81 14 FIVE members of the crew survived when their Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Thursday night, reports Reuters. The aircraft, operated by Sudanese carrier Trans Arabian Air Transport, crashed while approaching Mwanza airport to collect a Europe-bound cargo of fish. The
      81 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Joss stick crush
      30 14 GETTING CLOSER: Chinese Singaporeans Jostle to place Joss sticks onto a pot at the stroke of midnight on Friday at the Goddess of Mercy Temple. Picture/ Reuters
      Picture/ Reuters  -  30 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon This Kitty craze...
      95 14 AP. HELLO Kitty? Goodbye please! Let's not get carried away by these fads. So says Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left). "Sometimes these crazes sweep people," BG Lee said in a television news broadcast yesterday. "Once in a while is all right, but we should not
      AP.  -  95 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FOR THE FAMILY
      90 14 DRAGON DAYS: In the first days of the Year of the Dragon, why not take the family to meet some special dragons? You can see the IndoChinese Water Dragon and the Komodo Dragon at the Singapore Zoo. The special exhibits are on until Feb 29. Normal zoo
      90 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      84 14 FINAL WINNERS! It was great fun! But we knew It would have to come to an end. But not before we announce the good news! Ms Wong LuikYin, l/C No: *****33F (Answers: A=9,F=s, K I, L 8,0 =6) Mr Mahindran Munisamy, l/C No: *****198 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS. To all
      84 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 2
      30 14 Tim Sum:7am-2.30pm Raw Fish/ A-La-Carte Menu:! lam-11pm New Year 'MIS 5-6 persons **318 10-12 persons Set Menu '*228 8-10 persons «*538 10-12petsons >§RMSTMU«t«jrirtrttUj. Blks4Chin Svfeaßd #07-23 5M*****) T»l: 532-5266. 532-5103
      30 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Losing his family in one night
    148 15 Carrying the ashes of his wife, son and daughter, Mr Shyn Ho Kyung (right) left for South Korea last night. The 37-year-old manager with Hyundai Electronics had lost his family in an accident on Thursday night. They were knocked down by a car at
    Pictures/THE STRAITS TIMES  -  148 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Maid falls three floors
    165 15  -  BY Andre Yeo MADAM Eni Supriyanti is lucky to be alive. The 26-year-old Indonesian maid fell three storeys trying to retrieve a blanket. In Tan Tock Seng HospiL tal with both legs fracU tured, she recalled: "My body must have twisted in W mid-air because I
    Graphics/ CEL GULAPA  -  165 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      277 15 Wishes j|[ Dishes Melting Pot ffmmm Chinese New Year Festive ff 1 11 i onya and Festive Tunches, you 11 Wu ated to succulent Ngoh Hiang, hot and S3l y Roti Prata served with Mutton Curry, ftZff a Roast Belly of Pork, Sauteed Sambal IX| rawns with Petai and many
      277 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Does he look 142 years old?
      615 16  -  BY Woon Wui Tek HE claims he was born just 38 years after Singapore was founded. Since Singapore was founded in 1819, that would make this Terengganu man 142 years old. How does Mr Omar Abas stake his incredible claim? According to his identity
      Pictures/ Mohd Ishak  -  615 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sweet and sour times past
      240 16 THE highlight of Tok Ki's long life was a brief audience with the state Sultan. "He asked me a few questions, then listened carefully. I was impressed," recalled the old man, a childlike smile on his wizened face. That was at a royal palace in
      240 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Happiness machine can make you laugh
      408 17 It uses electric shocks to trigger nerve HAPPINESS is a mild electric shock. Ouch! Well, it's true, says the doc. Just think about what makes you happy. Love, laughter, a day on the beach, a pay rise? Well, what's really cheering you up is
      Graphics/ CEL GULAPA  -  408 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon They tried to rape her
      379 18 Aussie tourists attacked while camping in Thailand Source: Reuters, AP. THEY were tourists in Thailand, out camping in the jungle. The Australian couple probably didn't expect to be attacked in the peaceful getaway, but they were. Mr Kelvin Matthew Bourke, 23, was shot dead while
      Source: Reuters, AP.; Picture/ Ap  -  379 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Indon dragon breathes no fire
      639 19  -  Out of practice after being held back for 30 years Report picture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof in Jakarta THE Barongsai, as Indonesians call the lion dance, returned to Jakarta's Chinatown yesterday, but its din was muted. The 30-year-old ban on public Chinese New Year celebrations was
      639 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Bank tracks ATM card used by men
      407 20 COMPUTER ANALYST HELD FOR 7DAYS HIS nightmare lasted seven days. Alone in an empty room, trussed up and helpless, with his hands and legs tied. After being abducted by foreigners. Meanwhile the men were taking out money from his account every day using
      Picture/ Utusan Malaysia  -  407 words
    • Article
      Lock icon What raised colleague's suspicion
      195 20 THE analyst was found "disoriented and in shock".. He has been warded at the University Hospital. It was his concerned employer who helped alert police when he disappeared. While a police task force tried to find the missing analyst, a group of bank officers kept track
      195 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Austrian ‘Hitler’ raises Storm
      453 21 'Sound of Music' land angry with new, racist partner in government H Thousands protest in Vienna and the provinces Europe, US, Israel and Turkey also voice their disgust Source: Wire services, BBC (Internet). MINISTERS in the Austrian Cabinet had to use an underground path to attend
      Source: Wire services, BBC (Internet).; Picture/ Ap  -  453 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A new Hitler?
      116 21 MR HAIDER has made anti-Jew remarks in the past. He has since apologised. But few people believe that he is sincere about his apology. Turing an interview over German TV recently, he played down the fact that it was wrong of the former "madman" of Germany, Adolf
      116 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Baby dies while mum sees lover
      284 22 HER husband was away on a business trip. So a young Japanese housewife thought she could get up to some hanky panky with her lover. She left her two-year-old son and four-month-old brother home alone for 40 hours. But Mamiko Komori's walk on the
      284 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Booked for driving in this...
      190 22 Source: Mainichi Shimbun, AP and AFP. OSAKAN women will have to between their cars and wear their platform shoes. The police there have banned driving with platforms because die shoes can hinder proper braking. Last November, platform shoes claimed their first traffic victim when a
      Source: Mainichi Shimbun, AP and AFP.  -  190 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Oh why, oh why, do they make MEN GROAN?
      659 23  -  INDONESIAN FACTORY GIRLS WITH HEARTS OF STONE To find out, off to Malacca JASON TAN goes. He comes back with this story on conned Romeos Reports JASON TAN IF music be the food of 10ve..., wrote Shakespeare. Poor man, he obviously
      Pictures ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOFF  -  659 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Some learn, some burn
      687 24 M THE MEN: UKE MOTHS TO A FLAME THEY ENTER WORKERS ATTACKED Last BMath, flua Baagadashl workers were bidty hurt when thay wara attacked by aa armed baad oleoma 50-odd Indonotian aMa oaWda their Bata Boreaidam Tlm men caaM la a ban aad with parangs aad
      687 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Hide and seek game
      399 25  -  FOLLOW THE RULES TO AVOID THE BLUES By, Jason Tan WE provide them with everything they need, said a TEAC welfare executive who is in charge of the Indonesian workers. The girls are quite happy here. "They don't have to pay rent and everything is provided
      Picture/ Zaihan Mohd Yusof  -  399 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      45 18 BHANGRA] BLAST TONITE AT VIBES 442 Orchard Road Orchard hotel Tel: *****10 or *****261 feoturing 'LIVE ENTERTAINMENT* J 'BHANGRA DANCERS* I *DJ* I DON'T MISS IT!!!! YOU DON"T WANT TO BE k AT ANOTHER PARTY!!! S/l) tor Slif Ini Iwftes h stii(l?nt< uMft i if
      45 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      400 18 ome celebrate the Golden Dragon Year and also the first Lunar Hew Tear of the new millennium! We at Jack's Plaoehave prepared a great feast to make this holiday an auspicious occasion St more fun and harvests. Have a J marvellous new year and enjoy v our sumptuous iVfflv Prosperity
      400 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
Page thumbnail Page 20
Page thumbnail Page 21
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      51 22 www.bmg.com.sgwww.ejazz.com congratulates^ saeiti m «a i I'AtMi.a*aMGiw a»L& v. jfe JL zm. <>,B^T,, i k' m ;|K Btk ""w* 1 .^Jt N Wlk x jA HK, Jr ilk. Jffm TMBkkF* ■■■■■■■rWMB ■■HH ■■'in tocON IX3 WWW.EJAZZ.COM you will receive a set of exclusive f limited edition westiife postcards x'>. c
      51 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
Page thumbnail Page 24
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      87 25 •Steamed Live Caroupa iiKyHI W. Braised Sea Cucumber With Mushrooms j •Braised Ee-Fu Noodles ll| T&BB&r m •Sweet Red Bean Cream v With Dumplings -W* 10-pax Set Menus >2w at $388 Uk-«J and $4#8 Promotion valid till 20/2/2000. also available We will be clo.ed from '"V! iflb 3/2/2000 (Dinner) 5/2/2000.
      87 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      118 26 This Chinese New Year, why not Chinese Opera. Marvel at the intricate costumes, Quayside Steamboat before 23 February and Lion Stunt and Be awed also Clarke Quay on I9tfi February. Try to spot all a chance to xuin "Coca-Cola" rnemorMia. l TIME 6 FEB (SUN) j 7FEB(MON) 8 FEB (TUE)
      118 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 28
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Feature
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon They move like Bond, James Bond
      977 29  -  THE INSIDE STORY TO GAMBLING IN BATAM The Singaporean gamblers who were busted recently on Batam operated like they were in a movie... by Melvin Singh THEY booked a whole top floor of a 12-storey hotel in Batam and blocked the lift from coming
      Pictures/ Zaihan Mohd Yusof  -  977 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Contractors, bored housewives huddled behind thick doors
      879 30  -  THE INSIDE STORY TO GAMBLING IN SINGAPORE by Peter Siow HE is in a clingy, private apartment above a coffee-shop near a red-light district, watching two dozen marathon gamblers. The front door to this secret gambling den has yet another thick door behind
      879 words
    • Article
      Lock icon They take trips abroad to get their ‘fix’
      389 30 THEY boast toothpaste-white beaches, swaying trees and a genial climate. But some tourists hardly notice these attractions at Subic Bay and Cebu. They fly over to the Philippine towns with one aim in mind: To gamble and, hopefully, open the floodgate to
      389 words
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      96 29 w*£l*dtto§!b 12 -14 Febuary 2uOO V At ('lamiqiie Hotel, we desire to make yoiir Day the most romantic and memorable one! Dinner Package $48 (I *er Couple) I 4 course Set dinner -Glass of champagne •Housegift for the lady t V Cupid's Package 108 (i er Couple) I One nite
      96 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 29 Advertisements Column 2
      68 29 If efts HEALTH sm fitness Centre Singapore Badminton Association, 102 Guillemard Road #02-02, Singapore *****9 Tel: 344 8828 Fax: 344 1811 V 'Tle^A) We will be closed on 4 Feb 5 Feb 2000 Business will resume on 6 Feb 2000 at 10.00 am Our Facilities Services: SHIATSU MASSAGE FOOT REFLEXOLOGY
      68 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
Page thumbnail Page 31
Page thumbnail Page 32
  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 1
      297 32 B FLUNAR NEW YEAR B SUreR CELEBRATION SALE MH&|B M sth5 th Feb to 15 th Feb 2000 M ■M (Open daily including Today, Tomorrow the day after) KM ■H 10.30 am until 9.00pm EJ A concertcd effort by our designer, master craftsmen and our international diamond cutters EjjS BfR
      297 words
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Shop abroad till you drop
    689 33  -  3jj fujifilm Venue I 00 Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg THINK you've sniffed out every corner in Singapore for bargains? Well, what about factory tours overseas? Not only can you enjoy cheap or even free lessons on say, ice cream making, there are also freebies
    689 words
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      116 33 ®l FUJIFILM Fujlfllm uahera In the Year of the Dragon with a red hot offer Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a red Of}¥WMMWfPV| hot offer from Fujifilm. Just buy TWO special Fujicolor Superia Drapon Park* containing 2 rolls of 200 ASA each and get one roll of V/ v
      116 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Seen Heard SHARP
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 2000 AD
      85 34 THE MOVIE Carefree videogame fan Peter Tong has to grow up fast when his Y2K expert brother is embroiled in top-level espionage. Ifs not electronic fantasy wargames any more but the real thing, involving the use of the Y2K Bug to cause chaos in Asia. Peter also has
      85 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Unnecessary violence and a waste of time
      300 34  -  by DENISE CHONG I READ that one way of telling if the show you're watching is a porn movie (apart from the gratuitous sex) is if the scenes between the main action are a waste of time. Hero drives from Point A to
      300 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TOKYO RAIDERS
      55 35  -  THE MOVIE 9 Edited by Denise Chong d^^^^om.sg A tale of espionage involving a beautiful Chinese model who, with the help of am interior designer and a private detective, goes in search of her missing Japanese groom, who has the key to a money counterfeiting scheme! Stars: Tony
      55 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Pure action flick that's worth the buck
      250 35  -  by ERNEST LUIS SO it's the Chinese New Year weekend and it's a toss up between 2000 AD and Tokyo Raiders. At first glance, looks-wise, Aaron Kwok and James Lye might make some salivate. But Kelly Chen alone will have more viewers at
      250 words
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      59 34 SHARP f Sharp Minds, Sharp Products. f g f www.sharp.com.tg m M r™"^ H>gvr-«c*XW*iTTfVrttn t-(rx X XG-NV6XM 72kg 2200 ANSI lumen I Top-of-the-lme DVD/HDTV-Compatible True XGA fa« Choose from the widest range of feature-packed data projectors from the world leader in LCD technology. There's ohe to suit your needs and
      59 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      201 35 SHARP \\H www.aharp.eom.ag M B V Ar. 51 lumen 1 1 o ANSI I men I I XGHJV2ISM 6.(kg 1400 AN il lumen I ANS Ultra Compact with Presentation Support I Presenter-Friendly XGA Compact Portability Compact Portability True SVGA High Ultra Compact Portability with SVGA High I Tools True XGA
      201 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 2
      168 35 El Tune in, chill out Bj Decibels I with Ming Kang So Real 7 Mandy Moore USony) •At 15, Mandy Moore exudes the exact kind •of girlish sexiness that Britney Spears did a [year ago. Her first hit single Candy is almost as [catchy as Britney's Baby One More Time.
      168 words
Page thumbnail Page 36
  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 36 Advertisements Column 1
      78 36 Catch the unholy one wipe out -"V his foes in the World Wrestling m Federation on SuperSports. Beware PJB I 1 D V P of The Man from the Dark Side... V li if u H I uJi 1 Basel msti. H Hfm\ g| For unrivalled wrestling WWF Heat Wednesday
      78 words
  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 36 Miscellaneous Column 1
      477 36 E_ 1 1 CALL: 873-3333 1% I I immouMM 24-hour subscription sales hotline doll returns to crack down his former owner, who is now 16 and studying in today Armageddon a military school. Stars Justin Whalin 9pm A gigantic asteroid is heading directly and Brad Dourif. HBO Wf!k towards Earth
      477 words
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • Page 37 Advertisements
  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 37 Miscellaneous Column 1
      445 37 M ■a >a« a Doherty leads the Republic of Ireland Highlight Of th 6 Week team while Dennis Taylor heads the Northern Ireland team as the best snooker nations dash. m fri Helneken Open NZ Tennis—- 10pm Michael Chang vs Magnus Norman Super Sports, SCVs new sports EdSt Bpm ltlwdaimed<h<lh^ofmorethan
      445 words
Page thumbnail Page 38
  • Column A FORTNIGHTLY BY SINGAPORE'S THEATRE TEASE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Just look at our TV folks
      628 38  -  by R Chandran WHO are the people living in Singapore's English-language television world? Realising we are well into the year 2000 and the world is still running smoothly, I had to find myself something useful to do. I chose to answer the above question
      628 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon So what's in a name?
      768 39  -  An Indian with a Chinese-sounding name... by SIVA CHOY A FEW years, ago a friend said: "Do you realise, Siva Choy, that if you changed the spelling of your name to *Xi Fa Cai' and added the 'Gong' in front, you would be very popular
      768 words
Page thumbnail Page 39
Page thumbnail Page 40
  • MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon In love with the girl on the train
      148 40 I'M in my 30s and I'm in love with a girl I see every day In the MRT train. She has attracted my attention for some time now. I always look out for her when I board the train. I think she
      148 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Relationship woes
      110 40 Last week's letter CANDY is concerned about her friend's problem. Her friend and her boyfriend have been together for two years and they plan to register their marriage soon. Unfortunately, they often quarrel. He likes her to be more ''ladylike" wear a dress, talk nicety, be p mature
      110 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Find out what's wrong
      173 40 Readers' replies: IT would not be easy to solve your friend's relationship problems from a outsider's points of view. It is common for couples to quarrel but my advice is to ask your friend to have a heart-to-heart talk with her boyfriend and find out what
      173 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Change may be best
      149 40 I'M 21 and engaged to an understanding and loving man. I used to be rough and mischievous and I mixed around with bad company. My family had a hard time advising me. My brother tried asking me to be ladylike but I neglected his advice until
      149 words
    • Article
      Lock icon I think I'm going crazy
      409 41 I AM a polytechnic student and I 'eel terribly stressed. Firstly, I feel that I'm losing my friends for no reason. Although my friends talk to me, I still feel neglected. And I think I'm the one creating trouble in our relationships. Then there are
      409 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Is she fickle, naive or childish?
      481 41 I'M in my late 20s and I thought I finally found the love of my life in an 18-year-old girl. She is someone I wanted to settle down with in time naive, shy and innocent. It has been almost two months but suddenly we've
      481 words
    • [Puberty] Dr Lim Su Min clears
      • Article
        Lock icon Why no hair on my face?
        106 41 the air over teen sex issues I'M going to be 20 soon. QYet I have almost no facial hair. Am I normal? Other signs of puberty, such as the deepening of my voice, have already occurred. I'm very confused. Do I lack hormones? Should
        106 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Boyfriend's pus problem
        116 41 I HAVE been with my Q boyfriend for three years. I've noticed pimples and even pus on his scrotum. The problem seems to be getting worse. He wears three layers of clothing: Underwear, shorts and jeans. Is this the cause? Will it spread to me? We are
        116 words
      • Article
        Lock icon I pretend to be pregnant
        118 41 I AM an 18-year-old girl. Ql have had a problem since I was about 10:1 like to pretend that I'm pregnant. Whenever I'm alone at home, I take a blanket or pillow and stuff it into my clothes to make me look pregnant. But then
        118 words
  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 40 Advertisements Column 1
      44 40 CAN YOU HELP? If 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 QT-shirt and a New Paper cap.
      44 words
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 41 Advertisements Column 1
      44 41 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).
      44 words
Page thumbnail Page 42
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Phone market is like a canteen...
    447 42  -  [whizKidz] By Shamini Anandam Hi kids, there are so many things that we do with telephone and Internet lines. But, who gives us these "thousands and thousands" of lines? Actually, not many companies are in this "telecoms business" now. But that's changing. Singapore has
    Picture/ Francois Gohier  -  447 words
Page thumbnail Page 43
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Watermelon curry, anyone?
    323 43  -  I jjp p CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong canol@sph.com.sg YEAH, there's such a thing as watermelon curry. All I know about this recipe is that it comes from Raj as than in India. It's pretty unusual, even among the Indians (I've asked
    Picture/ Ian Tan  -  323 words
Page thumbnail Page 44
  • Page 44 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 44 Miscellaneous Column 1
      798 44 [TVtoday] I 3ssaysJr \J INs %X"«£%%%£&"£ m nuclear bomb into Earth. Bruce Willis Amazon the lordan and the Mekon? succeeded in killing anyone. But he is of the journey to save the world and prevent health of the rivers affect J daV Armageddon. agent EncTsang assigned him. 5 8 suria
      798 words
Page thumbnail Page 45
Page thumbnail Page 46
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Why marriage has to wait
    538 46  -  rSingleColumn] by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg YOUR best friend told you about the wonderful girl he met. He introduced you to her. Then, barely four months later, he tells you he's getting married. Feigning a smile, you choke and say: "Well, that's great!" Sound familiar? If
    538 words
Page thumbnail Page 47
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Phew! No cat fights here
    389 47  -  li I SUSHI FOR TECHNO HIPSTERS r By Chen Huifen FIRST, it swept Hongkong. Then, Singapore, where it made people queue up at McDonald's outlets and eat more Extra Value Meals than they can usually stomach all so they can collect Hello Kitty and Dear
    389 words
Page thumbnail Page 48
  • Page 48 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 48 Miscellaneous Column 1
      45 48 funnies] C ——j > if a j y VJ 7 S7 K M HAV« <IW tMti A«»st i BRiefiy N I AHV HWTAIJciS Of TKOU(yHT^ J C"x- -_><c--. x WW.iweKiTAHMSie/got it WAS ***** 50...M0W'S THAT "S 7*l (~T I THINK SHE'S HAVING V<T\ T BETTER WAKE
      45 words
Page thumbnail Page 49
  • Page 49 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 49 Miscellaneous Column 1
      218 49 "~~~n I lit." >SHT IWS A HK£ NAI TO XI 1 snu. TUIHtC ONE CP 80PKE j c d h«fM "-'-^^l i SfIaASKW I SSLi: .*»H*>iriK KMK i eep/ That mole on your back w made of choco ate j lwes.9to 5 by Harley Schwadron j H U—4f)j C*TSARt 1
      218 words
Page thumbnail Page 50
  • Page 50 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 51
  • Page 51 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 51 Miscellaneous Column 1
      45 51 ~v COMMUTED BY MICHAEL FRY r THE QUIGMANS by Buddy Hickerson •wrs rm piFfmuce rjL ser*££N mHcRS AN? lfKr <x/mwrHei&? ...AMPTHtNSMOCrn* VKT... QQ... I J I^S L/\ you A A JSflyuucaSPutMtoN* SCORPiO? l Mtoi p M9IN" 3 1 i^u^wADrnV^^ft' p.^ GJ p=n W*EKE mm<xvmn~J wo^sfc-mwc.
      45 words
Page thumbnail Page 52
  • Page 52 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 52 Advertisements Column 1
      56 52 ———a——B—B— the newtfiaper I I V I V 8 I HHIHI I',' I i I 1 ErAfl I flfl 1 P%J -a K H/ fl vU I I 1 HI I Bffy Jfs Ar I H* k 9 «i KflM a far V 19 Uaj toj. V Hr '1^ I
      56 words
Page thumbnail Page 53
  • Page 53 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 53 Miscellaneous Column 1
      549 53 [Playground] Edtedby DaveAng 8] dave@sph.com.sg Hidden meanings I WOMEN 40-ish -49 Adventurer has had more partners than you ever will Athletic flat-chested Average-looking ugly Beautiful pathological liar Free spirit substance user Gentle -Zle I Open-minded desperate Outgoing loud Romantic looks better by candlelight Voluptuous very fat Wants soulmate one step
      549 words
Page thumbnail Page 54
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon So out of this world
    507 54  -  Earthlings are... I Far out 1 A SATIRICAL ROUT OF THE MONTH THAT WAS with Mike Chua y| Sender: Greetings to all extraterrestrial ends out there. Guess which was the most important day of the week on earth last month? Response: Friday? [1 Sender: No.
    507 words
Page thumbnail Page 55
  • RACING
    • Article
      Lock icon Cactus Jack looks sharp
      205 55 DANNY KHOQ'S GUIDE TO FRIDAY'S KRANJI TRACK WORK GOING: GOOD HORSES engaged today: RACE 1: Kranji Pappu clocked 42.2, going fast only in the straight. Add On was timed at 39.2. Slow work: Assagay (apprentice A Eirwan), Marathon Man, fitter, Super Goldmine (V Sivan), in splendid
      205 words
    • Article
      Lock icon BARRIER TRIALS
      142 55 RESULTS of last Friday's 1,000m barrier trials on the fibresand track at Kranji. The going was good. TRIAL 1: 1 Purple Diamond (apprentice T Ong) 2 Destrier (J Saimee) 3 Golden Strategy (M Fenton) 4 In The Arctic (apprentice J Sainul) 5 Strategic Alliance (P Wynne) 6 Hyper
      142 words
    • Article
      Lock icon The Boxer fighting fit
      195 55 HORSES engaged on Wednesday: CLASS 1 1,200 m: Monopoly Star (apprentice KB Soo) was allotted one round of pace work. Wonder Planet sped over 600 m in 38.3. Slow work: Great Effect (apprentice CT Kuah), in good shape. CLASS 3 DIV 1 1,100 m: Time Breaker
      195 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon USHERING IN YEAR OF DRAGON
      127 55 RACE-GOERS can look forward to a host of special activities at Kranji this evening to usher in the Chinese New Year. Before the first race is staged, Singapore Turf Club chief executive Yu Pang Fey will dot the eyes and strategic points of a dragon
      Picture/ David Tan  -  127 words
    • Article
      Lock icon GUIDE TO FRIDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK GOING: GOOD
      402 55 NST. RACE 1 (start time 1pm tomorrow): Nil. RACE 2: Blissful Honour sprinted over 600m in 38.8. Slow work: Belvedere's Pride (L Rutherford), Gold Dust (C Treymane), Temolei. RACE 3: Seventeen September and Assurance (apprentice M Huzairi) worked in the sand ring.
      NST.  -  402 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TODAY'S KRANJI (COURSE A, LONG COURSE) RACE CARP GOING FORECAST: GOOD
      1014 56 ANOTHER SIZZLER ON THE CARD: Promising sprinter Superb Effect Is likely to put up another solid showing In Race 5 at KranJI tonight Picture/ Kc Wong No. Uwt > rum Hpff Wt Rating Jodny Bfrtw (Ag«fartgin/m, tralnw-ownw) 1 *****0
      Picture/ Kc Wong  -  1,014 words
    • Article
      Lock icon COURSE INFORMATION
      82 56 THE Singapore Turf Club (SNTC) uses four courses—A, B, C and D —to differentiate the location of the rails. For Course A, the rails are at their original position. For Course B, they are four metres away from the original position. For Courses C and D, they are
      82 words
    • Article
      Lock icon BEST BETS
      271 57 MARC TAN Blushing Risk (Race 6 No. 1) Distinct backmarker who got going very late when fourth to Veracity last start over the mile. Looked fitter when taken out for slow work by trainer Charles Leek on Thursday morning. With Ouzo set to command most punters' attention, Blushing
      271 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ouzo all set for another big kill
      559 57  -  By Danny Khoo OUZO, the circuit's current staying kingpin, is poised to reach another milestone when he lines up in the $200,000 Chairman's Trophy race at Kranji tonight. A win in the inaugural I,Boom race will make him the first-ever stayer to surpass
      559 words
Page thumbnail Page 56
Page thumbnail Page 57
  • Page 57 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 57 Advertisements Column 1
      71 57 EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO OWN A THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE Your hassle-free ownership of a thoroughbred racehorse starts with us. The venture is viable and affordable with attractive financial returns. We manage and ensure a profitable operation for you. A racehorse can be owned solely or by partnership. For more details, kindly contact:
      71 words
Page thumbnail Page 58
  • Page 58 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 59
  • SPORTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ugly McE again
      386 59 Reuters. JOHN McEnroe, making his debut as US Davis Cup team captain, was at it again. His unsporting off-the-court dramatics came when Zimbabwe sprang a surprise by holding the fancied Americans to a 1-1 draw on the opening day in Harare. "It's going to be a very
      Reuters.; Picture/ Ap  -  386 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Scare for champion
      116 59 Reuters. UNDERDOG Switzerland staged a spirited performance in holding defending Davis Cup champion Australia to a 1-1- draw in Zurich. Australia's Lleyton Hewitt overcame a slow start to defeat a tenacious but scrappy Georg Bastl 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. But Roger Federer pulled off one of his
      Reuters.  -  116 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon No stopping when Shaq's on fire
      308 59 Reuters. THE Shaq is in roaring form. Shaquille O'Neal magnificently led Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-67 drubbing of Utah Jazz to give the Jazz their first six-game losing streak since 1983. The Lakers were so dominant that they restricted their opponents to only
      Reuters.  -  308 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon We need you at Kallang
      549 60 Dearfans, SINGTEL CHALLENGE CUP: SINGAPORE v MALAYSIA, NATIONAL STADIUM, TOMORROW, 8pm Captain Nazri Nasir appeals to the fans to come to the National Stadium tomorrow and cheer on the Lions. He also tells PETER SIOW what he knows about the Malaysian Tigers and how they
      Picture/ Kenneth Koh  -  549 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Fans, he needs your support too
      255 60 HE has only two Singapore caps to his credit. And he has never played at the National Stadium. But defender Razif Mahamud is not nervous at all about the Singapore-Malaysia match for the Sing Tel Challenge Cup on Monday. He said: "I feel normal.
      255 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Getting back on his feet
      698 61 THE Christmas before last, a billboard outside the San Siro stadium in Milan said it all: II bambino fenomenale. (The baby phenomenon was no Italian). He was Michael Owen, the teenage sensation of England. It was the year when Owen took on the entire Argentina
      698 words
    • Article
      Lock icon AFRICAN CUP...
      78 61 THE African Nations Cup in the year 2000, jointly hosted, for the first time, by Ghana and Nigeria. And what do we have: A new military ruler in the Ivory Coast holding his national team players in an army camp soon after they returned home because the team
      78 words
    • Article
      Lock icon LATEST PREMIERSHIP UPDATES:
      155 61 Wire services. STAN OOUYMORE: The controversial Aston Villa striker will know tomorrow if he can move to League Cup finalist Leicester City. The two clubs are in the process of finalising an amicable transfer deal. Collymore has been on the sidelines for several months after under-performing at
      Wire services.  -  155 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Hair-raising experience for Liverpool stars
      240 62 'It was the worst flight I have ever experienced. I was scared stiff.' Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld LAST night's Liverpool game may never have taken off. If the team hadn't landed safely from a recent club trip to Malta, reports Sunsport. Boss Gerard Houllier and
      240 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Scare for Leeds
      529 62 LIVERPOOL 3 LEEDS 1: If the Liverpool team was shaken by the harrowing experience on their flight from Malta, they did not show it. In fact, it was Leeds that seemed all shook up. Three stunning long-range goals dented Leeds' Premiership title hopes. And in the process
      529 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Boost for Devils
      753 63 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 COVENTRY CITY 2 IT was hard-fought but a well deserved win for the Red Devils at Old Trafford. The 3-2 victory over Coventry City gave Manchester United a six-point lead at the top of the Premiership after closest challengers Leeds United and Arsenal surprisingly
      Picture/ Afp  -  753 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Saints march on with Hoddle
      133 63 Skysports. SOUTHAMPTON 2 WEST HAM 1: Glenn Hoddle was back in town, and he duly delivered a footballing tonic for Southampton. It collected its second consecutive league win. An own goal from Gary Charles seven minutes from time, and a clinical finish from Marian Pahars
      Skysports.  -  133 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Blow for Gunners
      336 63 BRADFORD CITY 2 ARSENAL 1 BRADFORD City has a very strong chance of surviving the Premiership. This message was loud and clear when the Bantams (Bradford's nickname) pulled off one of Saturday's biggest shocks with a 2-1 win over title-challenger Arsenal. Bradford showed why it only lost
      336 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon He's the CALM EYE of Tampines' storms
      1404 64 For a while there, Tampines Rovers was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. But it seems that order has been restored. A new coach has been appointed. Foreign signings look impressive. And the man holding the reins feels buoyant about the future.
      Picture/ Mohd Ishak  -  1,404 words
  • Page 59 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 59 Miscellaneous Column 1
      44 59 TODAY: (Selected programmes) 10.30am: 4 NBA: Indiana Pacers v Orlando Magic (Sportscity) lpm: Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Day Three (STAR Sports Channel 24) 3pm: Rugby: France v Wales (STAR Sports Channel 24) 9.55pm: Italian Serie A: Parma v Inter Milan (LIVE, Football Channel 22)
      44 words
Page thumbnail Page 60
Page thumbnail Page 61
Page thumbnail Page 62
Page thumbnail Page 63
Page thumbnail Page 64
Page thumbnail Page 65
  • Page 65 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 65 Advertisements Column 1
      280 65 jy^Vlv'ip^ i fti#' t. > t «K-'' TV-^^ft**' a stay Banyan more than your heart The first 10,000 love notes received will be placed on candle-lit floats festooned with roses Pnns: and set adrift on Singapore River on 13 February. 10 floats will be picked to win attractive fantastic prizes
      280 words