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Title Section20 2000-02-27 1 the new paper Another quality publication of Singapore Pnaa Holding* FEBRUARY 27, 2000 on sunday 70 CENTS MiTA (P) 107/03/9920 words
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Advertisement15 2000-02-27 1 The HIJACK that wasn't WMjmJE %*t ylllj. A „,M? /&4&Wi3F wfck Can you believe this?15 words
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Article, Illustration600 2000-02-27 2 Ernest Luis - NEWSFLASH NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (Reuters) A chartered flight bound from the southern Indian city of Bangalore to Singapore was hijacked on Saturday, the United News of India (ONI) reported. By Ernest Luis NEWSROOMS around the world sprang into emergency mode last night when a600 words
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Article201 2000-02-27 2 THE "hijack" in India which turned out to be a drill has been hailed a success. The head of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Securities, Mr V Aivalli, announced that the mock exercise was held shortly after noon (Bangalore time 2 1 i hours behind Singapore) yesterday. He201 words
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Article, Illustration372 2000-02-27 3 THESE twins have been "tykoons" since they were little tykes. But Two of a Kind stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen aren't happy being worth only US$lOO million (about $170 million). No, these 13-year-old twins want to grow even bigger tycoons, in fact. But child stars don't always become bigPicture/ Reuters - 372 words
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Article, Illustration230 2000-02-27 3 And they want to be richer, via the Net THINKING of starting up a dot.com company? Tennis star Andre Agassi (right) and boxer Oscar de la Hoya (left) may be glad to help. Sports shoes and prize money may be their meal ticket. But they are putting their money on230 words
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Article, Illustration769 2000-02-27 4 Ernest Luis - THIS GIRL USED TO WEEP BLOOD In this paper last week, you read about Siti Hajar, the six-month-old Malaysian baby who was born with a cancerous right eye, which used to bleed every time she cried. The New Paper on Sunday visits little Siti and herPicture/ Utusan Malaysia; Picture/ Ernest Luis - 769 words
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355 2000-02-27 4 THE battle it not over yet for little Siti Hajar and her parents, but they have not tired of an endless stream of visitors. The family home is Kota Tinggi, Johor, but Siti's parents are now staying with355 words
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Article, Illustration617 2000-02-27 5 Calvin Low - But what is it? By Calvin Low YOU probably haven't noticed it not even if you had walked right by it. Of 170 people who strolled by in 30 minutes one recent afternoon at 6 pm, only five actually made cursory eye contact with it. And two of those werePicture/ Kc Wong - 617 words
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Article, Illustration550 2000-02-27 6 I Youths were told to b&ffflhffllMfurvils andventure J out of Singapore. That was the message 4 J /ZENFyiFPFTTAXftrtfltffc** isSFiP. u H < I Ji r-O tM§ ttflUmm wwBJfr »k m \*C r' t rtfii n'''nff* ll A wL** »CV "iV Dear Gerry, I just550 words
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Article60 2000-02-27 6 THE young will have more chances to do social work abroad under the Youth Expedition Project. Each mission will last three to four weeks and help remote communities in Asia, teaching English and the use of computers, among other things. The Singapore International Foundation will run this60 words
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Article, Illustration781 2000-02-27 7 IMAGINE having to remain standing on a long flight from, say, London to Singapore. Imagine having to drink just plain water and not having it served by one of our charming kebaya-clad stewardesses. Imagine not having a varied menu to choose from781 words
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Article, Illustration414 2000-02-27 7 Brian Miller - by Brian Miller THERE'S an eerie calm hanging over the Kranji Racecourse. But, I reckon, it's a deceptive calm. With six days to go before the running of the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup race, one would not have been wrong to assume414 words
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Article, Illustration596 2000-02-27 8 Denise Chong - Girls go wild at disco By Denise Chong YOUNG girls in miniskirts prancing on a bar top. Some flash their panties to a packed dance floor, which include underaged drinkers. Bartenders serve liquor between these girls' legs. No, this is not a scene from thePictures/ Malay Mail - 596 words
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229 2000-02-27 9 THE authorities in Kuala Lumpur have bristled at the report of bar-dancing in Bravo. The Kuala Lumpur City Hall said they will send their officers to check on the claims in the report. ThopoHoonddodtho Bravo prsnilttc on tlto wi iiit tito229 words
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Article, Illustration418 2000-02-27 10 Ivan Lim - Robin Leong thinks you're talented And here's what he's doing about it By Ivan Lim THE former Triple-Nine hero (right) is putting his money into a Singapore-based website that provides a platform for talent, both local and abroad. "Everybody is talented," said Robin, with the zeal of an evangelist, hisPictures/ Ian Tan - 418 words
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Article88 2000-02-27 10 THERE is no fee to join Talentpage.com as a member. You can access the page on www.talentpage.com. However, for an upgrading of its services, such as a personal webpage, the company will charge $9.90 a month. The company also intends to go into e-commerce. There are somethings88 words
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Article, Illustration219 2000-02-27 10 WATCH out TCS! There's a new talent hunter in town. "We could have something like the one organised by the Television Corporation of Singapore," said Mr Ivan Koh, managing director ofZonevale.com, which operates the Talentpage. "We can bring down the barriers so that talent within the region219 words
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Advertisement291 2000-02-27 8 I I I FOR 2TO DARWIN t'u i .^1 I l/akadu National Park in the I I IXNorthern Territory is Australia's E I largest National Park at over 20,000 I Complete the puzzle, fill in your particulars and mail your completed entry back to us at: I M sq |<291 words
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Article, Illustration489 2000-02-27 11 DR CHAM TAO SOON - Guest editor DR CHAM TAO SOON President Nanyang Technological University THE young are taking to the Internet naturally like ducks to water. There is potentially no limit to what they can do using the bandwidth. Thus, if I were to name this decade, I'd christen489 words
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Article317 2000-02-27 11 IT is heartening to read that most Singaporeans have a sense of rootedness and loyalty to their country: 97 per cent think the Singapore citizenship means a lot to them. 95 per cent are proud to be Singaporeans. Yet, 31 per cent are willing317 words
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Article, Illustration917 2000-02-27 12 Mohan Lal - By Mohan Lal RECENTLY, there was an incident where a man who wanted to dance with a Filipino woman allegedly asked her "how much", presumably for her "services". When the woman, an expat housewife who was with aPicture/ Ian Tan - 917 words
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Article73 2000-02-27 13 HAVE you been mistaken as a "casual" woman by some over-zealous men? What are some of the outrageous remarks made at you? How did you react? What tips would you give to your fellow women expats on how to do in these situations? You can write,73 words
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Article, Illustration379 2000-02-27 14 This is the biggest fire this year MORE young girls have caught sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) in the last four years. The numbers rose from from 118 in 1996 to 177 last year. But during the same period, fewer boys caught such diseases. In 1996,119 boysPicture/ Mohd Ishak - 379 words
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Article155 2000-02-27 14 BN£>us] THE surprise agreement that settles the Clob issue is "neat solution" said the association of Clob investors. The agreement, announced on Friday night, gives 172,000 investors two options to have their frozen shares transferred to their accounts for trading. Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) president155 words
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Article119 2000-02-27 14 AERIAL ACTION: Catch daredevil flying teams from Singapore, France and Australia as they perform daring aerobatics at the Asian Aerospace 2000. You can also get an upclose view of commercial and military planes from around the world. From 9.30 am to 5.30pm today at the Changi Exhibition119 words
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[BRIEFLY]
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Article98 2000-02-27 14 A MAN was adding petrol to his BMW when his body caught fire. Mr Teo Teck Kok, 29, who was unemployed, died from second-degree burns at the National University Hospital at about 3 am yesterday, six hours after the accident. Police said they received a call98 words
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Article95 2000-02-27 14 FROM March 15, Singapore Telecom will introduce a new service that allows computer users to make calls from their PCs, while surfing the Net using the same phone line. There are already two similar services available in Singapore: Mediaßing Talk and Innomedia's Info Talk. SingTel's offering, eVoiz,95 words
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Article74 2000-02-27 14 CRIME on Batam is half what it was last year and most of the incidents involving Singaporeans "are minor", involving snatch theft and pick-pocketing, said the police there. The police, hotels and resorts there are working together to combat crime against tourists. The island, popular for its cheap74 words
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Article84 2000-02-27 14 SINGAPORE now has more than 300,000 union members. Membership, which has been rising steadily over the last four years, peaked at 300,918 last year. This means that one in four of the workers targeted by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is now a union member. And84 words
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Article150 2000-02-27 14 The rights of Singaporeans were "generally respected" by the Government last year but significant problems still arose in some areas. So said the US State Department in its latest report on global human rights. One incident raised: In April, at the request of Internet service provider Sing150 words
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Article110 2000-02-27 14 Reuters. A BIONIC chip has been created that mixes human cells with layers of silicon. Scientists in the US hope to use the chip in research and to treat disease. The chip is a sandwich that traps a cell within three layers of silicon. The cell acts toReuters. - 110 words
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Article99 2000-02-27 14 INDONESIA'S President Abdurrahman Wahid may be down with the flu, but he expects to resume his grueling schedule with an overseas trip to Brunei today, reports The Jakarta Post. Doctors had advised the 59-year-old President to take a rest until yesterday. So he cancelled a two-day visit99 words
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Advertisement185 2000-02-27 14 1 KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, the Hospital of Choice for Women and Children, invites you to join us. S"' WALK-IN INTERVIEW i2B (Mon) 29 (I\ie) February 2000 9am 12pm, 2pm 4pm Mail Attendant Responsibilities: Receive/Sort/Distribute incoming and outgoing mails Frank/Record postage for outgoing mails Send outgoing mails to post185 words
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Miscellaneous42 2000-02-27 14 Showors with thunder in the afternoon and early evening over most areas. BMNW sunrise 7:15 am west Thunderstorms sunset 7:20 pm central Thunderstorms moon rise 0:48 am south Showers moon* Wpm minimum 23 ,u e m: 3:39 om maximum 32°( secondtide 2.0m:4:45pm42 words
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Article, Illustration504 2000-02-27 15 THEIR baby son was so sick that he was vomiting and coughing. So ill that dad David Beckham, the Manchester United star footballer; decided to skip training last Friday earning the wrath of club manager Sir Alex Ferguson. But can you guess howPicture Reuters - 504 words
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190 2000-02-27 15 Reuters. BRITAIN'S "new royals", pouting pop star Posh Spice and her Manchester United footballing husband David Beckham, are splashing out £10,000 ($27,000) on a circus-style party to celebrate their son Brooklyn's first birthday, The Sun newspaper reported yesterday. The couple, known for their glitzy.Reuters. - 190 words
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36 2000-02-27 16 f Iwmtfr shocking and sad. The tm/BSUkysitter was not free on hIBHPoi/ night, so the mother tookhUn to the motel. KL's anti-vice and gaming chief DSP Abdul Halim Yahyo.36 words
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287 2000-02-27 16 IT was certainly a big shock for the Malaysian police officers. There they were, raiding that cheap motel in a crackdown on prostitution. When, to their surprise, they found a hooker who had taken her child to "work". The 43-year-old woman287 words
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Article, Illustration127 2000-02-27 16 NO SATISFACTION: She's a tall, chic blonde model who turns heads on the catwalk In Sydney. This week, Brftt-Channelle Bergman, 30, turned heads off the catwalk when she sued the surgeon who performed her sex-change operation In 1994. Yes, Ms Bergman was once a man. She told thePicture/ News Limited - 127 words
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Article, Illustration720 2000-02-27 17 HE was a doctor at the Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, England. They were children. Some as young as 10 days old. All were younger than seven years old. The one tragic thing that the kids had in common was the factPicture/ Liverpool Daily Post - 720 words
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Article, Illustration394 2000-02-27 18 Dying mum leaves instructions: SHE could have had treatment for the cancer that she had when she was pregnant with her son. But Mrs Nicola Evans, a 24-year-old British woman who lived in South Wales, did not want it. Reason: ShePictures/ Wales News Service - 394 words
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Article98 2000-02-27 18 Don't let him play with violent toys. No toy guns or knives. Encourage him to play with educational toys and read books. Buy him a junior computer when he is four. Take him to Disney World in Florida when he is six. When he grows up, encourage98 words
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Article, Illustration657 2000-02-27 20 Trudy Lim - \Hi JHB V l#vißi/ H^HHR V L«lKn«b IQ V V HMWBWHi By Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg THIS is the wired age, and young people today have special essentials that they can't leave home without. Instead of the old familiar comb sticking out of his back pocket,657 words
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Article, Illustration615 2000-02-27 21 IN a market already clouded with aromatherapy essential oils, the only way to shop is to sniff. Use your nose to sort out what's the "real" quality stuff and what's suspect when everyone is claiming their brand is pure and natural. One label that is different615 words
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Article, Illustration597 2000-02-27 22 Lela Jalil - [Single Column] by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg HAS anyone ever promised you a relationship with no strings attached? It's what you call a fling. These "relationships" are usually short-term and not monogamous. You could be having a fling with A, but going on dates with B and C.597 words
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Article, Illustration716 2000-02-27 23 Love is not just about the romance of sweet-nothings, despite Valentine's Day. Sometimes, it has a very practical edge too. For example, some guys hire private eyes to check on why some girls want to go out with them. Meanwhile, some women have their own unique checklists for716 words
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Article147 2000-02-27 23 Only Mr Lees need apply. You can be any Tom, Dick or Harry, but as long as you're a Lee, shell go out with you. Her fixation with the Lee family name is rooted in her ex-husband's surname, Lee. Is she wanting to hold stubbornly on to her147 words
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Article149 2000-02-27 23 SHE wants to date the new, improved clone of her ex-boyfriend. Her new date has to be a carbon copy of her ex: A 40-year-old Caucasian expat working in a foreign bank, he's 1.8 m tall, slightly plump and races around town in a sports car. A very149 words
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Article97 2000-02-27 23 "A BIT childish" is how matchmaker W J Cheng of Blissful Marriage Friendship Agency described "Christina" (see report Clone-ly You). "I think she somehow knows she won't find somebody this way. After some time, and with a clean slate of mind, if she looks for someone then,97 words
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[Aggie] MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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Article, Illustration280 2000-02-27 24 I'M 16 and already tied down with a huge responsibility. My family and friends are telling me that I'm stupid because I still love a guy whom I should hate. This guy used to be my boyfriend and he made me pregnant. But280 words
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Article159 2000-02-27 24 Last week's letter TROUBLED and Depressed has a girlfriend of seven months and their relationship is not very stable. He knows that she has been deeply hurt by her first love and till now, she still hasn't got over it. He tries to console her and159 words
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Article152 2000-02-27 24 Readers' advice: ONE who has been deeply hurt, especially by a loved one, will naturally want to protect herself from such pain again. I have been through a lot of pain and hurt from past relationships, not one but a few. My most recent ex-boyfriend was152 words
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Article211 2000-02-27 24 I CAN understand how you are feeling because I have a relationship with a girl who's having more or less the same worries. I think the best thing for you to do now is to give her time and space. Let her sort out her211 words
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590 2000-02-27 25 I'VE been going out with my boyfriend for almost three years. Things have been going very smoothly except that my boyfriend is a very boring guy. I have had three flings to date and I always make it590 words
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Article324 2000-02-27 25 MY boyfriend is a foreigner and is two years younger than me. We've known each other for five years. He was cared for by a Singapore family when he was three months old. His foster parents gave him love and education. His foster siblings324 words
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[Puberty] Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article265 2000-02-27 25 lAM 13 and very Q worried. I have quite a lot of hair on my penis, which is about 16 cm long. My friends' penises are shorter and aren't hairy. Am I normal? I have a very close friend who is handsome and muscular. One day, he265 words
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Article91 2000-02-27 25 I'M 16. Q Every time I see young women exposing their breasts, thighs and buttocks, I get excited. I am taking body-building supplements. lam afraid these will go to waste because I masturbate often. Are there any side-effects if I masturbate regularly? Big boy There is no medical91 words
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Article73 2000-02-27 25 A FEW days ago, I found Qa rough, black patch of skin on my penis. It looked like a triangular wound about 3 cm from the tip. Could you tell me what it is and what could have caused it? Is there a cure? I'm 14 years old.73 words
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Advertisement44 2000-02-27 25 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
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Article, Illustration322 2000-02-27 26 PRODUCED BY NORTHERN TERRITORY TOURIST COMMISSION Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory is Australia's largest National Park. At over 20,000 sq km, it is 32 times the size of Singapore. The park is one of the few World Heritage Areas in the world that has322 words
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Advertisement202 2000-02-27 26 Fact Box by SA(UIC) Tours What Kakadu National Park, 3 hrs South East of Darwin in the Northern Territory Where 4 hrs flight from Singapore. Qantas daily, Royal Brunei Airlines and Malaysia Airlines twice weekly When Tours to Kakadu depart from Darwin all year round. Between Nov and March (the202 words
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Miscellaneous969 2000-02-27 27 T U Ml Japan Hour The Nick Leeson Story CNA, 7 am HBO (Ch 60), 8 pm Interesting watch. Leaving children Today is the fifth anniversary of the Canyon Country I lie alone at home may be painful, but Barings'collapse. The programme tells Central, 2 pm these kids have different969 words
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Article, Illustration493 2000-02-27 28 PRADEEP PAUL - [Feature] by PRADEEP PAUL PICTURE this... a 1.75 m-tall person feeling like a dwarf. Funny thought, huh? After all, that's above average height for most of us. But it happens to me every time I go on an NBA assignment. It starts off being great fun. The493 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-02-27 29 Denise Chong - THE MOVIE Edited by Denise Chong denise@sph.com.sg Shrouded in fog, the village of Sleepy Hollow is terrorised by the Headless Horseman of legend. Four bodies so far have been found with their heads "taken". Constable Ichabod Crane wobbles up to the challenge as an eccentric hero with a67 words
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252 2000-02-27 29 DEMISE CHONG - I didn't know whether to scream or laugh by DEMISE CHONG ITS the big chase scene. The hero Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) valiantly tries to stop the Headless Horseman from beheading yet another person. Struggling on the roof of a horse carriage going at Kill speed, the Horseman has a252 words
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Article, Illustration230 2000-02-27 30 ERNEST LUIS - by ERNEST LUIS GIVE me a good parody anytime, and IH lap it up. Especially when it stars the unpredictable Johnny Depp, the underrated but kooky master of this genre. Then get a man who knows how to use him properly, like the equally230 words
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Article214 2000-02-27 30 James Berardindli in his online review: "Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow it as stylish and atmospheric as any motion picture to arrive in theatres this year. Unfortunately, those aspects are Its lone strengths. The film suffers from tepid performances, feebly drawn characters, and a meandering narrative. Most of the214 words
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Advertisement278 2000-02-27 30 E l Tune in, chill out Vk Decibels I with Ming Kang flj| I The Beach Soundtrack (Warner Music) AMBIENT Electronica is the name of the game. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio follows a map that supposedly leads to an island paradise. This superb soundtrack is an accurate reflection of278 words
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Miscellaneous458 2000-02-27 32 Highlight of the Week "1 7.25pm HMchMttrl*nitodS»Uv<rpool The atmosphere at OW Trafford is sure to be intense, and the tackling fierce, as Liverpool attempts to pulverise Man United in this colossal match. FootfoaJl Chanodgj MNIMMMV dramas 9pm Introducing Shakespeare's plays in this series of practical criticism guides on tue The458 words
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Article, Illustration936 2000-02-27 33 Crispina Robert - [Venue] FUJIFILM JET, SET, GO New Zealand is more than just sheep and chocolates. As RACHEL TAN finds out, there's a little province which has something for everyone. Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg IF NEW Zealand had a belly button, Nelson would be it decorated with hip936 words
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Article, Illustration567 2000-02-27 35 Lim Kay Tong - [Column] ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Lim Kay Tong MY first theatre gig abroad was at the Edinburgh Festival some 23 years ago. We stayed in cold, rented apartments and we performed at the TVanport Hall. This was situated at the main567 words
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Article, Illustration903 2000-02-27 36 Suzanne Walker - [SoSueMe] SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker HE first spotted her quietly reading in a corner. After a few hours, she packed her things and left. He went back to that exact spot every day, for the next week. Hoping to see herPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 903 words
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Miscellaneous762 2000-02-27 37 [Playground] A# DaveAng dave@sph.com.sg TWO men went into a diner and sat down at the counter. They ordered two sodas, took Uttußk 'tt2L sandwiches out of their packs and started to eat them. 1^ e owner Baw what was going ..V on and approached the men. -^jlk"You can't eat your762 words
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Miscellaneous47 2000-02-27 42 THE QUIGHANS by buddy Hickerson i "He's not user-friendly. Could I get a ~1 BmL/ j free upgrade?" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A* jW K f VI I I v T2PC I >w r IV 1 r^r JH it CttwK WrtnMf {*n»Cu+o. rl"UUf»e« at ty C >— IffMW I'WM -»Ot C— —HWtMW47 words
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1524 2000-02-27 43 No. LMt 6 run» How Wl RaMng Joctoy Btrrttf (kfphhftnhUL, tratorownf) 1 8-5-4 BLISSFUL HONOUR 57 (47) S Sam 6 (3nzc Campbell-Viva) 2 -98-87 PANAMA STAR 57 (47) KKLoh 4 (4nzg Osman-Empire) 3 06-588 FORTUNE CAT 56 (45) 'NChong 5 (4ag V Chong-Perth)1,524 words
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Article377 2000-02-27 44 11 Mart Tin Danny Khoo Lionel Lee Tin Thean Loon ***** 8 Wt* Master WESSZ iStS IWIeh Master 1 Blissful Honour 9 Bright Gold 13 Matriarch 13 Matriarch 10 Sausallto 6 Wish Master 4 Gold Is Gold 9 Bright Gold f 8 Bouncing Back 2 Gaya Dating377 words
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Article, Illustration446 2000-02-27 44 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee MAKE a date with Kim Counsellor this afternoon. This Kimmui's Stable-owned galloper is back in form and has a first-rate chance to re-enter the winner's circle in Race 4 at Kuala Lumpur. Kim Counsellor, together with Gaya Bergaya, head the446 words
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925 2000-02-27 45 5 QUEEN ROMANCE 54 (38-11) NM Setvan (5) 3 3 1 (480) 2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY 57 (30-10) BWoodworth (1) 1 1 2 (483) 3 AERO FIGHTER 54.5 (23-8) MKway (10) 6 4 3 (44C) 7 TOP CROWN 53 c 50.5 (36-10) 'MMChMh (3) 7 7925 words
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Article422 2000-02-27 45 TALENT Jason Brown, NATURIST Paul Harvey, DUOPOLY Damian MUler, HEAVENLY RULER tvo Fry, LEGEND IMAGE Alana Sansom, RATHER FLUSH Noel Rudtand.(lo). Winning stable: Lynward Park Stud Syndicate. Trainer: Frankie Maynard. Margins: 1, nk, 1 Vi. Time: Imino4.32sec. Forecast: $107. Tierce: $693. Course scratching: Durham Express. 1422 words
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1179 2000-02-27 46 SELANGOR TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT THE inquiry into the running and handling of DIAMOND CITY in Race 8 at the Penang Turf Club Jan 30 Meeting was concluded yesterday. Jockey M Gopal was charged under Rule 144 (2) in that1,179 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2000-02-27 47 YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (COURSE C) RACE RESULTS Going: Good TOAST OF THE TURF: joek^Azh,, Ismail returning to scale aboard Mer!ion Trophy winner Narcissus, who completed a hat-trick for the Penang rider at KranJl laat night. Picture/ David Tan 3 FOLLOW THE RAMBOW 57 (62-13) ODotoua (6) 5 6 1 (446) 8Picture/ David Tan - 1,024 words
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Article, Illustration378 2000-02-27 48 Danny Khoo - By Danny Khoo Blushing risk stormed into contention for the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup with a brilliant display at Kranji last night. The five-year-old French-bred entire, who had to put up a good showing to qualify for the rich race next Saturday, clinchedPicture/ David Tan - 378 words
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1108 2000-02-27 48 RACE 1: At the start, FOLLOW THE RAINBOW and TRUE GENERAL brushed. Rounding the 900m turn, KRANJI KNIGHT brushed ALLEGOREE when racing on the outside of TTTLEIST, who rolled out At about the 300m, TTTLEIST was held up on the heels of POWERFUL1,108 words
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Article, Illustration687 2000-02-27 49 Brian Miller - Now guess where he is from? By Brian Miller HE is Australia's top professional golf coach. He was recently honoured by the Australian Professional Golfers' Association at a ceremony in Sydney. He has his own Golf Academy in Perth. And recently at The687 words
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Article, Illustration216 2000-02-27 49 THE David Milne Golf Academy was opened in 1997 at The Vines Resort just outside Perth. It now has an enrolment of more than 2,900. "I'm a specialist teacher," he says. "My greatest pleasure in coaching is not just at the top level. The greatest pleasure I216 words
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Article, Illustration393 2000-02-27 50 Wang Meng Meng - By Wang Meng Meng WIN, draw or lose after the game, well booze! Rugby has been touted as a game played by gentlemen and yesterday's Citizen Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Championship match between National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) reinforced that notion. COMFORTABLEPicture/ Florence Tan - 393 words
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Article, Illustration57 2000-02-27 51 BIG LIFT: Tanjong Pagar United player* giving coach Toharl Paljan a lift (From left) Urn Tong Hal, Dfamel Achouii, Aziz Sallm (partly hidden), Ntcodeme Boucher, Boubacar Kambel Sack, Dragan Talajlc and Steven Tan. The player* were at Takaahlmaya Square, Ngee Ann City,Picture/ Florence Tan - 57 words
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Article, Illustration451 2000-02-27 51 Peter Siow - S-LEAGUE COUNTDOWN IN TAIWAN: SAFFC IN THE CARDWON TROPHY TAIWAN ALL-STARS 1 (Huang Liang Chin 77th min) SAFFC 2 (Ahmad Latiff 47th, Vinko Maraca 80th) By Peter Siow in Kaohsiung CAN three-time S-League champion Singapore Armed Forces FC produce another golden rim this season? The451 words
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Article, Illustration981 2000-02-27 52 Arise, Andres Alesandro, Argentina's new wonderboy of soccer PfctareafJUMMdrawM THE lifecycle of footballing genius can last anything from eight to 85 years. On successive nights last week, we marvelled at the trickery of Andres Alesandro, an Argentine youngster playing his first game abroad, and wePicture/ Reuters - 981 words
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Article72 2000-02-27 52 Everything above is about sport. What happened on ice in the USA last week, when Marty McSorley of Boston Bruins viciously slashed his stick around the head of Vancouver's Donald Brashear was NOT sport. It was criminal assault. If ice hockey thinks a 23-match ban is sufficient, the72 words
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Article, Illustration201 2000-02-27 53 Beckham's outbuists f ;CTrfc f fj United last week. But how long will it be before the England midfielder snaps again Here is some of the rubbish that David Beckham has had to put up with \h A vt :r y v;- cIUQ9 iMQL fpiMr ilmmtiim'f201 words
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246 2000-02-27 53 FORMER England World Cup winner JACK Charlton has launched a stunning attack on Posh Spice: He says she is a bad influence on David Beckham. And Spice Girl Victoria is using Beckham for publicity because her own pop career is in trouble, says the246 words
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185 2000-02-27 53 DAVID Beckham clashed with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson... and ended up watching United's match against Leeds from the stands. Sir Alex wasn't happy that Beckham had missed training. Beckham says it was because his child was sick. Sir Alex185 words
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Article, Illustration833 2000-02-27 54 OTHER RESULTS: ARSENAL 3 Fredrik Ljungberg 22,68, Dennis Bergkamp 36 SOUTHAMPTON 1 Dean Richards 61 Crowd: 38,044 BRADFORD CfTYI Dean Windass 76 ASTON VILLA I Paul Merson 38 Crow* 18,276 CHELSEA 2 Marcel Desailly 2, Jon Harley 65 WATFORD 1 Allan Smart 39 Crowd: 34,928 COVENTRYPicture/ Reuter - 833 words
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Article, Illustration265 2000-02-27 54 MAN WHO COULD STEAL THE SHOW AT WEMBLEY TONIGHT: AFP. LEICESTER manager Martin O'Neill promised to "move heaven and earth" in a bid to keep England striker Emile Heskey at the club next season. Despite continued speculation that Heskey will be leaving Filbert Street at theAFP. - 265 words
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Article285 2000-02-27 55 Reuters. SAN Antonio Spurs' star Tim Duncan missed his first NBA game. But David Robinson showed that he could still put the Spurs on his back and carry them to victory. Robinson, who has taken a back seat to Duncan in the Spurs' Twin Towers'Reuters. - 285 words
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Article, Illustration778 2000-02-27 55 S GULAM - few suggestions COMMENT S GULAM IF you judge him purely on S-League statistics, he's unquestionably the best coach. Vincent Subramaniam's success in the SLeague reads like this: Coach of the Year (twice), S-League champion, S-League run-ner-up, FA Cup champion... Frankly, with no disrespect to his contemporaries, noRatings by S Gulam; Picture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 778 words
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Miscellaneous52 2000-02-27 55 TODAY: (selected) 4.30pm: Track Field: 2000 Marley Games (STAR Sports) 7pm: Badminton: Taipei Open Finals (SuperS ports) 8.55pm: EPL: Sunderland v Derby (Ch 22) 9.55pm: Serie A: Cagliari v AC Milan (LIVE, Super Sports) 10.50pm: League Cup final: Leicester v Tranmere (LIVE, Ch 22) Midnight Spanish Football: Deportivo v Maltorca52 words
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