The New Paper, 9 March 2000

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  • 7 1 the new paper THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2000
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    9 1 ■Smashed nose Broken elbow Fractured skull Picture/The Nation
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 554 2 His skull was fractured His left elbow was broken His nose was smashed He was dragged face down on the floor until his nose was broken and bleeding He was burned with cigarettes on his hands and feet POOR Toey. He was born in a
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    • 361 2 Source: The Jakarta Post. FORMER Indonesian president Suharto had an important appointment to keep yesterday. He was supposed to go for a medical examination at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. The checkup was required to show that he was too ill to attend court to answer
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • SEX SURGE
      • 759 4 The number of teenage girls in Singapore getting infected with sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) is rising. A health adviser and a social worker at the Department of STD Control (DSC) Clinic tells HONG XINYI about two cases they have handled CASE 1: A 14-YEAR OLD
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      • 534 4 CASE 2: GIRL, 17 SHE had sex with older men for money. Jessica (not her real name) started doing this when she was 17. She called them her boyfriends, and they would go shopping, to the movies, have dinner. Have sex. Things couples did.
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 195 5 war CIVIL SERVANTS COULD GET... IF they work hard and do well The Civil Service is moving to give all employees a performance bonus as part of their salary. Senior civil servants' pay is also being reviewed. So they could get bonuses of 12 months' salary or
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    • 44 5 BIGGER, BUT BETTER?: The mouse on the left has been genetically altered. At Johns Hopkins University, a newly discovered gene called growth/ differentiation factor 8 (GDF 8) was erased from the mouse. It grew much larger muscles. Picture/ Ap
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    • News Break
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        59 5 I TECHNOLOGY A SCHEME started last April to help high-tech start-ups is doing well, the Government said yesterday It puts money into the venture-capital industry, which then invests in start-ups (groups who have IT ideas but need capital). The $17 billion Technopreneurship Investment Fund will be fully
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      • 65 5 MALAYSIA FROM April 1, you cannot use pre-paid toll coupons to drive through the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints. Drivers of Singaporeregistered vehicles must use Cash Cards the same ones used for paying Electronic Road Pricing charges to pay the toll. The fee will be deducted when such
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      • 52 5 MALAYSIA MALAYSIA wants to attract 5,000 skilled foreign workers a year, as part of a new "knowledge-economy master plan". Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: 'The foreign talent must range from bakers to bankers, from chefs to computer whiz kids, from managers to musicians, from inventors
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        79 5 STAMPS PUT your own face on the envelope. With My Stamp, a personalised stamp service, customers here can get images of their choice printed on postage stamps. My Stamp comes in sheets of 20 22-cent stamps. The first sheet costs $20, and subsequent ones $10. The postal
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    • 25 5 The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 60.50 points to close at 9,856.53. The Nasdaq composite index advanced 49.42 points to close at 4.897.26.
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    • 52 5 New Straits Times: K-economy master plan by September Asian Wall Street Journal: Japan steps in after yen hits record on Euro International Herald Tribune: Truimphant, Bush and Gore focus on election BBC news: The Indonesian government says the uncontrollable fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra are creating an
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    • 146 6 #in FDSus AFP A NEW book, A Natural History Of Rape: Biological Bases Of Sexual Coercion, says rape is imprinted in men's genes. Now, the authors, US biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig Palmer, are under fire from scientists, sociologists and rape counsellors. The book states that
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      67 6 CORRUPTI A TRAFFIC cop, Staff Sergeant Alias Kilali, was charged yesterday with accepting a lunch and $5,000 from a used-car dealer, Koh Hock Chye. In 1996, Koh rammed into another car, killing a 19-year-old clerk and part-time model. The cop allegedly accepted the bribe in return for being
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    • 64 6 MUSIC PIPED music "muzak" is a health hazard because it raises blood pressure, says a British MP. So Mr Robert Key wants "muzak" banned from public places. In a letter to fellow MPs, Mr Key said he was proposing a Bill that would ban the playing of
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    • 67 6 I OSCARS TEN mailbags containing 4,000 Oscar ballots forms which were mailed last week to voting members of the film industry went missing. Two bags have been found, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has already sent out replacement forms. The deadline for getting the
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    • 66 6 M DISEASE SINGAPOREANS must be careful when bringing in plants from South America. Fruit, vegetables or plants from that region may have a disease which can affect the region's rubber trees, said the Government. They cannot be brought in unless there is a certificate from the country
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    • 54 6 The Straits Times: Pragmatic Clob deal helps avoid delays The Business Times: BG Lee: Clob deal is pragmatic and legally binding LianheZaobao: BG Lee: Proposal to resolve Clob issue is legally binding Berita Harian: BG Lee: Solve Clob issue 'completely' RCS morning news: The race for the
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      3 6 Tongue
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    • 51 6 Quote Nowadays, motorists stopping at red lights and railroad crossings pray nothing bad will happen to them while they are waiting for the light to turn green or the train to pass. An editorial in The Jakarta Post, on the rising crime rate in
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 398 7  -  By Genevieve Jiang SOME dismissed it outright. It will encourage irresponsible behaviour, they say. Said Madam Amy Lee, 56, a housewife: "Some mothers might find that they cannot or don't want to cope with the burden of bringing up a child. So maybe after a
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    • 87 7 A BABY bank has been set up in Germany. Desperate mothers can deposit their babies there, and rest assured they will be taken care of. When the baby is placed into the chute at the Hamburg day-care centre, it will fall onto a warm bed and be
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    • 145 7 UNWANTED babies were once left at the small gate of the former Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) in Victoria Street. It was renamed the Gate of Hope four years ago. And today, it is a commercial complex of posh eateries and trendy
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    • 120 7 A DINNER so WONDERFUL Spur up your night with a vummy r* selection of Indian. Malay and Thai ..i.»->Aj«y* 'J""'wli curnes Served with a choice of French wdk* y Hrc.nl Mukh.ni. lumrrif m sie.imcd It promises to be a delight for v t/jWtX Enjoy this treat with salads and saucy
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 941 9 The deal has been signed. By March 30,172,000 Clob investors will have to decide between two approved schemes to unlock their frozen Clob securities. But which should they choose? How can they be sure the shares will be freed? YVONNE LIM and LEONG MAY LING ask two
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    • 146 10 IT may seem like a small number 1.5 per cent. But it is a big deal to some. This is the fee Clob securities owners will have to pay Effective Capital to get their shares transferred Many are unhappy that they have to pay
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    • 133 10 Why must I pay a 1.5 per cent fee? Effective Capital pays all relevant transfer fees to the Malaysian authorities, explained Dr Moiz, so there is a cost involved. If you go to anyone providing a service, there's a fee Why does it take 16 months? It
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    • 74 11 imii*imii» Singaporean Jockey Saimee Jumaat won the ioMpral $3-million Singapore Airlines International Cup last Saturday. Asked what he would ha* done Iff he had not been a Jockey, he said: I cannot imagine doing anything in lifa which did not involve horses. As I always like
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    • 192 9 J > SCHEME A THE EFFECTIVE CAPITAL KEY M L I k d d You accept by: March 27 (notify CDP) M 1 Y° u can start dealing in July. Your shares are freed in odd lots 9| S| (minimum 50 shares at a time), staggered over 13 months, i
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    • 153 11 Turn to any RCS radio station and Win n k• 5 I ■■H i J HONDA HP V s Door No purchase required Winning has never been easier! Just listen to any RCS radio station and if you're the 10th caller with the correct password when the game trigger is
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  • 391 13 SINGAPORETODAY HE was rude and tried lying to his teacher. For that, 10-year-old Li Shi Long, a primary four student at Jiemin Primary School in Yishun, was slapped. The female relief teacher who did it has since been sacked, reported Shin Min Daily News.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 530 15  -  FACTFILE: July 1967: Joined Force and posted to Bukit Panjang Police Station as Probationary ASP 1969-1971: Internal Security Department April 1974 to Oct 1975: Commander, Queenstown Police Station Oct 1975 to Feb 1977: Commander, KK Police Station June 1984 to July 1987: Director, CID Last appointment
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    • 425 15 LONGEST MANHUNT: In 1985, a gangster by the name of Ah Huat shot dead police officer Goh Ah Kia. It was only three years later that police tracked him down to a coffeeshop in Sunset Way where he was killed in a hail of bullets. "He seemed
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  • Great Eastern Life We take care of you for life
    • 497 16 The most common form of childhood cancer is leukaemia. It can be a punishing disease. But the good news is that up to 70 percent of children with leukaemia can be cured. GENEVIEVE JIANG speaks to one spunky boy THIS child pops pills like sweets. He can
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    • 122 16 IN leukaemia, or cancer of the blood, the bone marrow makes too many diseased white cells that cannot perform their usual function of fighting infection. According to Dr June Lou, a specialist in childhood cancer at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, symptoms include a pale complexion,
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
    • 372 17 WOON WUI TEK WRAPS UP YESTERDAY'S DEBATE CALL it the "Jaws" excuse. Yes, as in the famous movie about a killer shark. Yesterday in Parliament, Mr Ong Kian Min (Pasir Ris GRC) told a chilling story about a government-linked company (GLC). And it sounds like
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    • 250 17 THE topic: A government that is close to its people. And the Nominated MP began by peering into his crystal ball. Of the country's "second-generation" leadership, said Mr Simon Tay, "history may well judge that greater consultation and greater participation are
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    • 268 17 FITTINGLY, it was Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong leader of the "third generation" who responded. "It's not a question of second or third generation," said Brigadier-General Lee wryly. "It's a question of what is the best way to set
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 387 20 AFP. THE generals are making too many political statements, Indonesia's government has decided. This is no longer their area, Jakarta feels. So, it is working on a system to w shut the generals up". "A now system Is boing drafted. Qod willing, the now
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    • 340 21 BUSH OR GORE? Source: Wire Services. ONE couldn't tell the names of the leaders of India, Pakistan and Chechnya in a television quiz last year. The other came to Malaysia as an invited guest of the Prime Minister and spoke in support of an opposition
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    • 76 21 Super Tuesday is when 16 states and one territory goes to the polls. In a primary, only party members vote. Mr Gore swept all the Democratic contests. His challenger, Mr Bill Bradley has quit. Mr Bush won nine of the 13 Republican ballots. He won the top three
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 63 24 muitmuif Taiwanese author Shi Chung-yu does not understand why the Chinese government b adopting a tough stance towards tha isiand. She says: If you want to marry someone, you don't come over to the house with a shotgun and threaten to shoot them, do you?
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    • 242 24 SURGEON AT OPERATION: YOU don't discuss the sale of a car while performing surgery. And you don't make mobile phone calls in the operating room, even if it's a hands-free phone. Strange as it may seem, Dr Tung Hiu-ming did all that while
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    • 253 25 ARE you fed-up of getting out of your car to pump petrol o Do you wish a robot could do the job? Then relax. The Smart Pump is here. (See picture above.) But that smiling attendant may no longer be there In fact, you won't
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    • 271 25 IT'S a view straight from the heart. Mr Andrew Lloyd Webber, the famous British composer, believes the time has come to introduce Indian music director A R Rehman to the world stage. And so, his next musical extravaganza, Bombay Dreams, will have the
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 282 27 THEN the place to go to is Thailand. The country's army faced savage budget cuts due to the economic crisis. So it is very short of cash and is thinking of ways to make money from tourists, including inviting backpackers to drive tanks for
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    • 67 27 HIGHWAY PILEUPI Blinding smoke from a nearby forest fire caused a 22-vehlcle pi leu p. Including a truck which was carrying 200barrala of acid, on a highway In north Florida. Three were killed and 21 Injured In the Incident yeaterday morning. Acid leaking from the
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  • 488 30  -  Etcetera WITH TRUDY LIM MY idea of Primary 1 has changed completely. For two years, I saw primary school through the eyes of my son, now in Primary 3. It was a world of half-done homework, half-written messages, and lots of question marks. Those
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    • 64 30 "We were "We used to really clean 103.(10(1 up n household. iuuuvu Then things took a and running t s P m O They placed an ad in &£<uil The New Paper u Fastads. lif A couple of days later, {L~ we were loaded and m Bn)\ running on a
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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  • 424 31 Get ready for high-speed action as the Formula 1 season shifts into gear on Sunday. PETER SIOW puts you in the driver's seat s p/o/r/t/s once again •> '"U'- v The season opener is set for Sunday in Melbourne. And the well-heeled drivers have locked np
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  • Showtime
    • 811 32  -  By Yong Siew Fern JAMIE Yeo is all of 22 and has made what she believes to be some life-changing decisions. The actress best known for her role in Growing Up as Tammy, the youngest child of the Tay family, is dropping her
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    • 430 32 JAMIE Yeo liked the bikini she picked for the play (pictured on facing page) because it has a nice colour, doesn't look cheesy and "has clean-cut lines". Did she have to practise sucking in her tummy in front of the mirror
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  • Article, Illustration
    98 33 What: The Swimming Instructor When: 7.30 nightly except Mondays, March 30 to April 16 Where: The Room Upstairs at Action Theatre, 42 Waterloo Street Tickets at $25, $35 (Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun) and $35, $42(Fri, Sat) from Ticket Charge. Or call 296-2929 I career ana personal life should
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 125 34 DON'T they say a woman tends to put on weight when she's in love? Chang Huel Mel, aka A-mel (right), is a good example. The Taiwanese scream queen has put on 4 kg going from 42 kg to 46 kg thanks to love and good food
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    • 105 34 REEL life becomes real life At least where Annie Yl is concerned. The Taiwanese singer-actress lost sleep, couldn't eat, cried and became withdrawn all because of a role she had played in a Taiwanese drama serial, Ren Jian Si Yue Tian (Fourth Month and Day on Earth),
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    • Article, Illustration
      609 35  -  Is that TCS calling? BY Teo Kuan Yee COULD be. And you may be looking at a TV star of the future. Someone with spunk, talent and that X-factor to make headlines, just like Pan-Asian babes Nadya Hutagalung and Sonia Couling have done. Yes, the next big name on
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  • Article, Illustration
    459 36  -  M (MH By K C Wong IF Florence Nightingale were alive today, she would be very proud of Sister Caroline Nai. As a nurse manager at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Sister Nai shows the compassion and dedication that history says the original "white angel" displayed in the 1850s. Checking
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    • 43 36 JOB ADS 1 inside Clear choice Join a distilled water company as a marketing executive Come closer Check out what bright prospect Optics 2000 offers As easy as j ABC If you love kids, teaching them will be a i breeze i fastadt
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  • 452 38 FROM PGE 38 CAREER CHOICE What do you typically need to do daily? Before I step into the hospital, I need to free my mind of all distractions. I need full concentration because it's human lives we're talking about. Then there will be a
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    • 299 42 yss 77th Street We are looking for the following positions for Causeway Point, Far East Plaza, Plaza Singapura, Tampines Mall Jurong Point. a) RETAIL SUPERVISORS b) RETAIL ASSISTANTS C) WAREHOUSE ACCESSORIES ASSTS. Experienced in costume jewelleries Accurate in inventory For position a b Min. 1 yr. retail experience Must be
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    • 194 42 nvwwwwwvwi Developer located In Shenton Way Is looking for an Accounts Executive. Applicants should:Possess minimum LCCI/ AAT or equivalent At ledSt 2 years accounts experience Able to complete full set of accounts Must be able to use ACCPAC accounting software and also manual accounting Detailed and meticulous, with strong analytical
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  • the new paper RACING
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    • 44 53 HOOF IT: In some parts of the world, they held rallies and released reports. In Russia, they staged a camel race. The occasion? International Women's Day, one of the most popular public holidays In Russia. Picture/ Reuters
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    • 125 55 Reuters. THE forgotten heroes of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team have finally been remembered. The "Forgotten Five" received MBE medals from Queen Elizabeth earlier this week, more than 30 years after helping England beat West Germany 4-2 in the final. In the picture at left, (from left)
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    • 327 55 AFP ARSENAL'S French midfielder Emmanuel Petit has taken enough abuse from English fans because he is a foreigner. And he says he is re-considering his future in the English League. "When you have to eat porridge every day, there comes a moment when you
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    • 324 55 LAST NIGHTS ACTION AFP. West Ham 2 Southampton 0 FORMER England international Stuart Pearce must be the unluckiest footballer in England. He suffered another major injury blow when he hobbled out of West Ham's clash against Southampton at Upton Park yesterday with a broken leg. The
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