The New Paper, 12 March 2000
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Title Section23 2000-03-12 1 the new paper MARCH 12, 2000 MITA (P) 019/03/2000 70 CENTS Another quality publication of Singapore Prvss Holdings on sunday http://newpaper .asia1.com .sg23 words
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Article, Illustration361 2000-03-12 2 Japanese top gun lets fly at HK darling Richard Li RICHARD Li, you're too money-minded. In an extraordinary attack even for the dog-eat-dog dot.com world, the No. 2 man in Softbank, the world's biggest Internet giant, had nothing but harsh words for Hongkong's Internet darling. "I will361 words
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Article142 2000-03-12 2 OFFICIALS at CyberWorks said on Friday they had received an apology from Softbank's founder and president Masayoshi Son. Mr Son said he did not agree with Mr Kitao's "very emotional" comments. "I was very surprised," he was reported as saying. "And I told142 words
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Article, Illustration148 2000-03-12 2 SHOW INFO WHAT: Mariah Carey The Rainbow Tour WHERE: National Stadium WHEN: Tonight TICKETS: $260, $155, $105, $60 from Sistic (348-5555) MARIAH Carey (right) is expected to fly in today at 2 pm. Earlier media reports had stated that she would arrive yesterday148 words
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Article82 2000-03-12 2 BE one of the lucky few to meet pop diva Mariah Carey. She performs at a one-night only concert at the National Stadium tomorrow. The New Paper is giving away two pairs of tickets to the concert and a chance to meet the singer. The winning82 words
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Article, Illustration1722 2000-03-12 4 Irene Kew - And her baby could have been abandoned if not for... A fortnight ago, a pregnant, unwed 16-year-old girl wrote to our Aggie page seeking help. Her letter struck a chord with Faridah, who wrote in to advise the young mother-to-be. Faridah had been throughPictures/ Choo Chwee Hua - 1,722 words
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Article, Illustration743 2000-03-12 6 Gloria Chandy - by Gloria Chandy ONE of the last things you'd expect a 100-year-old to keep would be a diary chock-full of appointments. And none made for a doctor's visit. Teresa Hsu doesn't see them. Doesn't have to, she says simply. She applies this same mat-ter-of-factnessPictures/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 743 words
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Article, Illustration725 2000-03-12 7 turn humorist Paik Choo's world us laugh, a I I wanted to I I C I A encourage to writeoff Minister David Lim, on h is pencil down a When humorist Sylvia Toh Paik Choo met a minister on a recent assignment, he was reminded of hisPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 725 words
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Article142 2000-03-12 7 YOU can always count on Sylvia Toh Paik Choo to be different. While her peers are top-notch professionals, she prefers to be known as the Laziest Humorist in the World. In a perfect world, she would probably be a professional bum. (Paik Choo: Not true, not true! Bum142 words
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Article, Illustration64 2000-03-12 8 SPK'tOUS? <**&&&.• ■M'vMEU*'. authanUw SHATSQ want to pursue and the word "money" and changed it to "scholarship I The computer program was able to reconstruct it letter by letter, word by word typos and all. "We used to tell our people we could monitor everything even before64 words
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Article681 2000-03-12 8 Ernest Luis - By Ernest Luis DID the above report scare you? It should. Want to find out more? Read on First, a few scenarios: Ever been cautioned against sending "bitchy" e-mail about others? Ever been reminded to delete your messages right away, and not save anything at all,681 words
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Article, Illustration500 2000-03-12 9 Ng Wan Ching - CLOB FORMS What to do? Tomorrow in THE NEW PAPER By Ng Wan Ching A) of a 13-month staggered release from July, with a 1.5 per cent transfer fee. In anger, some say they won't accept either offer. Whether they stick to their500 words
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Article186 2000-03-12 9 IT looked like everyone I was going to call was going to be angry and upset. But surprise, surprise, I found one happy person. He's the exception though. He bought Clob bank shares in its dying days because he saw good value. Said the professional in his186 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-03-12 9 Mr David Gerald (right), president of the Securities investors Association off Singapore (Sias), said in a statement to The New Paper MANY of our members have expressed their unhappiness over the manner in which the settlement was reached and the terms of the settlement. They are not242 words
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Article, Illustration1280 2000-03-12 11 Brian Miller - He surprised one and all by riding local entry Ouzo to an unexpected, but rousing, win in the Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji racecourse last Saturday. But what's Singaporean champion jockey Saimee Jumaat like when he's not in the saddle? Lim Kay Tong: I madePicture/ David Tan; Pictures/ K C Wong - 1,280 words
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Article, Illustration680 2000-03-12 12 I PR AUTOPSY'S CASEFILE Note: The names of the killers have been changed as they were juveniles OUT of the 20,000-odd autopsies in his 30-year career, this one is Professor Chao Tzee Cheng's most memorable. In April 1972, he received news that a body had been found680 words
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685 2000-03-12 12 MOORTHY, the gang leader, was only 12, but possessed a certain charisma. Said Inspector S K Menon: "I couldn't believe a 12-year-old could do this. I kept interrogating him and the rest of the gang, and there were no discrepancies." Moorthy was assertive685 words
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Article, Illustration418 2000-03-12 14 Woon Wui Tek - BY Woon Wui Tek IT was not as if it was a zoo out there, but for a brief period yesterday, the animal kingdom made it into Parliament. It started with MPs taking soma time to discuss crows. Than within minutas, foxes, pigeons,418 words
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Article302 2000-03-12 14 SENTOSA PEOPLE MOVER A NEW people-mover system will link Sentosa Island to the new North-East MRT line. The $140 million lightrail link will connect the island to the new MRT station coming up near it, for seamless travel. Partly funded by the Government, it will be completed302 words
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Article, Illustration733 2000-03-12 15 JAMIE YEO - [th^Week] Guest editor JAMIE YEO Growing Up actress and soon-to-be deejay THE power of the media It may be a truism. It may be a cliche. But it has certainly affected me in a very large way this past week. For starters, I'm talking733 words
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Article, Illustration315 2000-03-12 16 IF you are your own boss, you may soon have to contribute to the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The Ministry of Manpower is studying the idea after an inter-ministerial committee studying problems faced by an ageing population recommended such a step. This will ensure that self-employed people315 words
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BRIEFLY
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Article86 2000-03-12 16 AMERICAN International Assurance was barred from hiring new agents for six months last year, and may be facing the same freeze again. The freeze was imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The industry buzz began when the company's top man, Mr William Beaty, i esigned last month86 words
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Article83 2000-03-12 16 A $4million park, with rope bridges, timber towers, a giant slide, picnic areas and exercise stations, is to be built near the disused Hindhede Quarry. The quarry, just outside the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, will remain closed, as sections of the cliff wall are still unsafe. But a83 words
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Article86 2000-03-12 16 FIRST she sobbed. Then she howled and screamed. This was executive secretary Chung Poh Chee's reaction, after she was sentenced to six months'jail and fined $1,500 for abusing her maid. The mother of two had dragged Ms Sulastri Suhedi, 24, to the toilet and hit her with the86 words
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Article, Illustration83 2000-03-12 16 INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid said that he will pardon former president Suharto if a court finds him guilty of corruption and abuse of power during his 32 years in power. He said this to a congregation at a mosque on palace grounds on Friday night. In the past,83 words
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Article76 2000-03-12 16 Reuters FOUR Tamil Tiger rebels blew themselves up yesterday, after botching an attempt to ambush a motorcade on Friday. One guerilla was spotted as the motorcade of government ministers started off. He blew himself up, killing 23 others and injuring 80 people. His five accomplices, armed with grenadeReuters - 76 words
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Article85 2000-03-12 16 Wire services. PEOPLE in the US have donated some US$5O,OOO ($86,000) for the arrest and conviction of a dog killer more than they've ever given to solve high-profile missing children's cases in northern California. On Feb 11, Ms Sara Mcßurnett's car bumped into a car in front. TheWire services. - 85 words
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Article72 2000-03-12 16 BUSINESSMEN who followed Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Jakarta spent their time playing golf and visiting karaoke lounges instead of meeting their Indonesian counterparts. An upset Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin said: "Don't come just for show. Don't come just because the PM comes, just so that72 words
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190 2000-03-12 16 EN£>us] CASE One: Suddenly, the ceiling fell in and dried faeces splattered a private apartment. Case Two: A person was scalded when hot water came out of a cold water tap. More and more, private homeowners and management committees of private estates are190 words
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Article97 2000-03-12 16 MUSIC, DANCE AND SKITS: Great music and nifty footwork. Catch university students in five cultural groups from NUS' Kent Ridge Hall perform their own brand of capella music and rock music plus dancing and skits. Yes, U'll be surprised. Today at 4.30pm at the Heeren in Orchard97 words
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Miscellaneous60 2000-03-12 16 Slight haze and partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in the late morning and afternoon, mainly over northern, central and western parts ofSingapore. Oik' north Thunderstorms sunrise 7:12 om west Thunderetwms sunset 7:18 pm central Thunderctorms moonrise 12:08 pm south PorttyCloudly moonset •ast PortlyCloudly EEI9HBB 2.8 m: 2:37 om minimum 2460 words
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Article, Illustration959 2000-03-12 17 Raquel Milhouse - C ex^l By Raquel Milhouse MY Aunt Kitty used to tell me grandpa's popular phrase: "Coming to visit me is one thing; but coming to live with me is another." It was during those summer vacations when I trooped to South Carolina to spend time withPicture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 959 words
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Advertisement243 2000-03-12 17 @home YOU'RE new here. You dont quite know your way around or you dont understand why things are done a certain way here* Or you may want a quick introduction to local food. Then there are those who have been here for a while. And you want to source out243 words
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Advertisement63 2000-03-12 18 Congratulations Sing Tel for winning the SMRT bid to be the sole provider of payphones at ALL MRT stations. jr--2 9.**°* I v I n*A Sin^'l „„*<> IW2 w 3 Q|/ I 4■§s 6 j I 1 7wB w 9 A r 1 I V j" 0 1 f'lm i63 words
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Article, Illustration841 2000-03-12 19 She goes to a pub during Christmas Drinks heavily—three times over the drink-drive limit Fails to go back to her convent Reason: She was terribly wounded—losing 1.7 litres ofblood And she was raped...or was she? YOU just don't expect this from a nun. Nuns841 words
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Article140 2000-03-12 19 EXPERTS say Munchausen's Syndrome is not a form of madness, but an illness. Sufferers know they are not really ill and even realise it may be ruining their lives. Today, doctors use the term to describe patients who have a compulsive habit of seeking and140 words
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Article, Illustration485 2000-03-12 20 BABY SUFFERS SMASHED NOSE, FRACTURED SKULL, CIGARETTE BURNS... ONLY four months old and already possibly a psychological case. But you can't blame baby Toey. Not after all he has suffered smashed nose, fractured skull, broken left elbow, cigarette burns on his hands and feet. Born behind bars toPicture/ The Nation - 485 words
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Article, Illustration180 2000-03-12 21 EX-BAYWATCH babe Pamela Anderson Lee has reportedly moved out on rock-star hubby Tommy Lee (above). Pamela has again flown the coop and is living nearby at The Colony in Malibu, MSNBC gossip Jeannette Walls reports. Pamela, 32, is spending time with her ex-boyfriend, hunky surfing180 words
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316 2000-03-12 21 ...but not for their sex romp TWO British Airways stewardesses have been sacked after a drunken party which ended with them in bed with a male colleague. The male colleague was not enough to satisfy the two women. They even dared ask a waiter to join316 words
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Article, Illustration394 2000-03-12 21 BRITISH YOUNG POP SPORTS RICH LISTS THE Spice Girls have swept the top four spots in a list of Britain's richest young pop millionaires published today. They top the Observer's annual rich list for the under-30s and ex-Spice Geri Halliwell is sixth in394 words
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Article, Illustration585 2000-03-12 22 Geishas don't do it or do they? SHE was the geisha who helped launch a hit novel. But Mrs Mineko Iwasaki, a retired geisha, now wishes she had never spoken to Mr Arthur Golden. He is author of Memoirs of a Geisha, which was on the New York Times bestsellerPicture/ Afp - 585 words
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Article89 2000-03-12 22 MEMOIRS of a Geisha (above) is a stop' of a fisherman's daughter, Sayuri, who is sold to a geisha house in the *****. She becomes a famous courtesan after much struggle. The novel is packed with details on geisha culture, and also weaves in the love89 words
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Article732 2000-03-12 24 Ng Wan Ching - By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg ARE you ready for the new economy? Yes, the one where the Internet and computers play leading roles. In the on-going Budget debate, one of the hot questions was this: Is Singapore e-ready? Judging from MPs' comments, it seems the732 words
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Article, Illustration175 2000-03-12 24 There are more free online services than you can count. Surfing the Wsb comes free, of course, with your dial-up connection. Many people start their day browsing at a directory like Yahoo! or searching at a search engine like Akavista or Google. More and more portals letIllustration/ Kelvin Chan - 175 words
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[Aggie] MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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Article, Illustration206 2000-03-12 25 I'M a 17-year-old boy. I have a problem. I am crying as I write this letter to you. My father likes to gamble and doesn't care much about my family. He doesn't bother to give a single cent to my mother, who206 words
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Article123 2000-03-12 25 Last week's letter: DEPRESSED is a guy, 26, who's found the love of his life. She is caring, understanding and supportive. He's sure that she's the one he wants to settle down with. But his mum thinks his girlfriend is fat and ugly. And forced him123 words
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Article271 2000-03-12 25 Readers' advice: IN society, a slimmer body is generally regarded as a desirable size, especially for a woman. Thus, it is not surprising that your mother disapproves of your girlfriend's physical appearance. Her point of view might be based on what is acceptable socially. I271 words
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Article159 2000-03-12 25 COMMUNICATION plays a very important part here. It has to work both ways. Maybe you can try to ask your girlfriend to do little things to please your mum. I think this is better than asking your girlfriend to lose weight just because your mum thinks she is159 words
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Article597 2000-03-12 26 I'M 23.1 know that I'm still young, but I would rather not wait till I'm 30 to start a family. Although I know many guys, I've limited myself to two possibilities. My first guy is 36. His concern for me touches me. For597 words
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Article300 2000-03-12 26 IT has been a month since I broke up with my boyfriend. Even though he has a bad attitude, the reason for the break-up is because I've met another guy. As much as I still love and care for him, I cannot always give300 words
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Pubery Dr Lim Su Min Clear the air over teen sex issues
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Article157 2000-03-12 26 RECENTLY, my Q boyfriend and I indulged in heavy petting. His damp underwear touched my vagina a few times. I'm worried that sperm may have "swum in" and made me pregnant. What should I do? The next day, I noticed a yellowish, sticky discharge on157 words
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Article175 2000-03-12 26 TO prevent pregnancy, Qis it safer to use two condoms simultaneously? If so, why is this seldom done? Also, can a girl get pregnant if she has intercourse during the first seven days of her period? How can emergency contraceptives or morning-after pills be purchased175 words
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Advertisement45 2000-03-12 25 CAN YOU KELP? -ajgj If you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to Aggie by Wednesday. The best letter wiH be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special @T-shirt and a New Paper cap.45 words
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Advertisement45 2000-03-12 26 i 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).45 words
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[Fe@ture] Teen dating:
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Article, Illustration1167 2000-03-12 27 Two weeks ago, our writer Lela Jalil asked in the Single column: Are you single and in school? Is there peer pressure to pair up? Her questions prompted some enthusiastic young readers to e-mail her. Here are several... HULLO there, hizzy-. I've1,167 words
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Article, Illustration522 2000-03-12 27 Lela Jalil lela@sph.com. sg - by Lela Jalil lela@sph.com.sg I WAS 14 and in a girls' school more than a decade ago and it seems attitudes towards teenage dating then and now have not changed. Back then, being attached was a status symbol. And522 words
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Miscellaneous348 2000-03-12 28 QrV:oda;j Turn I Hands of The Ripper The Shawshank Redemption Raising The Mammoth M Cinemax(Ch 59)"9.00pm Channel 5,10.00 pm Discovery (Ch 12), 8.00 pm Detective Creegan, burdened with A banker is sent to prison for life for a Watch how the carefully excavated A f fho work and fanvly problems,348 words
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Miscellaneous241 2000-03-12 28 8 900 AMGundamWing '*30 Kids Camp (Children's educational) 10.00 Kids Game 10.30 The adventures of An-an 11.00 Forty Something (Drama/episodes 15 &16 of 20) 1.00 PM World This Week (News magazine) 1.30 Different Cuts, Different Strokes (Sitcom/episode I of 26) 2.00 Sunday Matinee Trouble Couples 4.00 Stories From Afar 4,30241 words
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Miscellaneous187 2000-03-12 28 suria 10.00 AM Kerja Overtime (Drama) 11.00 TeaterKomidl (Sitcom) NOON AnakkuTerlahirKembali (Drama/episode 4) 100 Cinta Sepl (Drama/episode 6) 2.00 Asia Bagus/Muzik-Muzik (Vanety) 3.00 Teater Tibanya Muslm Luruh jqq Dongeng Rakyat/Frootess Serannga (Children) 6.00 Ferdy/Rakan Tiga (Children) 700 Alam Dunia Haiwan (Info-educational) 730 pilihan Hidup MakanApaHari Ini? (Cooking) goo Berita(News) /ru187 words
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Miscellaneous207 2000-03-12 28 central KIDS CENTRAL 8.00 AM Barney and Friends (Pre school) 830 Maisy (Pre-school/debut) 900 Kids In Charge (School kids) 9jq The Big Q (School kids) 10.00 Animax Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot (School kids) 10.30 Animax Transformers Beast Machines (School kids) 11.00 Voltron The Third Dimension (School kids)207 words
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Article, Illustration560 2000-03-12 29 Carol Leong - -I h|p I CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS ■I A By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg LAST May, Madam Chan Mei Lian was in San Francisco for a short holiday with her husband and their eight-month-old son, Benjamin. She had a problem "we just could not find a560 words
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Article, Illustration541 2000-03-12 31 Janice Wong - SingleColumo HOU ABOUT Dun y n ■k <3* .<r?> Tt RNET 4, 4^ WITH the frenzied popularity of we realise. f shows like Who Wants to Tell you a secret: I was on the f Marrv a Multi-millionaire receiving end once, dumped J by Janice Wong541 words
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Article, Illustration64 2000-03-12 32 THE NOVIE Lester Burnham is knee-jerked out of his humdrum life by forbidden lust in this black comedy. He makes drastic changes to his life which have a profound ripple effect on his family and even his neighbour's family, which is at a dead end in its64 words
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220 2000-03-12 32 DENISE CHONG - by DENISE CHONG IGOT an anxiety attack halfway through watching American Beauty. I was so sucked into the film's dark I-want-to-lie-down-and-die mood that I forgot it wasn't my life on the big screen. Dead inside out, Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey > has a220 words
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Article, Illustration69 2000-03-12 33 Carolyn Bumham (Annette Bening), looking at her daughter "Are you trying to look unattractive?" Carolyn's daughter Jane (Thora Birch): "Yes." Carolyn: "Well, congratulations. You've succeeded admirably." Carolyn, not wanting to stain her couch by making out with her husband Lester on it "This is a four thousand dollar69 words
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Article219 2000-03-12 33 ERNEST LUIS - by ERNEST LUIS IF you've ever pondered how a film on the normal everyday life of some average Joes would make a boring movie, American Beauty will blow that notion away. Which by itself is one of the many themes in American Beauty For219 words
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Article201 2000-03-12 33 Denise Chong - Edited by Denise Chong denise@sph.com.sg Roger Ebert in his online review; "American Beauty is a comedy because we laugh at the absurdity of the hero's problems. And a tragedy because we can identify with his failure. Nobody Is really bad in this movie, just shaped by society in201 words
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Miscellaneous446 2000-03-12 34 0 1V CALL: 873-3333 lable l_ MKtfMCMU VMMM 24-hour subscription sales hotline movies Dragon Town. Iris hires an assassin, Lee, to kill Hung. Stars Jacqueline Ng today Murmur of Youth 2.25pm A participant in the *98 Singapore International Film Festival, this film examines the life, family ties, female m gKong446 words
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Miscellaneous483 2000-03-12 35 J fri ATP Master Series —Indian Wells Highlight of the Week lOpm The best tennis players in the world head to Indian Wells, a happy hunting into the tournament, but won it tue The Killer Elite (Dinosaurs: Inside back by blazing his way through the 9pm Out Series) I championship483 words
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Article, Illustration757 2000-03-12 36 Crispina Robert - Once you've caught the travelling bug, It's hard to shake off, especially if you're a backpacker. And what if there's baby to take along? Does baby signal an end to those weird and wonderful trips? Find out with this week's writer RIANA ZAKIR Edited by Crispina Robert757 words
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Article, Illustration583 2000-03-12 37 WHAT TO PACK FIGURE about five diapers daily, if they're not easily available. I didn't bet on finding Huggies in Indonesia, so I loaded my Deuter backpack with 60 diapers for two weeks! Use them as padding to stuff fragile shopping items! As that backpack lightens overBorobudur - 583 words
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Article, Illustration702 2000-03-12 38 Suzanne Walker - Q |Vj SUZANNE WALKER by Suzanne Walker THERE'S a word being tossed around a fair bit these past weeks. It's a word I feel many use a little too loosely. No, it's not "love" although that, too, has been used carelessly. It's a word chucked702 words
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Article, Illustration751 2000-03-12 39 Lim Kay Tong - [Column]— by Lim Kay Tong The only connection I've had with horse racing was in my childhood. My father used to surround himself every Saturday with reams of paper, pick up the phone, talk to someone and occasionally pencil something in on the forms.751 words
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Article, Illustration89 2000-03-12 40 Mike Chua - Oltt |A N OFF BEAT ROUT 0F THE MONTH THAT WAS with Mike Chua IF you thought February was boring, look again. Here's a graphic collage of events and people that made the news last month. See if you can locate the most concealed word: CBT.89 words
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Article, Illustration131 2000-03-12 41 Dave Ang - Edited by Dave Ang dave@sph.com.sg 1 You can live without sex, but not without glasses. [j Your back goes out more than you You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room You buy a compass131 words
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Article79 2000-03-12 41 AN artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display. "I have good news and bad news," the owner replied. The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after79 words
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Article111 2000-03-12 41 THEY had lived together in the backwoods for over 50 years. To celebrate their anniversary, he took her to a large city and they checked into a plush hotel. She said to the bellman: "We refuse to settle for such a small room. No windows, no bed,111 words
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Miscellaneous575 2000-03-12 41 said, this isn t your room; this is the elevator!" Horoscope I o tely? LuCky COl ur n^' ucky Sagittarius (Nov 23 to Dec 22) Sagittanans are noted for their generosity, but Virgo (Aug 24 to Sept 23) there's no need to take that virtue to extremes. r* i /u575 words
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Article348 2000-03-12 45 Tan Thean Loon - By- Tan Thean Loon IN PENANG Consistency can be the key to success for Seaside Bank in today's RM85.000 ($38,250) Magic Millions Trophy in Race 6. Moreover, the Tiang Kim Choi-trained runner will again have his winning partner, three-time champion jockey Oo Khuang348 words
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Article52 2000-03-12 45 Undoubtedly one of the sprinting finds of last season. He stamped his classic potential when returning a swift lmin 09.8 sec over this course and distance last December. Picks up a 3kg penalty for his sparkling win but he has the ability to overcome52 words
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Article56 2000-03-12 45 mm With a luxurious 51kg on his back down 4.5 kg from his previous start, this smart four-year-old looks headed for another win. He is drawn a little wide this time but that is not a major problem. He had started from barrier No.56 words
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1319 2000-03-12 45 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD: Going forecast Yielding to soft No. Urtlnww How m Roflnq Jodwy Bofrtor (AflotortqkVooi, tnkm-omrm) 1 BELVEDERE'S PRIDE 57 (57) L Rutherford 5 (3nzg B Ng-Fairdeal) 2 -690 CITY CHIEF 57 (51) TMWan 1 flag B Chua-City) 3 0 EAGLE SKY 57 (55) NM Setvan 4 (3nzg1,319 words
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699 2000-03-12 46 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD: Going forecast Yielding to soft I m im H,Mn r. In nLa.■ gl f I ■■InalJaLni v no. Law o runs norse wi naung jocney Mnur irairw-owner) 1 0060-7 STYUSH GRAY 57 (47) JEgan 1 (4nzg YF Lee-Stylish Gray) 2 -2-2- CHARMANDER 56.5 (46) CTreymane 7699 words
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Article, Illustration477 2000-03-12 47 Tan Thean Loon - BY Tan Thean Loon IN PENANG NEW kid on the block Richard Lim continued to prove his worth with a stylish win astride outsider Daily Accountant in the first race at Penang yesterday. A wide berth of 14 in the field of 15477 words
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202 2000-03-12 47 WITH the Dubai World Cup night coming up two Saturdays from now, preparations continued at the Nad al Sheba race track yesterday morning. First out on the track was the Tim Pinfield-trained Big Jag, an American entry for the US$l million ($1.72 million) Dubai202 words
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1391 2000-03-12 48 RACE 1: Rain fell before the start of the race. BRIGHT GOLD and SOUTHERN KING came together shortly after the start when CLEAR SKY rolled out. Near the 1,200 m mark, MOONSTRUCK had to steady when GIPPSLAND, who was hanging in, shifted in. Thereafter,1,391 words
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Article1704 2000-03-12 49 Hongkong Trophy 3 DAILY ACCOUNTANT 57 c 54 (49-14) 'RUm (14) 1 1 1 (445) 17 ZARAGOZA 50 (93-24) SSanl (1) 5 4 2 (460) 9 NIGHT MAN 54.5 (33-12) lAzhar (2) 14 11 3 (425) 7 MOONSTRUCK 55 (38-12) SMvzukl (5) 10 9 4 (477)1,704 words
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493 2000-03-12 50 5 HELLO STRANGER 53.5 (58-13) Troy Turn* (1) 1 4 GOLD MINOR 53.5 (181-39) Tim StubtoerfWd (4) 2 10 RACE THE SUN 52 (33-8) TroyJackman (5) 3 Also ran: PAPER ROCKET Clint Harvey, BUSH LUCK Jason Carryer, DUST OFF Jason Whiting, MAGIC FLYER Patrick493 words
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Advertisement75 2000-03-12 50 The New The New on O ii ill In ill Select any 5 circled letters of the alphabet featured 515U|B j WJjfSlSjflii]|j throughout this week's The New Paper and The New Paper on Sunday (6 Mar 12 Mar) and attach them to the boxes provided. i Simply ten from the75 words
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Article, Illustration835 2000-03-12 51 A FEW months ago, Stan Collymore was suicidal. He literally sat at home and considered ending his life. Last weekend, he was in footballing heaven. He had scored a hat-trick on his debut for Leicester City, and he found a running mate835 words
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116 2000-03-12 51 AND FINALLY... THE Champions League drags on and on. It is a tournament with too many games that count for too little. The "forgotten" Uefa Cup, however, is quite the opposite. Big clubs fighting in true home and away, live or die, knockout116 words
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Article, Illustration685 2000-03-12 52 LIVERPOOL 1 SUNDERLAND 1 HOW THEY FARED i Vi 3 a irTiß riTTiTT! ALL eyes were on new Liverpool signing Emile Heskey. Though the £11 million (s3om) mail from Leicester City played on his debut at Anfield, he could not spark the Reds to ryThePicture/ Afp - 685 words
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Article, Illustration549 2000-03-12 53 The funny side of sport AFP. Online Mirror. Japan's first female governor, Fusae Ota, has given up her fight to break a centuries-old taboo on women entering the sacred sumo ring. Ota, the 48-year-old governor of the western dfy of Osaka, had saidAFP.; Online Mirror.; cartoons: jeremiah - 549 words
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Article, Illustration543 2000-03-12 54 Wang Meng Meng - TIGER BEERS-LEAGUE2OOO: TANJONG PAGARI HOME UNITED 0 TANJONG PAGAR: Dragan Talajic, Ratna Suffian (Hyrizan Jufri 75th min), Aziz Salim, Um Tong Hai, Rudy Khairon, Basri Halis, Samawira Basri (Raffi Mohamed 88), Steven Tan, Djamel Achouri, Nicodeme Boucher, Boubacar Seek HOME UNITED: Francis Thomas, Yusof Hamid, Aidil Sharin, RPicture/ Kenneth Koh - 543 words
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Article, Illustration1329 2000-03-12 55 3 Q: What do you think of the new ruling that only permanent residents (PRs) who have played in the Under-21 Prime League for one year will be eligible for the S-League? A: The problemPicture/ Florence Tan - 1,329 words
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Article, Illustration237 2000-03-12 56 I AUSTRALIAN FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX THE TOP POSITIONS: Mika Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren David Coulthard (Brit) McLaren Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 4 Rubens Barrtchello (Bra) Ferrari Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger) Jordan JamoTrulli (Ita) Jordan Eddie Irvine (Brit) Jaguar Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BAR Catch news of the Aussie237 words
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