The New Paper, 16 April 2000

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1 67 The New Paper
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    24 1 the new paper 70 CENTS APRIL 16, 2000 on sunday Another quality publication of Singapon Pr—M Holdings I http://newpaper.asia1 com sg MITA (P) 019/03/2000
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      174 1 terror 14 fires. And he's always there dressed as a fire-fighter. But he's actually the fire-starter Condo boy, 12, falls to death Reserves, so what? Man U still wins easily 64 Who died? So bizarre, this mix-up fer '"S BREAKFAST DEAL! FILET-O-FISIT AND (OFFEE FOR JUST <© m Utt? W
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Boy dies in dawn plunge
      197 2  -  By Woon Wui Tek THE 12-year-old died just as the new day dawned. He fell five storeys to his death sometime before 6.30 am yesterday. The incident happened in Hillbrooks, a condominium in the Hillview area. The child's family lives in an apartment on the
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      Lock icon Police keep tight grip on protest
      394 2 SUPPORTERS MARK ANWAR'S CONVICTION Reuters. CAT and mouse. That was the game that was played out in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The cat: The Malaysian police. The mice: Supporters of sacked deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Each time the police in the Malaysian capital dispersed
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      Lock icon 'ello, what have we here?
      235 2  -  By Seto Nu-wen REPORTING FROM KUALA LUMPUR THIS plump man (above) was walking coolly towards the policemen yesterday. He looked like a typical Malaysian man on his way to the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur to pray. He stopped and his bag was searched. Out
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      28 3 FCS celebrates fashion in Singapore Datetlst of April to 23rd of April 2000.. I Fo; more mlormation or* events and details, u> w vvw.asiaonc.r^m/fCfc I /i!i I i
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      Lock icon The day PM Goh played musical chairs
      624 4  -  by Gloria Chandy THEY talked about everything under the sun but politics. Between courses of Hawaiian blue prawn, green papaya salad and Norwegian salmon they even managed a round of ministerial musical chairs! Twenty-nine ex-Members of Parliament got together at the Rendezvous Hotel
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      Lock icon Can you recognise them?
      298 5 SOME of them don't get around much anymore. But ALL of them did...once. These gentlemen were the past masters who once held our future in their hands. They are people who, at one time, were once very much in the limelight... but have faded from the
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      Lock icon This is her purple hope
      514 6 You've heard of the little blue pill (Viagra) to help men with their sexual functions. Now there's a little purple bill, called Zyban, which can help hardcore smokers quit. One teen smoker hopes it will help her kick the habit for good. NG WAN CHING
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      Lock icon THE PURPLE PILL
      136 6 ZYBAN, a nicotine-free pill, Is available here on prescription from this week. Zyban is prescribed in doses of up to 300 ntg for seven to 12 weeks. But hardcore smokers may be put on a longer treatment. Clinical studies conducted on more than 2,000 smokers in the
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      186 7 NOKIA PEOPLE. i i wfl BSK^i W ■fl Bp iMfli V ■> v ComeandvisitNokia Mobile Phone Clinic Bring your phone* to our mobile phone clinic at Far East Square prices Show your Nokia phone at KFC, Pizza Hut, Spinelli Pavilion between 20th and 24th April. Our service professionals Coffee Company
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      Lock icon 'Jaya always has a smile'
      444 8  -  HERE ARE THE FIRST TWO OF OUR 10 FINALISTS Reports by AZHAR GHANI HOW difficult could housework and taking care of two kids be? After all, she is a mother of two boys. That was three-and-a-half years ago. But things changed about a year after
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      Lock icon MAID OF THE YEAR
      103 8 THE search for Tin Maid of the Year it almost over. Our panel of fudges has narrowed the field to 10 flnaftsts. Starting today, we're featuring two finalists each day. Then after we've featured all 10 finalists, It'll be time for yon, the reader, to cast
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      Lock icon 'She's like a mother to me'
      406 8 THE old lady was a difficult room-mate. For no apparent reason, she would start screaming and yelling, demanding to be taken for a walk. In the middle of the night. You'd think her maid would be the first to walk out. But not Madam
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      Lock icon He's the fire-starter... ...who loves to dress up as a fire-fighter
      759 9  -  VISIT Want to find out more about the activities of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)? Visit any fire station on Saturdays. All (except Sembawang, Central and Jurong Fire Stations) are open to the public from 9 am to
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      Lock icon So scared, they moved out
      290 9 THE fire terror caused one family to move out of their flat. Said Miss Esther Lim, who's in her late 20s: "What if my parents or my kids got hurt?" "The smoke from the fire also lingered for days and my flat stank," added the
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      172 9 EAT TILL YOU FEEL... Now till 30 April 2000 T this April, Maple Garden is featuring unlimited servings of sumptuous dishes like Grilled Prau ns "Causeway Bay" style, Luo Han Vegetable. Steamed "Live" Prawns, Salad You Tiao, Stir Fried Pepper Beef. Deep Fried Chicken in Prawn Paste. Deep Fried Sea
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  • EXPAT
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      Lock icon He lives with the sharks
      902 10  -  (and that's not loansharks) He was a former nuclear submarine officer, is a commander in the US Navy Resen/e in Singapore, and... By. Jeffrey Mahon WE always have a tussle every time we have a meal together. Here I am, draped from top to toe
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      201 11 HI Got, I have read all the articles on expats put up on the'web! It is an excellent page! I'm a Singaporean currently studying at the University of Western Australia, Perth... and I empathise with Ms Shelley Taylor, who is an exchange student at NTU. (She wrote
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      137 11 @home FOR those who are new in town, and those who are not so new. the expat page is just for YOU. Even for those who are reading this from our website (http://newpaper.asia I com.sg/ pages/expathtml) and are planning to move here. And not forgetting the many Singaporeans who are
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    Lock icon Give cabbies a break
    769 12 Giugfl cfli FrTtJ THE WEEK CHANGE Due to editing considerations, Mr Herbert Teo's article today replaces TCS actor Tay PingHui's. Driving home the other night, I chanced to tune in to radio host Brian Richmond's show on Gold 90.5 FM. The subject of discussion was taxi
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      Lock icon MARRIED AND APART
      218 14 THE made-for-TV marriage of millionaire Rick Rockwell and Ms Darva Conger has been annulled. Mr Rockwell selected her from among 50 contestants on the Fox TV show, Who Wants To Marry A Multimillionaire? They married during the live telecast on Feb 15 and left for a Caribbean
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      Lock icon What a 'jerk'!
      1194 14 "GET ready to have the time of your life. This will be a night you'll never forget." These words were uttered by Mr Rick Rockwell when reporter Marlise Kast, 24, pulled up at his modest Californian home at 7 pm on March 3. Her dream interview quickly
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  • @ A GLANCE
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      Lock icon The next BIG thing
      363 15 I LIFE-CHANGING SCIENCES FORGET the Internet. This is the century of the life sciences. Yes, biology, medicine, pharmacy... Once the mapping of the human genome the entire set of human genes is completed some time this or next year, it will be work on these life
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      46 15 NATURE'S BEND: Japanese workers preparing to repair damaged railway tracks In Abuta on Friday. The volcanic activities of MtUsu pushed and pulled the earth, causing the tracks to bend. Experts speculate that a massive eruption from the summit is unlikely now. Picture/ Ap
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      Lock icon Blood ties and child abuse
      131 15 Qnpcus] MORE children are being abused sexually. In 1998 alone, there were 200 cases. And in one third of those cases, the offender was a family member. Fathers made up the leading group of abusers within the family, committing 16 of the offences; adoptive or
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      121 15 Odd punch to pr Easter Celebrations with Orchard's Brunch APRIL 2000 High Tea spreads. Indulge in Executive Chef Michael Hoevel's delightful ORCHARD A fun-filled activities the our f h j The Intermezzo Bar will be transformed into a Kiddy Wonderland packed A^H with toys, games, video screenings and a Snack
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      Lock icon Naked dash
      94 16 MOTORISTS and passersby along Braddell Road got a morning shock on Thursday. At 7.30 am, a naked man was seen running along the road. The police were called. The unemployed 42-year-old man tried to get away over a fence, but the police grabbed him, pinned him down and
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      Lock icon Rich, not risky
      67 16 Thegtrl£ were so nice. There were/tee cigarettes andfiree drinks... If you go there often enough, you'd think your chances look good. But I just do not know of anybody who went to a casino and came back rich. Mr Dennis See, chief executive officer of a fund
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      Lock icon Ex-Spice booed
      90 16 FORMER Spice Girl Gerri Halliwell sparked controversy again yesterday by calling for safe sex to stem the world's population explosion. The United Nations goodwill ambassador was heckled by protesters at a youth summit in London. She angered the Roman Catholic Church when she visited the Philippines last year
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      Lock icon IT experts needed
      92 16 INDIA is short of about 67,000 computer specialists and programmers, according to the findings of a survey published yesterday. The shortage could rise to about 2.2 million workers by 2008, said Mr Dewang Mehta, who's chief of India's National Association of Software and Service Companies. He said:
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      Lock icon Raped girl gives birth
      90 16 MEXICAN teenager Paulina wanted a legal abortion after she was raped last year. However, she was pressured by state and religious officials to drop the request. On Tliursday, she gave birth to a baby boy, Isaac. But her pregnancy and her ultimate decision to give birth
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      90 16 JAPANESE authorities have put an export control on Sony's smash-hit PlayStation2 games console. The reason: Given its high quality computer graphics and memory card, PlayStation2 could be diverted to military use, such as in missile-guidance systems. Under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law, one must get
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      Lock icon Male 'midwives'?
      84 16 MEN may soon be allowed to become midwives in Japan. The country's ruling party plans to revise the century-old law to permit licensing men as midwives, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun said. The bill will be submitted to parliament during the current session ending in mid-June. Currently, only women
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      Lock icon Don't smack us
      100 16 ABOUT 100 British children marched to Prime Minister Tony Blair's residence yesterday, demanding that parents be barred from smacking their children as a means of punishment. The young children and teens, organised by the children's rights group Article 12, were asking for an end to the practice,
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    Lock icon FOR THE FAMLIY
    116 16 PLAY AND DRINK: Introduce your kids to the good old days when soft drinks came in glass bottles. Get down to the Coca-Cola Re-Ignition Carnival. Those who come will each receive a free contour bottle of coke. You can also have fun playing games at this event.
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      126 16 31 BO (Good) For a better world... as at 7 pm yesterday We Ca^ A crystal vase makes a perfect centrepiece. But wouldn't a 1970 brass gramophone be a better talking point? Over 90 stalls fighting far your attention, each thrusting their wares in your face. Movie posters, antique watches,
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      66 16 Mainly faur in the morning. Showers with thunder are expected in the afternoon, mainly over northern and western Singapore. <Sv h *y ■ortfc K Uwndpdwire sunrise 7:00 om west Showers sunset 7 09 nm a*d i Portly Ooudy moonrise 5*26 pm J* -noonset 5*2 In 6Qsl 1 nundtifstofms ■ieium f,rst
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      Lock icon Same old story...
      581 17  -  MALAYSIAN MUSIC AWARDS By Seto Nu-wen IN KUALA LUMPUR NO surprises. If you were hoping for any, you would have been disappointed at the Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) 2000 last night in Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony, honouring the best in Malaysian music and into its seventh year,
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      Lock icon The monster that spooked the Dow
      586 18 It's scary out there in the stock markets of the world. Taiwan, one of the few stock markets to trade since Friday's savage declines on Wall Street, took a severe beating yesterday. What's causing the nervous jitters and will it affect us here tomorrow
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      199 19 0k THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY 1 *1 ANNIVERSARY I 1 J 1 M Ba* T PROMOTION P| Wake Up $150,000 Richer! The New Paper on Sunday has chalked up an impressive first year with more than 150,000 copies each week. To celebrate, you, our readers get to win a
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      Lock icon Bizarre doesn't even begin to describe this case of mistaken identity
      846 20  -  By Michelle Choh TWO friends. Only one survived a car crash and was mistaken by his friend's parents for their son. Mr Kok Kuan Seng, 19, even spent three months with the Chews while they thought he was their
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      Lock icon Jemima: Fitting her into Imaran's life
      678 21  -  By Brian Miller WHEN they tied the knot in a glittering wedding just five years ago, it was a match made in the stars. There he was, the dashing cricketer with eyes that could pierce any woman's heart. And the good looks which could
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      206 22 Welcome to the wo r ld of pod A o'ace where you are seamlessly connected Soon pod will be a very natural way to communicate by new communication technologies ar>c engaged w-th a coliectivc of Redefining a totally new model of communication diverse yet like minded people How does it
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      118 23 pod brings you a new mobile phone price plan, contact At. $33 month, it offers you }<) < C»i:er»D and 100 minutes of oft peak talktime Sc get witn pod .ind start getting bjpy with Itke-rmnded contactees Call 1800 pod'Jall (1800 *****b5) or <jis;t any authorised dealers for more details
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    Lock icon Want a piece of Pierre's crash scene?
    492 26  -  Zoe's G-shock watch? Or, Najip's sunglasses?... C N^rO By Ivan Lim IT sounded intriguing enough. "We have Pierre Pug's accident scene with us," said the female voice at the other end of the line. It turned out that the accident scene referred to
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      82 26 What's on offer Najip All's Irene Ang's Chla Suan A Keagan's Pierre Png's Annabelle Francis fashion accessories Hard Rock Cafe jacket Snoopy collectibles helmet Sheikh Haikel's G-Shock watches fr ZoeTay's Mwmßl I Anteprima bag racket and G-Shock watch Pierre f\ Pierre HbJ walking cane Michelle Chong's |K Annabelle lingerie top
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      Lock icon The It Squad hits the Silver Screen Awards
      361 27 It Girl Eileen Wee was at the Silver Screen Awards to Present an awardfor best actress last Friday night. IVAN LIM talks to her. Photos by DAVID TAN IVAN: You were at the Silver Screen Awards, how was It? EILEEN: We had
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      Lock icon Meanwhile, at Silverstone, England ...
      359 28 Meanwhile, at Silverstone, England EILEEN: You were on your way home from England when I wm at the Silver Screen Awards. IVAN: Yes, while you were at Silver Screen, I was at Silverstone, home of the British Formula One Grand Prix, and I was there by invitation of the British
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      Lock icon Venom, 2nd Birthday. The It Squad was there
      37 28 POISE: Koh Chleng Mun looking suitably reserved. Hossan Leong looking suitably groovy. Eileen looking suitable. Ivan looking suitably bored. LOVE: Keagan Kang and Chong Chia Suan looking suitably romantic.
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      501 29 f a( SB C S--4. mil my P IT's All Right Here.K Digital Hollywood@ Funan. Featuring the latest and coolest way to make great movies The Making of Your Own Winning Movie. I'ltlmflr Crwiot Corner at Funan The IT Mall, are the iMac DV and Canon Digital Calling all budding
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      64 31 I Win BMWs* class every $100 your Card 1 JM from now to 30 September 2000 (includes balance to DBS American Express Credit Card accounts). And if you're lucky to have won in any or all of the first 3 draws, you're still fully eligible for the grand draw! are
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    Lock icon Attack of the kitchen germs
    386 31 HOW many of us actually run a germ-free or close to germ-free kitchen? You may think you do, but more often than not, bacteria is lurking somewhere, waiting to multiply, as it is wont to do. And unless your system is fool-proof, accidents do happen.
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      116 32 [||||f m"**" The new Card that comes without bills and worries. f Debt-free means I'm fnee. Free to travel the world, because it's accepted whenever I see the MasterCard sign. Fnee to enjoy local banking convenience at over 900 ATMs, because can it as a DBS Bank Card. Fnee to
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    Lock icon ...and here's how you can kill them
    395 32  -  CookieJar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR TIPS By ng War wanch i ng@sph.c6m3g Remember to keep your fridge temperatures correct your refrigerator should be set at 4 degrees Celsius or slightly lower and your freezer should be set at minus 18 degrees Celsius
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    Lock icon Driven by tradition
    353 33 Photo Feature "We feel lucky to have this business passed down to us from our father and grandfather. And we feel it's >» our duty to keep it going." JEFFREY and Jeremy Eng are doing their part to keep Singapore tradition alive and well. The brothers Eng
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  • Feature
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      Lock icon The calls these girls get...
      679 34  -  by GLORIA CHANDY "HELLO... I've got a house for sale. It's in an accident condition. I said ACCIDENT condition. "Don't you know what that means? It means it is floorless, lah!" A rude caller? A case of bad English? Or both? It's a sample of
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      Lock icon CATS' tales
      530 34 EXPECT anything that's a rule our CATS girls live by. Take Choo Mei Sia. After six years as a CATS girl, she has learnt to keep her cool. Even when a Valentine's Day caller drove her nuts. It was a guy who wanted to put in a poem
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      Lock icon GALAXY QUEST
      76 36  -  THEHOVIE Edited by Michelle Choh michchoh@sph.com.sg For four seasons, the crew of the NSEA Protector set out on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space. Some 20 years later, the stars from the TV series "Galaxy Quest" are still in costume, making appearances at science fiction conventions, except
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      Lock icon Bad movie? No, it's just pretending...
      334 36  -  by MICHELLE CHOH THIS is a movie for Trekkies. And not necessarily the die-hard ones either. I am referring to the worshippers of William Shatner rather than Patrick Stewart. A group of has-been actors who are still clinging-on to the popularity of a show
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      Lock icon MISSION TO MARS
      62 37 THE MOVIE When an eruption from a dome-shaped object disabled a crew of astronauts who have set up a base camp on Mars, another team of astronauts journey there in an effort to rescue the crew's leader. On the planet, they find evidence that intelligent life once
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      Lock icon You can sleep through this, or laugh through it
      369 37  -  by LINGAM PONNAMPALAM SO, you want a riveting plot, sensitive acting and visionary direction? Well, it's good to want things in life. And then, there's Mission To Mars. But, boy-oh-boy, it is one fun and funny movie! From the contrived plot,
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      455 38 1 CALL: 873-3333 Cable l_ 24-hour subscription sales hotline movies laughs today Soldier mon Flowers For Algernon 9pm A new breed of genetically engineered 9pm At 32, Charlie Gordon would not be soldiers wipes out a squad of regular considered to be the brightest bulb in y* soldiers. Todd survives.
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      564 39 The Rock. Can the people's champion Highlight of the Week drama/series today Dont Call He Prim* Minister family Wj® 8.15pm (Debut) ■jml j This is a comedy about a Prime thur Curious Play i Minister of a country and people 6pm A schoolgirl stumbles upon her dream VV I around
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    Lock icon Thailand by rail (and bicycle too!)
    663 40  -  Venue Last week, we featured the Thailand that most people know the sprawling metropolis which travellers flock to for cheap shopping and yummy food. This week's writer, NUS lecturer John Williams, talks about exploring the more beautiful part of Thailand, the coastal areas. And
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    Lock icon Send'em or wear'em!
    361 41  -  Chip CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong canol@sph.com.sg YOU know what they say about the best things in life being free? Here's something that's not only free but artsy, funky, sexy and cool. Yours for the free pickings, these postcard stands are
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  • Aggir MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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      312 42 I am a divorcee with two kids aged six and three. I am sharing custody of the kids with my husband. I have the kids on school days. They spend their weekends with their father. I have two big problems which I
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      154 42 Last week's letter: Betrayed Child is taking her O levels this year. She has a big problem with her father, who has a bad temper and is unable to manage his finances. He likes to splurge on friends and does not help his wife pay the
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      144 42 Readers' advice: KEEP your calm. Do not be rash. The fact that your dad has refused to a divorce proves that he cares about the family and is not in a serious relationship with the other woman. Approach him alone. Declare your feelings. Let him know
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      159 42 LEOPARDS will never change their spots. Your father seems to be living in his fantasy world and does not realise that he is tormenting his own family. It is time for you to speak to him. Have a word with him privately first. Be brave
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      442 43 I'M 15 this year. Recently, I broke up with my boyfriend. I am still recovering from it. I miss him a lot, but I dare not call or page him. Now is the time when I need the support of my friends, but I suddenly
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      386 43 MY heart was broken when my girlfriend left me about two years ago. Till today, there's a deep cut in my heart. But a few months ago, in one of the millennium countdown parties, I met a girl whom I liked at first
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        292 43 QIS it true that drinking 100 per cent pure pineapple juice decreases the risk of pregnancy? Can a pregnancy be noticed by others within three weeks of conception? If not, when will it become noticeable? Please help me. I really need to know as I am
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        261 43 MANY people write in to ask how a pregnancy can be prevented. If you are not married, the best choice for family planning is abstinence. Do not have sex till you are married. For married couples, a selection of different methods is recommended. Any
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        454 44 The Platinum Album (Breakin* Records) YOU have to hand it to The Vengaboys. Its first album enjoyed phenomenal success, with such songs as Boom Boom Boom Boom and We Like To Party. But the second album is a bit of a disappointment. The songs are
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        419 44  -  Q\avo wrth DaveAn s 1. He once listed "chair" along with "vocals" as a line credit in a song he recorded. 2. Mule Variations, his latest and first record in six years, has great cover photography. 3. He wrote a
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      44 43 CALLUS If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, Times House. 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****5 Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (please mark; Aggie) or call 1900-912-0007 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).
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    662 45  -  Single Column by NORMA YATI ABDUL AZIZ EVEN after several failed relationships, I have never consciously told myself I don't wish to get married or declare that I wish to be single forever. But if it's fated for me to stay single, I will accept it.
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      800 47  -  by Siva Choy Handphones are very versatile intruments. You can take them everywhere, especially into cinemas where you can annoy other patrons, incite quarrels, precipitate violent assaults and provide free live entertainment for cinema-goers. In fact, I believe handphones may originally have
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      746 48  -  MALES WITH LONG HAIR WILL BE ATTENDED TO LAST by R Chandran WHAT you see on the right caused the last Generation Gap! It forced my generation to stop taking the older generation seriously. Huh, again? I shall explain. The poster you see is real and
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      403 53  -  By Lionel Lee WHAT a finish! The third and final leg of the Tiger Beer Triple Challenge, worth $120,000, promised to be a titanic clash between Giant Fight and Wonderful General. And it surely lived up to its top billing at Kranji last night. In
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (COURSE C) RACE RESULTS — Going: Good
      1003 54 YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (COURSE C) RACE RESULTS Going: Good 5 MARATHON MAN 57 (8-6) JSalmee (5) 4 4 1 (460) 7 JET STAR 56.5(19-8) LDtttman (1) 3 2 2 (454) 8 GOLDEN TITLE 56 (67-10) VSJvan (3) 1 1 3 (419) 2 SUPER LEADER 58 5 (20-8) 'KBSoo (4) 2 3
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      1027 55 RACE 1: LORD BERTIE and JESTER'S ROMANCE were scratched when found to be lame off-fore and suffering from respiratory disease respectively. VALIANT RANGER was withdrawn when found to be lame both-fore. SUPER LEADER was difficult to settle in the backstraight. At the 250 m,
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      440 55 YESTERDAY'S PERTH RACE RESULTS Going: Firm 4 GOLDEN SHALLAS 52 (38-10) PWJlKlng (5) 1 3 AMBER SPREE 52 (83-19) Cr»ig Staples (9) 2 2 CONVENIENT WOMAN 52.5 (30-9) Jason Whiting (1) 3 Alto ran: BALLET GIRL Peter Knuckey, JETBELLE Link Robertson, OUR CITY GIRL Daniel Staeck, PENNIES Danny Miller, SATIN
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      1475 56 TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD —Going forecast: Good No. Lm«nw Horw Wl Rating Joctoy Bwriw (Agtterigln/—«,trainer-owner) 1 *****7 GOLDEN HIGHWAY 57 (48) I Saifudin 10 (5nzg Velu-CT Tan) 2 37-8" LONGFIBRE 56 (46) TAsogan 1 (6ag T Tan-Longfibre) 3 95-597 SWEET VIBRATION 56 (46) L Rutherford 4 (5am F Nathan-Special
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      825 57  -  RACE 1: Kenwin, Island Gold. RACE 3: Fortune Star. Honey Gold. Truly Serious. RACE 4: Storm Legend. RACES: Great Discovery, Liverpool Bay. RACE 7: Key Emperor. Seaside Bank, Staff General. Big Splendour, Magic Wish, Great Machine. Happy Cooperation. Handsome Grey 11, Hippo Prospero, Jigsaw. RACE 8:
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      231 58  -  BY Tan Thean Loon APPRENTICES are really proving their worth these days. Richard Lim is hot. So is Leong Yoon Fei. And now Yan Weng Kuan is also making waves. At Kuala Lumper yesterday, trainer Chong Keng Leong's new rookie did him proud by capturing
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      838 58 2 VICTORY MUSIC 54.5 (38-10) DO'Hear® (7) 1 1 1 (538) 3 KING ROMANCE 54 (41-12) TAaogan 4 6 3 2 (474 9 PRAISEWORTHY 50 (47-12) *BTal (3) 9 7 3 456 1 GOLD DUST 57 (17-7) CTreymane (5) 2 2 4 (466) 8 BOLD MISSION
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      871 59 RACE 1: GOLD DUST raced fiercely in the early stages. VICTORY MUSIC had a tendency to lay out on the turn. In the straight, TRUSTFUL SEAL had a tendency to lay in. Apprentice MM Cheah, the rider of JUN KNIGHT, was shown the tape
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      201 60 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE 2000 AS they thumped four goals past Sunderland, you can't help wondering if you are part of football history. That you are watching a team that is being hailed as the greatest Manchester United team ever. You won't be alone. Man U boss
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      853 60  -  LAST NIGHT: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2, 51 WkA AKI II A Nicky Butt 66 rIAIN U 4 Henning Berg 70 SUNDERLAND 0 COVENTRY 2 Paul Ince 32 own goal, Robbie Keane 61 MIDDLESBROI Christian Ziege 64 penalty DERBY 1 Dean Sturridge 84 WEST HAM 2 Paulo
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    524 61 ]in TODAY: Leeds v Arsenal Wimbledon v Liverpool ON TV: Derby v West Ham (DELAYED, SCV 22,7pm t today) Leeds v Arsenal (LIVE, SCV 22, 10.55pm) CALL INFOUNE: Call 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for results of today's matches. Calls cost 30 cents a
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    176 61 ZOOMSOCCER'S ANDY PENDERS ON TODAY'S CRUNCHER: I expect to see plenty of goals in this game, despite Leeds having a scoring problem of late. The Gunners' backline has failed to keep a clean sheet when not at Highbury since they travelled to Leicester back in December. Despite
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    220 61 THATS my boy! A striker, possibly a right-winger; and another excellent crosser of the ball in the making? David Beckham watched with pride as one-year-old son, Brooklyn, kicked his first football. And he fired the ball, a miniature one of course, 35
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      839 63 THE long-distance call was pretty despairing. In Europe, we wonder whether it is possible for Leeds United and Galatasaray to finish their Uefa Cup semi-final contest without more bloodshed in the streets. In South Africa, cricket is betrayed by its heroes. And from Singapore comes
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      95 63 WATCHING Tottenham yesterday was a man who failed his ambition to be a player. Khalid Khannouchi, who used to run and run in his boyhood team, didn't like losing and didn't care for sharing. Morocco converted him into the world record marathon runner. H Kannouchi today breaks his
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      708 64  -  TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE: HEADS CERTAIN TO ROLL CLEMENT! KHALSA 0 Main sponsor FTMS/CIVIC Ambulance Equipment sponsor Ascot HOME UNITED 3 Egmar Goncalves 49th, 66th; R Sasikumar 64th Main sponsor Super Coffeemix Equipment sponsor Diadora By S Gulam ONE of the most famous faces in Singapore football. A
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      494 65  -  AFTER CLEMENTI KHALSA SLUMS AGAIN BY Wang Meng Meng AN enigma. That's Clementi Khalsa's Cameroonian striker Emile Mbeya. A striker on a barren run with an alleged attitude problem. Against Home United, the 20-year-old striker could hardly muster a meaningful attempt at goal. It was not until
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      224 65 CANCER has a new enemy: Bowling. The CDL Charity Bowl 2000 a fund-raising charity bowling event organised by City Development Limited (CDL) has raised $130,000 to combat the deadly disease. The Assisi Home and Hospice and the Children's Cancer Foundation will be the beneficiaries of the
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      752 66 PIONEER FOREIGNERS IN THE TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE In the second of this three-part series on foreigners who have been with the S-League since the beginning in 1996, WANG MENG MENG speaks to -By* Egmar Goncalves j HIS house is basic and simple. The
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      136 66 Football for work and fun FACTTILE Name: Egmar Goncalves AfK29 Family: Wife Celeste, daughters Brenda, six, and Kalissa, eight months Club: Home United Position: Striker Favourite team: Flamengo Favourite playact: Romario, Fandi Ahmad, V Sundramoorthy, S Subramani Likes: Playing Fifa 2000 on Playstation, shopping Mslikec: Dishonest people EGMAR Goncalves also
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