The New Paper, 25 April 2000

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1 49 The New Paper
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    10 1 the new paper TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2000 me new paper
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      42 1 Washington drama bbh mm m| Bi \r\ 5 w R:30!) H Another quality publication of Singapore Pross Holding! http://newpaper.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 058/04/2000 60 CENTS H jjH H 8 *****1H***** i Twimrrmik, Sing Tel Paging Custwhers p|pa WiLL ENJ6Y A FRUITY TREAT. I
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Teens quarrel, then shoot
      409 2 SIX KIDS SHOT IN WASHINGTON ZOO Source: Wire services, The Washington Post. INNOCENT children, caught between two feuding teenage gangs, were shot at near the US National Zoo in Washington. At least seven children, between the ages of 11 and 16, were gravely injured. "Their conditions
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      Lock icon SHOCK-INDUCED LABOUR
      104 2 A PREGNANT woman visiting the Zoo apparently went into labour because of shock of the shooting. She was among those who witnessed the shooting, said a local TV station. It added that two groups of teenagers, numbering at least 40, were involved. No arrests have been made yet.
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    Lock icon ESCAPE FROM TERROR ISLAND
    520 3 American couple among those who escape abduction by six gunmen Filipino separatists fighting guerilla war claim responsibility Source: Wire services THIS American couple were among the lucky few to escape being taken hostage on a tourist resort thanks to the husband's readiness to die for his
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    Lock icon Abu Sayyaf group: We seized the foreigners
    728 4 Manila: We're not sure they did it Source: AP Philippine Muslim rebels who have been holding 27 Filipinos hostage at a remote mountain stronghold say they abducted the 20 people, including foreign tourists, from a nearby Malaysian island. Philippine officials, however, are skeptical
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    Lock icon POPULAR DIVING RESORT
    126 4 THE island, off the eastern coast of Sabah, is world famous for its crystal clear water and marine life. The months of April to June are popular with divers as they also coincide with turtles who flock to the dive spots. Fom the eastern town of Semporna,
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon POSBank to charge from June
      161 6 ifflr MINIMUM SUM FEE MAKE sure you have at least $500 in your POSBank account, or you pay a monthly fee. Yes, DBS Bank has decided to levy such charges, from June. But account holders under the age of 21, or aged 62 and above
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      Lock icon Egg-citement at White House
      25 6 "&r EASTER BUNNY: US President Clinton and the Easter Bunny watch over the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Picture/ Ap
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        69 6 ACCIDENT A HIT-AND-RUN driver fled on foot following an accident in which two motorists were pinned under his car. SBS workshop driver Lai Bong Wah, 65, and his 46-year-old sister, were on a Vespa which was hit by a Nissan Cefiro at a red light along Yio Chu
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        Lock icon Life sentence
        58 6 COURT A DOUBLE degree holder has been jailed for life for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl. Vincent Lee Chuan Leong, 33, targeted a young schoolgirl, living in the "rich man's area" of Bukit Timah in September because he needed money. He is a former broker with a bachelor's degree
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        Lock icon Slip, then death
        72 6 COURT A BABY died after the maid carrying him slipped and the boy's head hit a wall. The maid, Doris Toh Bee Chio, 38, could see no ii\jury. So she did not alert her boss, a coroner's court heard yesterday. The incident happened on June 15 last
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        Lock icon Smart meters
        58 6 TRANSPORT COMFORT taxis will have "smart" taxi meters after June 1. These meters can print out a receipt which spells out any extra charges besides the straight cab fare, that make up the total charge. It will also show the time of pick-up and distance travelled. The new
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      45 6 The New Straits Times: Gunmen abduct 20 International Herald Tribune: Wahid fires 2 top aides after alert from IMF Asian Wall Street Journal: Hikari Tsushin tries to rally stock price BBC news: Crops on white-owned farmland in Zimbabwe capital set on fire
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      Lock icon A fine for slow Internet service
      138 7 in RSSus IF your broadband Internet service is not consistently speedy, then your service provider can be fined. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore said that it will be setting minimum acceptable access speeds. It is part of the IDA's efforts to revise the
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      Lock icon 15 arrested
      56 7 MALAYSIA FIFTEEN men have been arrested over the armed raid at the Penang Turf Club last Friday morning. Penang's Chief Police Officer Deputy Commissioner Datuk Arthur Edmonds said five men in their 20s were picked up by the secret society branch on Friday night. Ten others were reported
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      Lock icon Tax protest
      58 7 BATAM EIGHTEEN protesters were arrested in Batam after more than 2,000 people took to the streets to protest against new taxes. The protesters looted shops in the city area, and took mainly clothes, police said. Most of those arrested were caught for shoplifting. The protest was against Indonesia's
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      62 7 BANKS BANKS may have to tell how much their directors earn. This is part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) effort to raise the standard of corporate governance, says a Business Times report. MAS spokesman Toh Yong Guan said MAS is talking with local banks about giving
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      Lock icon Malaria rise
      56 7 MALAYSIA MORE people have come down with malaria in Penang. There are now 54 cases. On Saturday, the number stood at 49. Penang deputy health director Dr Azmi Sapie said the outbreak was still concentrated at Thean Teik district in Air Itam. The authorities are carrying out a
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      61 7 The Straits Times: KL, Manila step up search for hostages The Business Times: Bank director's pay: MAS pushes for details Lianhe Zaobao: 20 people from seven countries on Sipadan Island kidnapped by six Filipino rebels Berita Harian: 20 abducted by armed pirates on island near Sabah RCS
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      127 6 f Give her a satisfying homecooked bonus. Fashion Show Attractive Lucky Draw Prizes k Door Gifts 25-28 April $26 per person In addition to our traditional Curry Rice Buffet, you can spoil your secretary and yourself with these special dishes: Fresh oysters. Prawns and Mussels, Shark's Fin Soup, Carving of
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      36 7 Tongue CHfyk WHAT'S HUP Happy Hour! Buy one beer, get another free for $18 That's a rip-off. With that kind of price, customers are going to be sad. Who cares, as long as I am happy!
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Dragging a ghost to court
      478 8  -  By Hong Xinyi DO you know that if you book a hotel room and discover that you're sharing it with a spooky presence, you have the right to demand compensation from the hotel? But whether you'll win the case is a different story. (See report
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      Lock icon You mean g-h-o-s-t?
      433 8 DO a "let's pretend" for a moment, we asked hotels and lawyers in Singapore. What would happen if a local pontianak (ghost) decided to disturb a guest in a hotel room? Assuming that guest didn't take the very next flight out of Changi airport, and turned around
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      Lock icon No more steamed-up glasses
      366 10 No strenuous sport. So why continue wearing glasses or contact lenses? HONGXINYI speaks to one man who has thrown his glasses out the window HE has always loved sports. But, as a student, he couldn't take part in strenuous sports like basketball, rugby, squash and tennis.
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      Lock icon THE OPERATION
      122 10 DR Ronald Yeoh, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with Gleneagles Hospital, estimates that 8,000 to 10,000 people in Singapore have undergone such surgery in the last three years. When it was first introduced, only those with more serious cases of myopia (up to 2,000 degrees) underwent surgery. But now,
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      187 10 Take The Informatics Path To The Best I.T. Careers &i^SI^H Embark On Our New Computer Engineering Track VMBH Recognised by RMIT University and more than 49 other overseas universities Only school that provides online practice exam paper Vj Validated by Validated by r ■fl um**rtit« at Oitord 55 UwvMimr* CAM»«n».»
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      Lock icon Wife knew about it
      416 12  -  HUSBAND SIGNS FOR WIFE... IT'S STILL FORGERY By Chua Wei Yng THIS man did something that many men do. Sign a form on behalf of the wife. No problem as long as the wife does not tell on you. This man's wife did and he is
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      Lock icon The ambulance that crashed
      139 13 LIGHTS flashing, siren wailing, the ambqiance sped down the roads on an emergency call last Saturday afternoon. Just another day in the life of a hectic Singapore ambulance? Not quite. The vehicle, and its driver, very nearly became casualties themselves! Near Block 30 on Kelantan Street,
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      Lock icon Film is it!
      39 14 *****1******1* Mr Abhijoy Gandhi, Whiter assistant regional marketing manaMr ofCoca-Co4a in Bombay who is doing his ad\MMKliplonia in film production at Ngee Ann Pomwlpip: One £ick of wearing a shirt and ttbltaavelling brown water... lam. N
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      Lock icon Bond breakers: Partly our fault
      462 14 rSay that,/* L^againj WHAT do you do about scholars who jump ship? Who reftise to work for the organisations that paid for their studies? That's okay, DBS Bank announced last week. If you break the bond, just pay back the scholarship money as a personal
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      198 14  -  I SAY ABHIJIT NAG HOW do you look at scholars: Brains for hire or brains for service? The EDB expects scholars to serve the nation. But naming and shaming bond breakers, like it did in 1998, sparked an outcry. BG Lee then spelt out that government
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      178 14 I V*': "f' K >'■ > > Once a BOSSES to show their HUMANE side. PHPmVK^SBHVIfI i r '»..3 Jf' j ibn*SECRETARIES' WEEK H the Goodwood Park. iHB Bhi^. J»;, W From 24 to 28 April, you can show your CAFE L'ESPRESSO secretary how much you appreciate her. We 3-course
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      588 16  -  By Irene Kew SHE was crushed when she found out she was going to an Institute of Technical Education (ITE). Lin Xiang Jun, 19, could hardly believe it. Especially when all her close friends made it to the polytechnics. The second-year electronics
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      Lock icon LEE KUAN YEW AWARDS
      111 16 THE Lee Kuan Yew awards were established in 1999 with the $550,000 donation made by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew from the proceeds from the special edition of his memoirs, The Singapore Story. For the first time, the Lee Kuan Yew Model Student/ Apprentice awards, Lee
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      101 16 ITS YOOR SKRETARTS II SPKIAL Pfly.' Express your appreciation and bring your right-hand lady to the Ginga for a well-deserved treat while we pamper her with an exclusive lunch and lovely door gifts. At $30 per person. (24-28 APRIL 2000) SASHIMI (maguro, sake, hamachi) YAKISAKANA (grilled fish) 3\ AGEMONO (tempura)
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      Lock icon An 'adulterous' fiancee
      290 18 ADULTERY can be committed before a marriage has taken place, said the Italian supreme court. The court was giving the judgement on a case where a husband sued for divorce as his wife had been unfaithful to him while they were engaged, reported The Times. The husband,
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      64 18 A platonic "emotional attachment" to a third party is "a betrayal of marriage vows". No grounds for divorct if relations between a husband and wife deteriorated because they lived apart "for reasons of work". Kissing a colleague in a "non-lustful fashion" is not sexual harassment. A woman wearing
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      Lock icon He's throwing away $80,000
      223 18 Wire services. MONEY doesn't grow on trees, but in the German town of Plauen yesterday, it was falling out of the air. And all because the winner of a radio competition threw away 50,000 euros ($80,000) of his prize money. But Jens-Peter Schulz, 28, was only
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      Lock icon No fabric-ation, this
      49 19 in ti >*mu i* m. v Money politics during the Umno leadership elections conies in different guises, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz: If it isn't politics, it is scarf politics, batik politics, silk cloth politics or other gifts given to delegates.
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      Lock icon It is a happy reunion, say officials
      489 20 IT was "a most beautiful moment" when six-year-old Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father. This was the emotional comment of a government doctor who witnessed the event. Dr Gustavo Cadavid, a Spanish-speaking government psychiatrist, had accompanied the boy on the flight from
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      Lock icon Out the windows for Microsoft
      450 21 Chairman Bill Gates' wealth is almost halved Source: Wire services. IN just four months, Microsoft has lost some US$2Bl billion ($478 billion) in market value. And that has hit the deep pockets of founder and chairman Mr Bill Gates the most. His fortune has almost
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ
      19 21 Chartered Semiconductor U5576.375/Change +$0.5 Creative Technology U5522.25/-0.8125 Flextronics International 63.75/-5.0625 Pacific Internet 25.25/-2.25 STATS 41.375/-1.625
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      Lock icon Nasdaq down, Dow up
      111 21 THE technology-rich Nasdaq index fell sharply yesterday. Investors feared a possible breakup of Microsoft and a slowdown in personal computer sales. The Nasdaq fell 160.52, or 4.4 per cent, to close at 3,482.38. This was its lowest close since the devastating sell-off on April 14 that
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      Lock icon PROPOSED BREAK-UP
      153 21 Source: Reuters THE US Justice Department is dose to seeking a break-up off Microsoft Corporation for violating antitrust law, a source familiar with the case said yesterday. The government proposal would split the company in two, with one part making the Windows operating system, including Net browsing. The
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      Lock icon Honey, they've taken the garden
      421 22 (and pond!) LOST: One well-tended garden. Complete with pond full of carp and goldfish. Yes, even the pond's been taken. Or rather, stolen. The police in Bristol, England, say it's the work of thieves. Thieves with lots of time on their hands. For it's a
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      13 20 h4ufme magazine issue no.02 h4 m $7 |u/me| w wiHfljfllBMHflBflMKflRRflBj^fl hair beauty fashion
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      87 20 ißiira] In the Heart of the City NfeJ 26,27 &28 April 2000 Secretaries' Week, show your appreciation to I your Secretary and bring her to Cafe Fontainebleau. International Buffet Lunch with Thai Corner at only $21.80 per person. V Attractive door gifts, daily fashion show from 12.45 pm to 1.15
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    480 23  -  E tcetera WITH CRISPINA ROBERT THE 2000 population census is here again. Whenever I see the word census, I'm reminded of the time I was one of those people who were the eyes and ears of the Department of Statistics. Then in university, I could
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      53 23 I was "Our lives were full of added to multiple joys. Then my owner and I were HIV neW divided. She placed an J ad in The New Paper home." Fastads A couple of days later 1 was added to my new home." Buy it, Sell it, Find it. 1
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      118 23 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh I (fS™ASIKr\ gaBI? 1 [g|lt& J MIKB-OT* Calvin and Hobbes/Biii Watterson a bolt of fieri cr»msoh the. fiehdism wr smut ml] I'm in luck/ s\tterl mi charlie. its rosalw. STREAKS ACROSS THE SVOi.' HAS A VOCAL HOOSEHOU) IN GIRL IS MOMENTARILY YEAH, I'M OVER AT
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        317 24 SOMETHING is not quite right about Showbuzz host Vivien Tan. It became clear the minute the interview began. We asked about her first Channel 8 role in the serial As You Like It. She was Tay Ping Hui's air-stewardess friend in the TV drama. Vivien, 29,
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        132 24 SHE recounted a Tokyo trip where she almost bought seven pairs of shoes from a shop. Midway, an elderly man in a white Punjabi costume walked past and she turned to look at him. "Have you seen so much character in a man's face?" Distracted? Get used to it,
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        Lock icon ABOUT FANN
        93 24 SEEING that she is quite the daredevil, we asked her which Singapore female celebrity's brains she would like to pick She laughed and asked"You want the politically correct answer? Or I could get kicked out of Singapore. "I think Fann Wong would be it. Because I'd love to
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        97 24 HER boyfriend, George, is a former Australian model. They are setting up an interior design firm together. "There are just not enough working hours in a day I have to model, be an emcee, do Showbuzz, there's charity work, my company and time for my boyfriend," said Vivien.
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        Lock icon ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
        140 24 THEN there was the big mistake of asking Vivien a fun question about Shakespeare: What would she cook for him and what would she ask him if he were still alive? It set off Vivien's virtual verbosity again. She would cook him Hainanese chicken rice with ginger sauce
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        Lock icon ABOUT HERSELF
        181 24 VIVIEN has her personal website (www.vivientan.com), where you can see her in (not just) mini-skirts and boots. She posts personal pictures of herself and family members, and keeps her fans informed of the latest happenings with her. So, you have to ask, how much does she love herself?
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      1674 25 Take Control Of Your Future! After you and your spouse have retired, would Ensuring financial security is therefore important to our The CPF Board would like to reiterate this key message: You ageing population. take more be better off in your prepare for Own a comfortable home which is fully
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      Lock icon 'Polish it now'
      132 26 LET'S all start polishing our Mandarin. That seems to be the message from the bigwigs at Caldecott Hill. Even the big brothers and sisters of Channel 8, like U Nanxlng (right) and Chen Uplng (left), are to take lessons from a Chinese lecturer at the National University
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      Lock icon EXTORTION THREAT ON HONGKONG SET
      184 26 THEY faced extortion in Hongkong. When filming atiVu Ren Jie (Woman Street), TCS actor Vincent Ng (right) and his production crew were approached by a thug for protection money. Vincent, a martial arts pro, didn't have a chance to demonstrate his slick moves, as the
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      Lock icon M2M: Pop sweeties
      385 27  -  By Seto Nu-wen FRESH-FACED cuties they may be but they're growing up fast. Marion Raven, 15 and Mant Larsen, 16, are learning what it is to be in an adult world. Like owning handphones. That was the first thing they thought of when they landed in Singapore
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      389 37  -  By Lionel Lee IS HORSERACING really a mugs' game or is it the way some people perceive it to be? An old friend of mine once shared with me his mother's thoughts on horseracing. It's a mugs' game, she had told him. Naturally, I
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      200 37 Reuters JOCKEY Walter Swinburn has announced his retirement from racing, bringing to an end one of the sport's most colourful careers. The 38-year-old has finally given up his battle against weight and told his fellow jockeys after racing at Kempton Park on Saturday, his agent
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      130 37 LIONEL LEE THE six unraced newcomers entered for tomorrow night's meeting at Kraqji are: Auriferous, a two-year-old bay Australian-bred colt by Gold Carat out of Carlsbrook. Pacific Dragon (late El Vino), a three-year-old chestnut New Zealand-bred gelding by Just A Dancer out of Elle McPhizam.
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      732 38 0-6005 VenlVlcl 59 (89) (7trg Thwaites-Eres Tu) *****8 Keres Attack 57 (85) (5ag Baertschiger-Keres Attack) 0-6 Turquln 55 (81) (4frti Kent-Lucky) -7-40 In The Arctic 54.5 (80) (5ag Clements-Perfectum) 0433-2 Strong Win 54 (79) (4irh Kant-Lucky) 108-25 Tal 53 (77) (4ag Thwaites-Glide To
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      135 39 YESTERDAY'S workouts by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE 1: Indiana Gold (M Dittman) caught the eye with a 600 m sprint in 38.6. Kraqji Knight matched strides with Mr Speedy (Race 2) in 36.8. Slow work: Man Of Tomorrow, Millennium Storm. RACE 2: Super Mario (E Wilkinson) strode
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      172 41 I LEGEND: Number in reverse is saddle-cloth number, followed by horse name, handicapped weight, (rating), jockey denotes apprentice rider), (barrier draw), (age/country of origin/sex, trainer-owner). In italics are: sire-dam, colour of horse, date of arrival, number of runs and form record, (course/distance/going, winning time, weight carried).
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      183 43 Report, picture/ AFP. THE scene: The giant Nou Camp stadium 10 minutes before the kick-off of the Spanish Cup semi-final second leg. Normally, 100,000 fanatical Barcelona fans would be crammed in, waiting for their heroes to emerge from the tunnel
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      204 43 SWIMMING: OLYMPIC swimming champion Alexander Popov (left) does not care if some of his main competitors wear full-length bodysuits at this September's Sydney Olympics. The 29-year-old Russian, who lives in Canberra, Australia, said: "I couldn't care less. I wouldn't care even if
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      331 44 NBA PLAYOFFS AFP. THE San Antonio Spurs is the defending NBA champion. But if its star forward Tim Duncan does not recover quickly from an injury, the Spurs may just be out of this year's race for the title. Duncan will not play in tomorrow's (Singapore
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      44 44 NEAT PASS: LA Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal disposes of one of his shoes with a behind-the-back pass during the playoff game against Sacramento yesterday. Shaq finished the game with 46 points and the Lakers won 117-107. Picture/ Ap
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      110 44 MORNING LATEST AT press time (halfway through the match), the Charlotte Hornets led the Philadelphia 76ers 49-47 in Game 2 of the first round NBA playoffs clash in Charlotte. Allen Iverson, the man who normally spearheads the 76ers challenge, was restricted to just seven points. However,
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      107 45 The Tiger Beer Prime League has been given a massive financial shot in the arm with Hyundai pumping in $450,(XX). At yesterday's cheque presentation ceremony (from left to right) Hyundai Motors Asian regional general manager Michael Jung and Komoco Motors
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      259 45  -  LIONS v THAILAND By Lim Han Ming THEY were hoping that the Kallang Roar would lift the Lions to a famous revenge victory over regional giant Thailand. But the match, scheduled for the National Stadium on June 1, will not take place after all. The Football Association
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      133 45 Sly THERE are no winners for the WSA Sport's Goal Rush contest last week. So, the cash prize for this week's contest has been added to this week's prize. So now it has grown to $4,000. To take part in the contest, call The
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      101 45 IN our SCV/Serie A contest last Saturday, we asked for the name of the team Fiorentina played against and walked away with a 3-3 draw. The answer. Lazio. Five callers with the correct answers were picked to win a gym bag, T-shirt and water bottle from ESPN, and
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      560 46  -  COMMENT EDWIN YEO HEY, don't be fooled by the 3-2 scoreline. This Easter Monday match was a waste of everybody's time. The Red Devils (Manchester United's nickname) didn't bother starting with the strongest team, choosing to leave out Denis Irwin, Paul Scholes, Jaap Stam and
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      123 46 CHELSEA manager Gianluca V*alli (left) I'm very disappointed. We could have done better. Man U took it easier but we didn't take advantage of it. That's why I'm pissed off. This result won't help us It looks iike we'll be out of the Champions League next season
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      117 46 MAN 3-2 (69th minute): Giggs sprints down the left flank pursued by three Chelsea defenders. Melchiot finally manages to tackle the winger. But the ball rolls kindly to Cruyff, who picks out Beckham, completely unmarked, on the right edge of the penalty-area, with a great curling pass. Beckham's
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      103 46 MAN ITS THREE MATCHES: The Red Devils play Watford (on Saturday at Vicarage Road), Tottenham Hotspur (May 6 at Old Trafford, where the Premiership trophy will be presented to Man U) and Aston Villa (May 14 at Villa Park) P W D L F A Pts 1 Man
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      316 47  - Hey Ainsley, Raguz... where's the magic? By Wang Meng Meng GREAT things were expected from Balestier Central's ace signing Jason Ainsley. Same goes for Woodlands Wellington's former S-League Player of the Year Ivica Raguz. But they haven't delivered. So far, their only notable achievement is the dubious honour of being
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      109 47 Jita Singh, Clementi Khalsa coach said this morning: Well, I think some foreigners fail to perform due to the difference inculture and style of play. Each individual club has its own concept of football and the foreigners are supposed to complement the locals or elsethey will become
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      325 47  -  FACTFILE Name: Muratovic Sead Age: 21 Height 1.75 m Weight 70kg Nationality: Yugoslav PjhIIUM. position. Defensive midfielder Previous club: Red Star Belgrade, Novi Pazar FC Favclub: Man U, Barcelona By Lim Han Ming MURATOVIC Sead is the latest foreign signing in the S-League.
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