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Title Section26 2000-05-21 1 the new paper ON SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 ity publication of Singapore Pre** Holding* 70 CENTS I http://newpaper asia1com.sg MITA (P) 019/03/2000 8 1 81 M*****'>26 words
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Article, Illustration10 2000-05-21 1 [SISTERS' HOSTAGE HORROR: Picture/AFPPicture/AFP - 10 words
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417 2000-05-21 2 Eugene Anthony - TRAFFIC WARNING: By Eugene Anthony THE next time you make that illegal Uturn turn near a school, someone donning a luminous greenish-yellow vest might hand you a ticket. He or she could be your neighbour or the parent of your child's friend, and417 words
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Article, Illustration232 2000-05-21 2 Mob sets fire to snooker parlour in KL Source: Bernama THESE men are carrying the charred remains of a cashier burnt to death early yesterday. He had locked himself in a grilled up cash counter to escape a mob of men armed with parangs and wire-cutters.Source: Bernama; Pictures/ GUang Ming Daily - 232 words
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Article, Illustration631 2000-05-21 4 Seletar shooting Rut non tmn Ka qa auro u/ora nKaoruoH The coffee was strong. So were the views of Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng during an exclusive 90-minute interview at his office on Wednesday with J RAJENDRAN. Mr Wong, who spoke candidly about a number of issues,631 words
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Article453 2000-05-21 4 Q: The Bukit Batok rape/murder case has been one off the biggest unsolved cases in recent years. Finding the killer must be really tough. Can you take us through some off the things police have done to tiy and solve this case? As Here is a453 words
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Article, Illustration660 2000-05-21 4 Q: In recent nMNiths there has been a spate of cases involving police officers on bribery charges, including one involving an ASP. Were you surprised by this? A: I would say I was surprised at the level of that officer because we would expect a senior officer660 words
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Article391 2000-05-21 4 Q: What is the crime situation like in Little India and Geylang? Al Places like Little India and Geylang have their fair share of entertainment outlets, food outlets, boarding houses and so on. So they do attract congregations of foreign workers there. Traditionally, workers from the Indian391 words
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Article, Illustration1394 2000-05-21 5 Why, Minister? Q: Crime cases have declined in recent years. No doubt, help from the public is one of the main reasons. What are the other reasons for the decline? A: For years the police have developed this community policing system through the NPPs.Pictures/ Simon Ker - 1,394 words
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Article, Illustration715 2000-05-21 6 DAVID GERALD - In the name of life and limb, £th^WeekJ Guest editor DAVID GERALD President and CEO, Securities Investors Association of Singapore WHEN I was invited to be the Guest Editor for this week, I was hesitant because I'm neither a versatile writer nor do I have a715 words
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Article, Illustration663 2000-05-21 7 photojournalist - NY MISSION: TO SPEND 12 HOURS AT CHANGI AIRPORT'S TRANSIT LOUNGE. AND FIND SOME WAY TO BECOME BORED IN THIS YERITABLE MINI-CITY |PhotoFeature|- Pictures and report by photojournalist DREW FRITZ CHANGI Airport. The Transit Zone. Any given hour. Any given day. I had made it my mission663 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration939 2000-05-21 9 Ng Wan Ching - So you think dotcoms are all about technogeeks? Wrong! Meet twins Corinna and Serena Lim, 35; sisters Lim Li Yuen, 35, and Li Hsien, 36, and their old old friend, Carol Tham, 36. The five met way back when they were Brownies and Girlpicture/ Kenneth Koh - 939 words
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Article612 2000-05-21 10 LIM Li Hsien wants to be like Yahoo! Co-founder Jerry Yang. M I plan to finish my studies when the company outgrows my ability to run it. I want to be like Jerry Yang and let some grey-haired business guys with 20 years'612 words
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55 2000-05-21 10 YEARS before Li Hsien, Li Yuen, Corinna, Serena and Carol, there was a girl at eXtropia. You may say she's the first girl there. The one who started it all. Some call her iconic. Her name alone inspires great respect And she's certainly surprising.55 words
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Article, Illustration869 2000-05-21 11 Gloria Chandy - She was one of Singapore's first beauty queens to take part in an international pageant. Meet the one-time Miss Singapore/ Universe, Marion Willis by Gloria Chandy THOSE anorexic tendencies of supermodel Kate Moss and actresses Calista Flockhart and Lara Flynn Boyle don't impress Mrs Marion Woodworth inPictures/ KC Wong - 869 words
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Article611 2000-05-21 11 CATTINESS on the catwalk? You bet Mb Debbie Seow, who represented Singapore in 1994 at the Asia Pacific Quest and Asian Megamodel contests in the Ailippines and Guam, said some girls just didn't want to nave rnn. "There were a few who were only interested611 words
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Article, Illustration38 2000-05-21 12 ir 5 „J_. \i B Gombak United's Ballamodou Conde, playing for an S-League selection, in a one-to-one situation with It Girl Eileen Wee. playing for the celebrities' team. 1.1 m38 words
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Advertisement205 2000-05-21 13 THE BIGGEST WALK, 2000 The mission: To set a world record for the highest number of participants in a sporting event. The It Squad gathered its friends to help draw a crowd to join the event. The final result: A record 77-.500 people signed up. It could have been more205 words
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Article214 2000-05-21 14 PERGAS, the association of Islamic scholars and teachers, hopes to hold a debate in November on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's ideas on how madrasahs (Islamic schools) can function if compulsory primary education is introduced. Bask competency Mr Goh called on Muslims to ensure that madrasah students had214 words
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Article91 2000-05-21 14 WIN AT BIG WALK: Even if you're not walking, you can still be a part of The New Paper's annual Big Walk event. Just grab a copy of The New Paper, head on down to the National Stadium and take part in the Millennium Wheel game. You91 words
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Article158 2000-05-21 14 [|N£>us] MORE Singapore men with lower incomes and secondary education are going regional in their search for wives. And though they face a heap of problems trying to get permanent residency for their wives, they don't give up. What else can they do, in158 words
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BRIEFLY
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Article87 2000-05-21 14 TWO leading Israeli fertility experts have been arrested for extracting eggs from unsuspecting patients and selling them to scores of other women. A police officer said: "It was like a factory." The women were offered discounts of up to 10,000 shekels ($4,080) on their fertility treatment for the87 words
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Article86 2000-05-21 14 MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad has ordered all Mentris Besar in Barisan Nasional-controlled states to streamline their religious schools' curriculum and mosque and prayer house activities. The move is a bid to curb the opposition's influence. The Minister of religious affairs, Senator Datuk Paduka Dr86 words
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Article87 2000-05-21 14 AN 11-year-old girl was killed and nine others were seriously injured yesterday when an explosion ripped through a school sports field in Brisbane, Australia. Some 300 people had gathered at the field of Holy Spirit Private school to watch a fireworks display. Safety officers were present. The explosion,87 words
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Article92 2000-05-21 14 PARENTS in Chicago are going to be graded by their children's schools. And if they don't do well, they could get sent back to school. Teachers will be sending out a new type of progress report next year one that evaluates parents on their parenting skills. The reports92 words
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Article89 2000-05-21 15 SINGAPORE'S honorary consulate in San Francisco is being converted into a Consulate General and trade development office to promote technology trade. Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo, who is in the US to speak with industry leaders about the upcoming Technology 2000 gathering in Singapore, said89 words
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Article89 2000-05-21 15 THE head of a Muslim organisation once led by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid plans to sue the Surabaya-based Jawa Pos newspaper over allegations of corruption and nepotism in his inner circle. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chief Hasyim Muzadi decided to take action because the Jawa Pos' apology was not89 words
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Article90 2000-05-21 15 IF you are an illegal 4-D runner, be very afraid. The police are hard on your t&il. The plan is to hit illegal 4-D operators where it hurts most their runners who take in the millions of dollars in bets. One such runner was Ng Soon Huat,90 words
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Article100 2000-05-21 15 WILL it be Tony Blair, Leo Blair or lan Blair? Punters are taking big bets on the name of the newest addition to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's household. His wife, Cherie, gave birth to a boy yesterday the first baby born to a serving British premier100 words
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26 2000-05-21 15 Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Heng HiangHua, who heads the ClD's gamblingsuppression branch.26 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-05-21 15 It didn't matter that he was facing soldiers with gun power. This Palestinian boy aimed his slingshot at Israeli soldiers just before gunfire erupted at the Netzarim crossing in the centre of the Gaza Strip yesterday. Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian policemen broke outPicture/ Afp - 62 words
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Miscellaneous49 2000-05-21 14 Warm. Showers with thunder in the morning mainly over northern and western Singapore. north Thunderstorms sunris# 6:56 om west Thunderstorms sunsit 7:07 pm certpl Partly Cloudy moonri» 9:39 pm south Fair moorwt 9:09 om mm first tide 2.8 m: 0:11am minimum second tide.. 2.5 m: 1:46 pm maximum 3449 words
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Article, Illustration721 2000-05-21 16 Dr Doraisamy Gowri - Let's look up my dictionary By Dr Doraisamy Gowri HE came to me one afternoon. He was tall and lean, but his eyes were dull. "Feel very tired, pain" was all he said, pointing to his chest. I wanted to ask more questions, but I could not. IPicture/ Zaihan Mohd Yusof - 721 words
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Article155 2000-05-21 16 We want to know people here Bonjour Gus! I'm a new reader. I'm 17, half-British, half-French and would like to know more people here, locals or expats. I just moved here from San Diego, California (I've moved a couple of times). Thought I should make use of155 words
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Article221 2000-05-21 16 rFS ironic, bat if s true: Expats may know the country better than locals. You take the time to explore and experience the country, while locals tend to be caught up with everyday life. So, what discovery have you made about Singapore that surprises,221 words
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Article, Illustration270 2000-05-21 17 No to'one China Maybe FINDING the right words to describe Taiwan's ties with China in his maiden presidential speech was no easy task for Mr Chen Shui-bian. If the new Taiwanese President were to embrace the "one China" principle as demanded by Beijing he would anger his indepen-dence-mindedPicture/ Reuters - 270 words
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Article, Illustration70 2000-05-21 17 Idfihtfeel any shame, and I don't people giving me looks. Taiwan's wheelchair-bound First Lady Wu Shu-chen (above, being carried by President Chen Shui-bian) who can often be seen shopping at department stores holding her urinal bag. Madam Wu was run over by a truckPicture/ Reuters - 70 words
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Article389 2000-05-21 17 Source: Wire services. year) term in office I will not declare independence," said Mr Chen, the first opposition politician to be elected President. China is deeply suspicious of Mr Chen because he belongs to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), whose main goals include independence for Taiwan.Source: Wire services. - 389 words
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Article, Illustration529 2000-05-21 18 Peter Wilson - STALEMATE IN FUI No sleep for 48hrs Ambulance chased away fM Report of beating denied By: Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY HE'S been held at gunpoint, pushed around and stressed out, yet he remains defiant. It all became too much for Fiji's Prime Minister under siege, Mr MahendraPicture/ Ap - 529 words
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Article, Illustration369 2000-05-21 19 Your pilot here: PILOT Nick Davies is one cool man. He knew his aircraft was in trouble and he would be forced to crash land it. But instead of passing any of his panic to his 44 passengers on board, he calmedPicture/ Afp - 369 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-05-21 19 TANTRA YOGA MEDITATION Relieve stress Improve well being, flexibility j energy Improve your health Increase concentration, creativity intuition Tap your hidden potential Enjoy peace of mind a happier life FEE: Si 20 for a series of 8 weeks (including book) REGISTER EARLY! Clones starting: 29, 31 May, 2 June Call:88 words
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Article, Illustration838 2000-05-21 20 Paik Choo in CANNES - by Paik Choo in CANNES paikchoo@iph.com.sg IF it is possible to be cursed with drop-dead good looks, actor George Clooney is bearing up very well, thank you. Would you rather be born drop-dead gorgeous or talented? In the case of actor George Clooney, his838 words
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Article, Illustration685 2000-05-21 21 Ng Wan Ching; Shazauna Salim - His wife received HIV-tainted blood. They went public By Ng Wan Ching and Shazauna Salim WHEN Madam Bashah Mustaffa and her husband, Mr Halim Hamid, decided to show the world their faces, they expected some people to distance themselves. But when their neighbours stayed away, theyPicture/ Nst - 685 words
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Article137 2000-05-21 21 MADAM Bashah had earlier declined to be identified. First reports said that she was warded at the Jitra Hospital near Kedah on April 28 after severe menstrual bleeding. She claimed that doctors gave her one litre (two pints) of blood the following day. She was discharged on April137 words
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Article, Illustration1207 2000-05-21 22 LINGAM PONNAMPALAM - QUIETLY ABU SAYYAF TERROR: THESE ARE THE POOR, FORGOTTEN HOSTAGES THEY SAID THEY WOULD BEHEAD US' /Page 28 The world's eyes are trained on the mostly foreign hostages in Jolo. But largely unnoticed in the mountains of Basilan, 28 Filipinos, mainly children, have been held hostagePictures/ Afp - 1,207 words
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Article148 2000-05-21 22 NINE hostages from the schools are still captive in the mountains of Basilan. Four were killed, and 15 escaped. Meanwhile 19 foreign tourists and two Filipinos, seized from Sipadan on April 23, are still hostages on Jolo island in the southern Philippines. The Abu Sayyaf is demanding millions148 words
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Article, Illustration630 2000-05-21 22 THEY both had sisters who were hostages But that is where the similarities end between plucky Charie Vergara, 14, and emotional Romela Mendoza, 13, both classmates at Tumahubong Elementary School at Basilan. As gunfire shattered the peace on a lazy Monday morning of May 4, fate had very630 words
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Article, Illustration905 2000-05-21 23 NEXT WEEK: THE PREGNANT HOSTAGE WHO LOST HER UNBORN BABY "A WOODEN jail." That's how Charie Vergara, 14, and Romela Mendoza, 13, described their "home" of seven weeks up in the Puno Mahaje mountain in Basilan. Two rooms in that long wooden hut aboutPictures/ Afp - 905 words
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Article, Illustration726 2000-05-21 25 Mike Chua - with Mike Chua THIS is my 10th TNP Big Walk. Never missed a step since the first one in 1989. Sometimes, I'd beat the indomitable Gurkhas to the finish line. And other times, I'd struggle to catch up with the determined last walker. Some years I'd be726 words
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Article433 2000-05-21 25 BIG WALK2OOO DEPENDING on what time of the day you read this, The New Paper Big Walk 2000 would either be snaking its way into the Guinness Book of Records for being the biggest walk event in the world, or it would have have been completed and433 words
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Article, Illustration841 2000-05-21 26 Ng Wan Ching - [cookieja] By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg J WHEN a person can't stop coughing, don't just ignore him. He could be having an asthma attack. The number of asthma cases here has doubled over the past 10 years. About 140,000 people are affected, and around 150 die841 words
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Article, Illustration476 2000-05-21 29 UOops! I Did It Again Britney Spears (Zomba) WHEN I first heard the introductory strains of the title track. I could swear that she's about to suddenly burst into the chorus of either Baby One More Time or He Dnves Me476 words
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Article433 2000-05-21 29 with SawTek Meng - with SawTek Meng Rave OU could start an article r jF about Neil Young by I mentioning that: P He helped pioneer country rock with Buffalo Springfield in k the mid to late '60s. He created the first I supergroup by teaming up433 words
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Article, Illustration338 2000-05-21 30 "I Chip I che p No hip; HOW often can you say that candy is witty? The creativity exists when plain glucose, hot colouring and synthetic flavouring meet imaginative packaging and giggly humour. Take two pills! Radiate! Any problem begone! Puppy love infatuation gone! Bad hair days338 words
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Article, Illustration58 2000-05-21 31 THEHOVIE At 16, Dedee Truitt (Christina Ricci) knows a lot about life...maybe too much. She runs away from her troubled Louisiana home to live with her gay half-brother Bill (Martin Donovan), turning his quiet existence upside down in the process. Cast: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan,58 words
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Article, Illustration291 2000-05-21 31 MICHELLE CHOH - by MICHELLE CHOH THIS is one movie which starts off determined to ruffle some feathers. But having created a crass, vulgar and amoral protagonist to hackle the values society holds dear, it suddenly closes with an socially appropriate ending. Then again, what do you291 words
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Article64 2000-05-21 32 Michelle Choh - Edited by Michelle Choh michchoh@sph.com.sg Lucia (Lisa Kudrow) makes another sarcastic remark after Dedee (Christina Ricci) reveals some heartbreaking news to Bill (Martin Donovan). Dedee: "God how does a woman get so bitter?" Lucia, in dead-pan style: "Observation." Dedee is having contractions and yelling in pain. Bill: "Are64 words
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Article, Illustration290 2000-05-21 32 LINGAM PONNAMPALAM - by LINGAM PONNAMPALAM OPENING: Dedee Truitt is tarting up in front of a mirror fake fur, plunging neckline, the works. For her step-father's funeral. At which she flings into the open grave her half-smoked cigarette and two foldable chairs before stalking off. What attitude! Disrespect! Her caustic290 words
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Article171 2000-05-21 32 Roger Ebert in his online review: "The approach is refreshing. Most movies are profoundly conservative at the level of plot construction, no matter how offbeat their material may be. They believe that all audiences demand happy endings, and want to be led lockstep through traditional plot construction. When171 words
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Advertisement267 2000-05-21 32 God will provide A YOUNG woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiance to his study for a drink "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man.267 words
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Miscellaneous451 2000-05-21 33 "1 CALL: 873-3333 I I I t>l -1 rgii CAHJ VMMM 24-hour subscription sales hotline ■■Hj mAlflxtC China to forge a marriage. Hua wants vnwvtva his girlfriend, San, to go through the today Hy American Vacation false wedding ceremony to earn 9p m Tugging on the successful coat-tails of Wang's451 words
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Miscellaneous541 2000-05-21 34 Highlight of the Week Icurrent affairs/education today Allen Invasion Making 10pm Contact Orson Wells gave falllll j Hf?* a frightening taste of what HI could ha PP en ever made contact mon Director of the Month: George with life from another woHd in his 9pm Cukor—little Women Invasion from Mars.541 words
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Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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Article, Illustration238 2000-05-21 35 I'VE been married to A for four years. But we cannot get along. Whenever he feels like having sex, he will impose himself on me, even if I am already asleep. We do not have time to talk to each other because he always has to238 words
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Article44 2000-05-21 35 If you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to Aggie by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special @T-shirt and a New Paper cap.44 words
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Article184 2000-05-21 35 Last week's letter: S P is a 15-year-old student. She was bored, so she asked her friends to recommend some guys for her to chat with on the Net. That was how she got to know Man (not his real name), 20. They chatted and fell184 words
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Article204 2000-05-21 35 Readers 9 advice: YOU made a terrible mistake having sex with him on your first meeting! Besides, you are still a minor. He is taking advantage of you. Stop wasting your time on him. Just think: Who is on the losing end now and who is having a204 words
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Article158 2000-05-21 35 AT 15, there are many things waiting for you to enjoy. You should enjoy your student life, and time spent with your friends and family. If Man really respects you, he would have told you the truth that he is married in the first place. He158 words
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Article587 2000-05-21 36 I HAVE known this man for about three years and I love him very much. He is in his 30s and I am only 20 this year. Everyone I know objects to this relationship, especially when they learn that he is married. But he587 words
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Article314 2000-05-21 36 I HAVE known this guy since Christmas. He is a divorced doctor. He is 33 years old and I'm 28. We got on quite well but at one point, I felt that we were going nowhere so I called off the relationship. But during314 words
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Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article364 2000-05-21 36 I AM a 14-year-old Q schoolgirl and my boyfriend is 17. My parents do not believe in boy-girl relationships at our age. I think I lack love, which is something that my boyfriend can give me. All my friends envy me for having such364 words
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Article104 2000-05-21 36 RECENTLY, I tried Q masturbating and I pulled the foreskin back too hard. Now the fleshy "strip" connecting the penis to the foreskin hurts. What should I do? Will I die if it > breaks? I am worried. Can you help me? Angel boy The "strip"104 words
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Advertisement44 2000-05-21 36 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 *****9. Or fax; 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).44 words
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Miscellaneous805 2000-05-21 37 [VvtodayJ in warn Turn I Disclosure Legend of Sleepy Hollow Father of the Bride M IMe Channel 5, 10 pm Hallmark (Ch 36), Bpm Star Movies (Ch 58), 9pm O a corporate thriller about an executive A classic Washington Irving tale of a George Banks is experiencing a XU A805 words
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Article, Illustration571 2000-05-21 38 Norhayati Abdul Aziz - [«ngl eColumn by Norhayati Abdul Aziz yati@sph.com. sg IF there is any fear singles living on their own have, it's probably that of falling ill in the middle of the night and having no one there to help you. I'm not speaking for571 words
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Miscellaneous316 2000-05-21 41 Q o jj no_ THE. LKTE ..WHEH TVS. WK*U> C 'i* 2 >«««»«».• I v 9*°!) by Harley Schwa dron OUOM' I>t®W«T\oM riiflHl PUXSC PfcSS f /yToJ/fti OKY t»VB4 MNM B1 WE. fltfiCt RDAftlNfc I/ lL Ah, i,i ilf t0 00^ *TTWCTS 07va nttM ItW A, WW&. CMVIN. MiV it*316 words
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Article, Illustration1075 2000-05-21 42 Lim Kay Tong - Column ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Lim Kay Tong IDONT often mix with actors, surprising as it may seem. When I do, it's because I like the individual and we have some things in common. I can probably count such friends on1,075 words
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Article, Illustration589 2000-05-21 43 JESSICA LEOW; Crispina Robert - Where life's a perfect tan by JESSICA LEOW Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg YOU know those postcards with waters an incredible shade of blue? Those that make you think, "No way, that must be some camera trick or effect'? Well, guess what? In the Republic of Maldives, it is589 words
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Article, Illustration555 2000-05-21 45 Suzanne Walker - U| Q SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker ASPIRING businessmen friends those with cars, sexy girlfriends and a pubbing lifestyle have quit talking about opening a restaurant, cafe or pub. Instead, they have started hanging out with their old schoolmates who are,555 words
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Miscellaneous43 2000-05-21 46 I y j| BJHH He's Mr Punter—young, energetic and poised for success pH Ang I and riches. He invests in the stock market, zooming in on technology shares and other money-making ventures. But 0r <=>. :%> '••••-111 JKiR H»HHHHHHHBI MHHr" Qnms .yr Jm V y43 words
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1345 2000-05-21 47 TODAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD Going forecast: Good EHiHHiHHHRl Wo. L*«6 rurw Hotm Wt RaMog Joctoy Bfritf (AgtMOMtx, tnlmr-owmr) 1 5- CONFIDENTLY 57 (55) DO'Heare 1 (3ag F Nathan-Energy) 2 0~ MONEY TREE 57 (55) 'B Shahrul 2 (3ag Hoy-Ariay) 3 -068- CONVICTION 55 (51) ISaifudin 3 (4nzg Campbell-Mdm SM1,345 words
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Article593 2000-05-21 48 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee MAKEe no mistake about Emperor Tang's intentions. He is out to rule again in Race 8 at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon after being so narrowly beaten at his last start. Raced by Tang Weng Fei of the powerful Hydrocarbon Stable, this aptly-named593 words
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Article56 2000-05-21 48 PICK OF THE DAY After an unplaced run, this son of Euclase looks set to open winning accounts. Has little to beat in a field of six. The three-year-old's chances have been enhanced after drawing the innermost barrier. Will have the services of Australian jockey56 words
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460 2000-05-21 48 YESTERDAY’S PERTH RACE RESULTS Going: Good 7 SKY'S YOUR LIMIT 53.5 (11-7) Paul Harvey (9) 1 12 TOUCH OF COUNTRY 52 (51-13) R. Ouartermaine (3) 2 9 MILLER'S FANCY 52.5 (55-14) Paul King (4) 3 Also Ran: FLEETING CHANCE Clint Harvey, PRINCE OF POCKETS Stephen Miller, SWIFT SPICE Peter Knuckey,460 words
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Article53 2000-05-21 48 RACE 4: Oriental Splendour, His Highness, Mega Success, Safe Harbour, Snapper Abjar, Breezy, Austin Power, CepatCepat. RACE 5: Twin Fortune, Imperial Scholar, Truly Serious, Bonus, King Lark, Mr Innovative. RACE 7: Winde, Gorgeous Pete. RACE 8: I'm Dewan, Thunder Tiger, Scud Missile, Darumasan. RACE 9: Should Be Right, Victory53 words
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1556 2000-05-21 49 YESTERDAY’S KL RACE RESULTS Going: Good 6 ASK YOU 54 (57-14) TAsogan (1) 2 2 1 (454) 14 WE DID IT 50 (47-13) 'BShahrul (3) 1 1 2 (488) 1 MIGHTY VITE 57 (12-7) *NChonfl (2) 5 3 3 (416) 5 GOLDEN HIGHWAY 55.5 c 54 (51-14) 'NAzman (11) 101,556 words
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289 2000-05-21 49 Danny Khoo - Pipped yet again no thanks to Alma Mater By Danny Khoo SO CLOSE, yet so far. That must have been how backers of race-favourite Olympic Flag felt after watching him go down in the final race at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The five-year-old by Curr a villa, with jockey Lee Soo289 words
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1231 2000-05-21 50 RACE 1: PEGASUS EXPRESS dislodged his rider on the way to the start. He was checked and passed fit to race. TANJONG IPOH STAR, who was fractious in barrier, was removed from the barrier, checked and was passed fit to race. MIGHTY VITE jumped1,231 words
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Article, Illustration518 2000-05-21 52 IVAN LIM - EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX: NUERBURGRING. GERMANY (Toda with IVAN LIM JENSON Button may have been the most impressive driver this weekend at the European Grand Prix. But the man with the biggest smile at the chequered flag tonight may well be BAR-Honda's Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve. The young Briton518 words
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234 2000-05-21 52 AFP. DAVID Coulthard of McLaren Mercedes claimed the pole for today's European Grand Prix with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher alongside in a tight qualifying session cut short by rain. With heavy showers forecast for race day, Coulthard took the ninth pole of his career yesterday,AFP. - 234 words
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Article, Illustration429 2000-05-21 53 NBA PLAYOFFS AFP. IT was one of the greatest comebacks in National Basketball Association playoff history The New York Knicks, battling to stay in its Eastern Conference semi-final, forced a do-or-die showdown with the Miami Heat after erasing a mammoth half-time 15-pointAFP.; Picture/ Afp - 429 words
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Article, Illustration241 2000-05-21 53 ÜBER CUP BADMINTON: CHINA v DENMARK AFP. IT wasn't even a contest. It was simply a massacre. All-conquering China cruised to its second successive Über Cup crown yesterday, dishing out a one-sided masterclass to Denmark in the final of the women's badminton team tournament.AFP.; Picture/ Reuters - 241 words
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Article, Illustration751 2000-05-21 54 WHAT a pity David Beckham did not let the monk in charge of Bangkok's Pariwas Temple know his little secret. A few weeks ago when England's "Spice Boy" decided to shave his head, he was not to know that a sculptor in the Thai capitalPicture/ Ap - 751 words
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Article, Illustration201 2000-05-21 54 THE power invested in The New Paper on Sunday Sport is frightening. Last week, after seeing the white handkerchiefs taunting Louis van Gaal (right) at Barcelona's equivalent of the bullring, the Nou Camp, we wondered how "King Louis" could maintain his arrogant stance. He told us there was201 words
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Article, Illustration370 2000-05-21 55 Peter Siow - PUNCH-UP AT QUEENSTOWN STADIUM Reports/ Peter Siow THAT was the message Nicodeme Boucher, the man who was named in a police report as Tan Kim Leng's assailant, aimed to ram home yesterday. The 33-year-old Tanjong Pagar striker was alleged to have punched Tan of Singapore Armed370 words
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Article206 2000-05-21 55 THAT'S the call made by Singapore Armed Forces FC team manager Kok Wai Leong a day after one of his players, Tan Kim Leng, was whacked at Queenstown Stadium. The attack allegedly took place in the shower room after the match between SAFFC and Tanjong Pagar. He206 words
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Article, Illustration289 2000-05-21 55 Wang Meng Meng - BY Wang Meng Meng Geytend United 0 Jaraag PC 1 THE Samba-man has done it again. Jurong FC midfielder Joselito Da Silva is running his own personal Goal of the Season competition these days. Last night, he condemned title-hopeful Geylang United to its fourth defeat of thePicture/ Mohd Ishak - 289 words
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Miscellaneous23 2000-05-21 52 ON TV The European Grand Prix will be shown live on Star Sports (Channel 24) and Sports City (Channel 07) from 7.45pm tonight23 words
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Article, Illustration591 2000-05-21 57 Wang Meng Meng - S-LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT TALE OF TWO STRIKERS SPORTS By Wang Meng Meng TEN goals in 11 S-League games so far. That's the score for Indra Sahdan. And he says his hot show is just "Oka/*! By his own admission,Picture/ K C Wong - 591 words
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484 2000-05-21 57 Lim Han Ming - By Lim Han Ming PRESSURE probably doesn't exist in Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin's dictionary. Self-belief does. If not, how do you explain his ice-cool response when asked about his recent goal drought? The SAFFC striker has only scored484 words
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Article, Illustration839 2000-05-21 58 EDWIN YEO - LAST CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY] REPORT EDWIN YEO THE thing that bugs me the most about the FA Cup final last night was the fact that I had to give up watching World Wrestling Federation Backlash on Star Sports (Channel 24 on Singapore Cable Vision)! Instead839 words
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Article167 2000-05-21 58 CHELSEA manager Gianluca Vialli: I'm so happy for the players. This is the best possible way to finish the season. It has been a long season but at the end we have finished with something. Now we can go on holiday and get ready for next season.167 words
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Article378 2000-05-21 58 12th min: First real test for de Goey as Wright hooks in a cross from the left. He comes and claims in confident fashion. It's going to take something special to get the better of him. 15th: Barry cuts off the rampant Melchiot in his prime, just378 words
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