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Article, Illustration659 2000-06-18 2 Desmond Ng - FATHER'S DAY WORRY FOR MALAYSIAN FAMILY By Desmond Ng FOR many families, today comes with a special meal and presents to honour the man of the house. But for one family in Malaysia, it will be yet another day fraught with worry. Thalr father, Tan Sua659 words
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77 2000-06-18 2 HE wanted to "discipline" his wife because she did not visit him while he was in jail for manslaughter. So, Hassan Ibrahim, 59, tied her up and hung her on the washing line outside their fourth-floor apartment in a working-class district of Cairo.77 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2000-06-18 4 Ng Wan Ching - Her dad decided: 'GIFT' FROM TWIN SISTER By Ng Wan Ching THIS little baby with the cherubic smile has no idea how much she has gone through in her young life. Chong Lih Ying, 59 days old today, was1,073 words
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Article, Illustration574 2000-06-18 4 THE SURGERY THE doctor at the centre of the world's first infant hand surgery never expected such a case to land on his lap in his career as a hand surgeon. It was the greatest roller coaster ride574 words
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Article146 2000-06-18 4 THREE team of PP jinrAn-M jj ooctors ana HUMS W6W involved Doctors toofc Vri hours to nmn the donor annonMay 18. They tagged the arteries, The transplant !A- u M vts6fr umeq iroivv 1.30pm to sam the next day. R ins dene at the mid-arm level -a146 words
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Article, Illustration481 2000-06-18 5 AFTER THE TRANSPLANT THE Selayang Hospital looks very cold and uninhabited from outside. But when I step into the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu), that impression fades in an instant. Baby Lih Ying's cot, in a room of her own, is crammed with five nurses481 words
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Article155 2000-06-18 5 1. A hand transplant was performed onAwtraßMCMHalaminLyom, Franca, on Sapt 23,1996. 2. A US team in LoaMte, Kentucky, (wtwra Dr Pathmanathan trainad) performed tha lint hand transplant in tha US on Jan 2S laat year. It ramalns tha only one dona so tar toitha US. parfsnnad in China155 words
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Article, Illustration707 2000-06-18 7 He's the one whom blind lawyer Steven Chiang credits with inspiring him to conquer two mountains. GLORIA CHANDY meets Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley who, being blind himself, has long been a champion of the physically-disabled THE playing fields arePicture/ Drew Fritz - 707 words
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Article278 2000-06-18 7 "I FOUND someone stronger than me who helped me find that strength to get back on my feet," says 53-year-old Susan David (not her real name). "As Ron says though, you can get on with your life only if you have the strength yourself. "Whatever help278 words
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Article, Illustration1086 2000-06-18 9 My maid can't taka phona messages Sri's home, like most of the others in her village, does not have a phone. When they need to use one, they run across the stone path to the village shop. So Sri and her friends are not usedPictures/ Mohd Ishak - 1,086 words
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Article, Illustration421 2000-06-18 9 IT is a pleasant, rustic life, for Sri Utama and her family in a little village in Malang, about three hours' drive from Surabaya. From the outside, the homes look almost palatial, with their shiny roof tiles, red brick walls and gleaming wooden421 words
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Article196 2000-06-18 10 YOU have written. We have heard. Next week, we will devote the entire Expat Page to your letters. So, if your letter has not been featured, you may want to look out for it. And even if it does not get published next week, we'll find a196 words
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Article, Illustration630 2000-06-18 10 V k Santosh Kumar - The choice is clear BY V k Santosh Kumar I TRAVEL by BMW Bus, MRT, Walk. So why settle for an HDB flat? Status warrants status. It's a condominium for me. Regal. Royal. Romantic. Glass walls, blue-tiled bathroom, diffused lights, the works. My thinking, onPictures/ Florence Tan - 630 words
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Article563 2000-06-18 10 My thoughts as a housing agent Some weeks ago, our writer, Rahul Goswami, wrote about his househunting experience and how he had to deal with agents. You know, people described as those who would use every trick in their bags to market flats. They are, in Mr563 words
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Article, Illustration753 2000-06-18 11 Seto Nu-wen - Pachinko parlours Japan's biggest craze REPORTS/ Seto Nu-wen IN TOKYO. JAPAN IN his clean-cut suit, Mr Akihiro Fujiyama is your typical Japanese salaried man. But after work every day, he heads off to more exciting night activities. And it's not the red-light district. Mr Fujiyama, 24, goes to one of753 words
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Article261 2000-06-18 12 I DROPPED by the Maruhan Pachinko Parlour in Shinjuku one Monday night. The brightly-lit parlour, with a seating capacity of at least 200 people, was packed. The clientele ranged from suited yuppies to matronly housewives to immaculate-ly-coiffed young women. The game itself seems impossibly mundane.261 words
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Article192 2000-06-18 12 WHILE gambling is illegal in Japan, pachinko hits a grey area as the winnings are traded for prizes, not cash. A Japanese government survey puts pachinko revenues in 1995 at 32 trillion yen. That's a higher turnover than many of Japan's key manufacturing sectors. Yet, the odds192 words
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Article, Illustration326 2000-06-18 15 CHINESE OR INDIAN PM WELL, the talk around town is that Malaysia may get a new Law Ministry within the government to handle legal affairs. But Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad has denied any such plans. "I don't know anything about it," he said. BeforePicture/ Reuters - 326 words
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Article92 2000-06-18 15 THREE full-time national servicemen were yesterday convicted of assaulting a lawyer after he ticked off their friend for talking loudly on a mobile phone during a midnight movie. Teo Bee Keong, 21; Soh Wee Ping, 20; and Yong Thiam Hock, 19, were found guilty of causing grievous hurt92 words
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Article64 2000-06-18 15 A MAN fell into a canal in Toa Payoh and floated down the Kallang River towards Potong Pasir. And he lived to tell his tale. The 23-year-old man was found floating near St Andrew's Junior School yesterday evening during a heavy downpour. The incident happened at around64 words
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Article91 2000-06-18 15 COMPUTER failure at Britain's main air traffic control centre grounded flights across the country. Yesterday, air traffic controllers in London had to manually produce crucial flight information. "The controllers still have their radar... but the computer which prints out all the information about a flight is not working,"91 words
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Article88 2000-06-18 15 PANADOL capsules on sale here are safe and have not been contaminated by the poison strychnine, the Health Ministry said yesterday. But following the tampering scare in Australia, the drug's manufacturer, SmithKline Beech am, has voluntarily stopped the import of the product for the time being. At least88 words
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Advertisement112 2000-06-18 15 Proudly Present Sirxppt4« fU*»l MR SINGAPOREWORLD 2000 Incorporating MISS PAPAJOE'S DREAMGIRL 2000 o cs Q 4i*ASL The Search for Mr. Singapore World 2000 and Papa Joe's Dreamgirl 2000 is finally here. Watch the Grand Finals on Friday 23rd June 2000 at 9.00pm. Watch our hunks and gals pitch their skills112 words
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Article245 2000-06-18 16 SOME Singaporeans have been in foreign news recently for the wrong reasons. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) revealed that there are more than 100 Singaporeans in jail overseas. These detainees include former SIA steward Zaini Jeloni, jailed for six years on a manslaughter charge in Los245 words
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Article92 2000-06-18 16 BARBIE FAIR: Little girls below 12 years old, come together to take part in a Little Universe contest. They will be singing, dancing or playing an instrument. Organised by Mattel, the finals is at 3.15 pm today, at the Raffles City Atrium. Even if your daughter is92 words
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Article75 2000-06-18 16 MEAT SLICER?: You wouldn't want to um this on your wont enemy. But It would probably make a good conversation piece In your living room. It may also come In handy for cracking crab shells or nuts. Thai knife-maker Seta Thangthal, 41, makes unique blades from Imported75 words
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Article92 2000-06-18 16 STAFF Sgt Somas undaram Mookaiah, 38, was offered $100,000 to cover up a crime. But he refused.. A man suspected of harbouring illegal immigrants, offered him the amount at a car park in Clementi West on March 13. But the response from the Tanglin police division officer was92 words
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Article79 2000-06-18 16 Source: Wire services MUSLIM rebels have demanded 200 million pesos ($4.7 million dollars) for the release of five women among 21 mostly foreign hostages held in the southern Philippines. The demand came as Abu Sayyaf rebels freed five Filipino children from another group seized on the island ofSource: Wire services - 79 words
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Article92 2000-06-18 16 PYONGYANG is eager to implement agreements struck at the landmark Korean summit. It proposed that Red Cross officials from the two Koreas meet this month to discuss reunion of families separated by the Korean War. Both sides are also likely to hold high-level talks next month to92 words
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Article83 2000-06-18 16 YOUNG women from the Philippines are being lured by vice syndicates in Singapore, with promises of high-paying jobs like band singers, performers and actresses. Some are promised jobs as secretaries and boutique assistants. The Philippines Embassy believes the 20 to 30 cases it sees each year are the83 words
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Miscellaneous52 2000-06-18 16 Showers with thunder are expected in late morning and early afternoon affecting most areas. Partly doudy thereafter. north Thunderstorms sunrise 7:00 am west Thunderstorms sunset 7:12 pm central Thunderstorms moonrtse 8:23 pm soldi SbowK moonset 7:54 am oast Showers minimum K°r 2.4 m :0:58 pm maximum 32 0 fide... 2.852 words
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Article, Illustration251 2000-06-18 17 Michelle Choh - NIKE DESIGN-YOUR-DREAH SHOES CONTEST By Michelle Choh HE'S a hardcore Nike fan. After all, he owns about 50 pairs of Nikes including many Air Jordans. Mr Yasser Suratman is the winner of the Nike Design-Your-Dream Shoes Contest. His proposed Air Machrunner marries state-of-thePicture/ Florence Tan - 251 words
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Article68 2000-06-18 17 Firtt prize: Yasser Suratman, *****392 A Second: Keith Tan Chee Kang, *****124H Third: Sim LlngErh, Lynn, *****334 A Consolation: Ivan Ho, *****496 Alvin Quek Chee Weng Ng Kang Leng, *****598J Neo HongGiap, *****816 D Yuan Tlaunman, *****13K Makorn Chaovanich, P*****1 Low Lin Klat, *****2761 Terence Koh Jun68 words
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Article, Illustration569 2000-06-18 19 S VIVAKANANDAN; MTV VJ Belinda Lee - THE WEEK GUEST EDITOR S VIVAKANANDAN Chief Executive Officer Sinda NEXT WEEK: MTV VJ Belinda Lee KIDS change us. I am not just referring to books being thrown off shelves, newspapers being chewed, the sleepless nights, the demise of many things that569 words
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Article367 2000-06-18 20 Net firms retrenching staff LAYOFFS Some of th« big sine* Docombar PBNows.Com, company; all 140 employees. Closed. Boo.Com, onliiM retailor 400 employees. Closed. Coral Corp, software maker 320 of 1,180 workers. Digital Entertainment N®twof1i teen entertainment 200 employees. Closed. HoatthShop, oniino natural-health products store: 60 workers. Closed. Rooi.Com, oniinoAP. - 367 words
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Article, Illustration606 2000-06-18 21 POOR Baby Bradley. He was only eight weeks old when he met with a brutal and violent death. The evil killer: His own dad, Christopher Rees, 24. What is truly horrifying was the way Baby Bradley was killed. His606 words
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Article, Illustration972 2000-06-18 23 AT the height of his success, he was lauded by the world press. Forbes business magazine named him China's fourth richest man. A Chinese publication disagreed and said, no, he was the RICHEST. And just three years ago, Mou Qizhonghe (right) announced that his Land972 words
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Article133 2000-06-18 23 MOU was accused of cheating the Bank of China's Hubei branch of US$75 million ($129 million) in letters of credit. The Land Economic Group allegedly committed the crimes in 1995. As its owner, Mou was charged. Mou and his company were tried separately. Four of his employees Yao133 words
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Advertisement677 2000-06-18 24 An eye for the women as well THE private life of Mou Qizhong of seven rioters, well-known in raise a billion dollars anytime." It didn't take long for the second (left) is every bit as their native Sichuan for beauty and Indeed, the second Mrs Mou Mrs Mou to resign677 words
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Article, Illustration505 2000-06-18 27 Trudy Lim - [cookie] Edited by Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg Tip: Take stock Gather all the uniforms, shoes, books and bags. Now is the time to stitch on the missing buttons, patch the tears and wash out the stains. And check that the uniforms and shoes still fit.505 words
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Article, Illustration369 2000-06-18 29 I'M 34 and I manage a pub. This leaves me very little time to spend with my boyfriend. He's 43. He's a businessman who's very busy with his work. If I'm lucky, I get to see him three to four days a week. Every time we369 words
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Article200 2000-06-18 29 Last week's letter: MADLY Worried is a 15-year-old guy who feels that he has done something really stupid. He accidentally entered the girls' washroom at his school to wash his hands. He said it was a mistake. He did not mean to do it. The worst part was200 words
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Article160 2000-06-18 29 Readers' advice: WHAT you did was a mistake. I'm a girl and I know you feel embarrassed, but don't feel guilty. This kind of thing does happen to guys. Once I saw a schoolmate, a guy, entering a ladies' washroom at a shopping centre. When he saw160 words
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Article143 2000-06-18 29 I'M sure other guys have made the same mistake, but it does not happen very often. I don't think you'll be expelled from your school. And if you made things clear to the girl who saw you, it might not be a problem. I think you should143 words
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Article, Illustration417 2000-06-18 30 MY story began three years ago when I got involved with this guy. He had a girlfriend then, but they were always quarrelling. We love each other very much. One month into our relationship, he suggested a break up with her. She417 words
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Article355 2000-06-18 30 ITS been a few years since my husband and I got married. From day one, we've had problems. To put it simply, he is suspicious of me. He is a very unreasonable person. I just can't forget the things he has said or done to me. I'm355 words
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Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over air over teen sex issues
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Article291 2000-06-18 30 MY periods have always Qbeen irregular. But last month, I actually missed my period, and I still haven't had mine this month. I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong with my body. I don't have sex on a regular basis: Maybe once or twice a291 words
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Article160 2000-06-18 30 I AM 14 and I am in Q secondary school. My school teacher taught us that our testicles do not "hang" on the same level. He said that the rtght one is usually lower, but I've discovered that my left side is the lower one. Am160 words
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Advertisement60 2000-06-18 30 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: tnp@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-912-0007 (calls cost 30 cents a minute). (You can use a pen name,60 words
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Article, Illustration357 2000-06-18 31 Carol Leong - hI p I CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET- CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg TODAY is Father's Day and no doubt, children across the island are asking themselves what they should do for their fathers. I came straight to the point and asked a practised357 words
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Advertisement295 2000-06-18 32 [I" Kelvin Chan is BDaddyCool A comic take on Father's Day. I know it's a little premature to aLail f enjoy it now as it won't be for l.frtll I another few years before little 11 V/' 1 Raelynn appreciates what I going 1 for her, all the Look at295 words
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Article, Illustration863 2000-06-18 33 LINGAM PONNAMPALAM - by LINGAM PONNAMPALAM THERE'S been a "new" pulse beating in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's nightlife for some three years now and it's growing stronger. Where bar-flies and night-birds once grooved languidly to the silky sounds of the pervasive rhythm and blues, the pace has becomePicture/ Alvin Toh - 863 words
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Article, Illustration261 2000-06-18 33 PESTA liar. In recent months, these two words have haunted Lisa Kobayashi (right) and made her an overnight media sensation in Kuala Lumpur for all the wrong reasons. "Pesta liar" roughly translates from Malay into "wild party" carrying with it very negative connotations of sexual abandon. WithPicture/ Alvin Toh - 261 words
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Article245 2000-06-18 33 SHE thought it the perfect alternative venue for a pnvate party, a secluded area in the lush tropical jungle, a few kilometres behind the National Zoo. Mrs Kobayashi did not check if the land could be rented. She paid RM7OO to rent four chalets at245 words
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507 2000-06-18 33 IS DANCE culture halal? Or is it out of place in conservative Malaysia? The New Paper on Sunday asked members of a tight clique in KL's clubland as well as the more conservative man on the Malaysian street. No surprises from507 words
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Article, Illustration669 2000-06-18 34 Lim Kay Tong - All shook ua r^^WBHflnffflTr^'iniiiKr -~t 4 p 'k > r I ACTOR LIM KAY TONG WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Lim Kay Tong WHEN I was living in Los Angeles, there appeared to be two topics which never went away: Movies and earthquakes. I had a taste of both,Picture/ Reuters - 669 words
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Article, Illustration677 2000-06-18 35 Suzanne Walker - SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker MY ex recently asked me point blank: "Are you gay?" I wasn't surprised. It's not the first time someone has thought I am gay. But I'm puzzled. I ask my gay friends if I have gay677 words
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Article, Illustration295 2000-06-18 36 MICHELLE CHOH - THE MOVIE SHANGHAI NOON The Wild West meets the Far East in a battle for honour, royalty and a trunk full of gold. Chinese imperial guard Chon Wang goes to America to rescue Princess Pei Pei, who has been kidnapped from the Forbidden City. Stars: Jackie295 words
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Article114 2000-06-18 37 Lingam Ponnampalam - Edited by Lingam Ponnampalam VW lingam@sph.com.sg r 1 Princess Pei Pei's (Lucy Liu) teacher has mm delivered her to the kidnapper, Lo Fong: Lo Fong: There is your reward. Teacher (pulling out a pistol): Well, I now you have to double it Lo Fong: (slurping an oyster) One114 words
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Article, Illustration329 2000-06-18 37 LINGAM PONNAMPALAM - by LINGAM PONNAMPALAM by UNGAH PONNAMPALAM MUGGY weather, a difficult day at the office... none of these stands in the way of enjoying Shanghai Noon. That's because it takes all of two braincells to fully savour this flick. The plot is bare and the jokes are329 words
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Article176 2000-06-18 37 Roger Ebert in his online review: "What Shanghai Noon proves is that no matter how much effort is put into production values and special effects, a movie like this finally depends on dialogue and characters. Wild Wild West, which came out almost exactly one year earlier,176 words
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Article, Illustration1257 2000-06-18 48 YESTERDAY'S KRANJI RACE RESULTS Going: Yielding SUPER MAN: A top-form trainer Michael Kent chalka up three wlnnera and a second from four runners at Kranji yesterday. Winning stable: Lucky. Trainer: Malcolm Thwaites. Margins: 2 V*, nk, 2V«. Time: 1 min 37.45ec. Forecast: $10. Tierce: $186. Quartet: $852. Malaysian W/P: RM29,1,257 words
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283 2000-06-18 48 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee AS RACING swings back into action at Kranji last night, it was trainer Michael Kent who hogged the limelight. Kent had only four runners and three of them Emperor's Flag (Race 2), Precious Pearl (Race 4)283 words
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Article, Illustration1102 2000-06-18 49 RACE 1: VICTORY FIGHTER was scratched by the vet when found to have respiratory disease. In terms of MRA Regulation 17.2, he must be presented to an official vet before being declared to race again. Steady rain fell before and during the running ofPictures/ David Tan - 1,102 words
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1409 2000-06-18 50 TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD Going forecast: Yielding BUS Olympic Flag (Race 4 No. 3) This horse has proven to be very consistent this season, just unlucky. From five starts, he has notched four seconds and a fourth. He went down by only a head to Alma Mater in his last1,409 words
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Article1057 2000-06-18 51 Marc Tan Lionel Lee Tan Thean Loon 11 Unpredictable 9 Little Jyn 4 Austin Power H 5 Breezy 4 Austin Power 5 Breezy J 8 Right Angle 5 Breezy 11 Unpredictable 1 Make Believe 11 Hero Legend 4 Twin Fortune wWM 11 Hero Legend 7 Golden1,057 words
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491 2000-06-18 51 1 BLEWO 56.5 (20-6) Paul King (6) 1 4 SPECIAL BONO 54 (10-7) Mart Saatlch (8) 2 2 PRUEVAL POET 56 (26-7) Clint Harwy (1) 3 R Atom: THUNDELERA Tim Stubbed***, BEL EYRE BABE Jason Whiting, DEKKO Paul Dyson, YOUNG BtLL Kristen Hawkins, DIAMOND491 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-06-18 52 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee WHAT do the five visiting jockeys in action at Ipoh yesterday have in common? Nothing. That's right. They all came away from the opening day of the Perak Turf Club June meeting empty handed. Martin Wepner, Kevin Moses, Damian Miller, Jan Cameron and242 words
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1093 2000-06-18 52 RACE I: CEPAT-CEPAT, who stood and was slow to begin, must pass one starting stall test. TAMBUN TERROR jumped awkwardly in onto AWESOME BELLE. At the same time, CRYSTAL IMPERIAL jumped out onto TONGARINO. This resulted in KARWYEKEET becoming cramped and losing some ground.1,093 words
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Article, Illustration854 2000-06-18 54 COUNTDOWN TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES: SEPT 16 OCT 1 IT'S EVERY ATHLETE'S DREAM TO BE A PART OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES: FORMER HOCKEY GREAT RUDY MOSBERGEN RECOUNTS HISTRIP TO MELBOURNE IN 1956 i SYDNEY 2000 brings to mind Melbourne 1956 when 65Picture/ Kenneth Koh - 854 words
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Article180 2000-06-18 54 SO far, 13 Singapore athletes will be heading to the Sydney Olympics in September. Originally, the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) announced that 10 athletes would be going, while the sailing and shooting fraternities still needed to sort out their candidates. Shooting duly announced180 words
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Article290 2000-06-18 54 TWO incidents involving our hockey squad stick out vividly in my mind. One concerned a team whose manager and coach felt the boys could do with some early momingjogging. The boys were roused from their slumber at the crack of dawn, about 5 am. They were290 words
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Article, Illustration184 2000-06-18 55 I MIIO SPOT THE BALL CONTEST WHAT a week of football action. And you think you have seen every bit of It. But how much of the thrills and spills of Euro 2000 still remain in your memory? Here's one bit of action taken off the Italy-BelgiumPicture/ Ap - 184 words
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Article, Illustration352 2000-06-18 56 40OW&&& IF any club actually pays that amount for Portuguese soccer wizard Luis Figo, it would set a world record. But that is the figure his club Barcelona set yesterday for his transfer. Barcelona announced the huge sum in an apparent attempt to calm the whirlwindPicture/ Afp - 352 words
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Advertisement113 2000-06-18 57 EURO2OOOFUNPAGE Peter Holland played in his I If yni 100 th match M M for wVw T 9 European J Jf/jJf 4/ -rfiJli^H Cross-eyed from too much soccer on TV? Then try our EURO 2000 crossword l^:^g|&j|fe^'y=^ puzzle and win an adidas bag Number players to the so far H113 words
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Article, Illustration91 2000-06-18 58 SPAIN v SLOVENIA Delayed telecast Sportscity, 7.30 am tomorrow SPAIN is preparing to change its team and its tactics against group C outsider Slovenia. But its players admit that unless self-belief replaces the self-doubt so evident in Tuesday's opening 1-0 defeat by Norway, Spain91 words
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Article, Illustration113 2000-06-18 58 Live on TV3, 2.15 am tomorrow Reuters. YUGOSLAV coach Vujadin Boskov is in a quandary about who to play against Norway. Predrag Mijatovic will start up front but Boskov's dilemma concerns his partner should it be Darko Kovacevic, who has recovered from a muscle strain, or SavoReuters. - 113 words
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277 2000-06-18 58 TAAU I y ANDY pENDERS ChIef Editor of ,nternet site LUUIvI'IIi Zoom Soccer.com zooms in on tonight's games SPAIN v SLOVENIA: Slovenia took part in perhaps the game of the tournament so far when it played its part in a277 words
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Article, Illustration511 2000-06-18 60 Wang Meng Meng - Costinha (90th minute) 1 IA 0 By Wang Meng Meng NO surprises. No fun. No goal. That was how I was going to write this report. That was how the game went for 90 minutes. That was how I underestimated the "beautiful game". Costinha, otherwise known asPicture/ Reuters; Picture/ Afp - 511 words
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Article363 2000-06-18 60 2nd: Nuno Gomes latches onto a Luis Figo through ball he's onside but because he's so far ahead of the last man the flag goes up. A bad decision. sth: Figo feeds Gomes dowr the right he cuts inside intc a bit of space but drags363 words
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Article55 2000-06-18 60 game. A \atience, a game. Romania was a very hard team to beat. It is a difficult team with very experienced players. Portugal coach Humberto Coelho lm^^mately y we lost seconds, after the last seconds. Because the refshowed/our minutes irtfury time and the goal came after the four55 words
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Article, Illustration1011 2000-06-18 61 Alan Shearer (53rd minute) ENGLAND 1 GERMANY 0 SHEARER TAKES FLIGHT: England captain Alan Shearer meets a David Beckham free-kick with a flying header (left) SHEARER SCORES: The ball flies into the top right corner of the net (below), leaving the German goalkeeper stranded SHEARER CELEBRATES:Pictures/ Ap, Afp, Reuters - 1,011 words
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Article, Illustration269 2000-06-18 62 HOW THE MATCH WENT 19th min: Oietmar Hamann shoots from the edge of the area but David Seaman brings off a good save. 23n1: Mehmet Scholl is set up by Jens Jeremies but he shoots straight at Seaman from inside the area. 35th: Michael Owen heads well butPicture/ Ap - 269 words
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182 2000-06-18 62 Reuters. TIGER Woods roared his way into a record six-shot lead at the US Open golf tournament. He returned early this morning to Pebble Beach to finish his second round. Woods tied the best 36-hole Open score at eight-under-par 134 and enjoyed theReuters. - 182 words
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Article, Illustration378 2000-06-18 63 Wang Meng Meng - GEYLANG UNITED 2 HOME UNITED 2 BY Wang Meng Meng HE did it again. And again. And again. Geylang United coach Alan Vest, sensing that a defeat against Home United was on the cards, threw in three substitutes in the 80th minute with his team trailingPicture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 378 words
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Article140 2000-06-18 63 The WSA Sport's Goal Rush continues! The phone-in Tiger Beer S-League score prediction game re-opens its phonelines today. To take part, call The New Paper Infoline 1900-914-0801 from today until Thursday, 6 pm and register your predictions for the six matches this week: Clementi Khaisa v Geylang140 words
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Article147 2000-06-18 63 HIT for six. And it is not cricket we are talking about. At the Jurong Stadium, table-toppers SAFFC whipped bottom side Balestier Central 6-2. The Tigers (Balestier's nickname) got off to a flying start through Faizal Sazali in the 17th minute. But the Warriors (SAFs nickname)147 words
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