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Title Section20 2000-12-10 1 the new paper DECEMBER 10, 2000 on sunday Singapore Press Holdings e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg 70 CENTS I http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg MITA (P) )19/03/200020 words
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Article, Illustration450 2000-12-10 2 Who could it be? And why does he call himself a wombat? Worried about the radiatiofeji i /AJ from your handphone and hands-free kit? Here's good news n f HERE'S a cheap and simple solution to protecting your brains from the risk of being Med by yourGraphics/HUP - 450 words
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Article36 2000-12-10 2 All radiation levels found by the British Consumers' Association were well within safety guidelines. No research has yet shown that handphones are harmful, butthe biological effects of handphone radiation including cancer risks are being explored.36 words
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Article, Illustration341 2000-12-10 3 Eugene Anthony - How to M 8 n ■> «w-. V' i 3 I C, i >j t »L_ C, f By Eugene Anthony TAKE the yellow shine of the firefly or the green luminence of the jellyfish, and introduce it into a seedling and behold, a Christmas tree that341 words
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Article, Illustration910 2000-12-10 4 Ng Wan Ching - Some advice for chess nuts MEET SINGAPORE'S FIRST CHESS GRANDMASTER By Ng Wan Ching DR Wong Meng Kong has finally done it. He has become Singapore's first chess grandmaster (GM). With his full-time job, it took him 20 years. The qualification commission of the game's910 words
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Article, Illustration57 2000-12-10 4 Dr Wong played black in this game against Milandinovic of Greece at the recent Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. Look at the position on the board (above). If white's next move is Rel, can you work out the next 10 moves for black to win?57 words
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Article, Illustration109 2000-12-10 5 AFTER GM, there aren't any higher titles other than world champion, currently Vladimir Kramnik (right). Said Dr Wong Meng Kong: "Of course in the trade, we make a distinction between the top grade grandmasters and the run of the mill grandmasters." There is a select group of109 words
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Article, Illustration774 2000-12-10 6 EVERYTHING WAS ARRANGED IN HEAVEN Their story reads like the plot of a bad Indian movie. A mix-up at birth only to be discovered 20 years later. Two girls one Chinese, one of mixed parentage —were given to the wrong sets of parents. They grew up havingPicture/ The Star - 774 words
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Article171 2000-12-10 6 MS WONG Yoke Kwan is the natural daughter of lorry-driver P Krishnan and Madam Chuah Sook Ching but she was raised by Mr Wong Chow and Madam Ng Thai. Seamstress Ms Anama's natural parents are tin-miner Mr Wong and Madam Ng but she was brought up by Mr171 words
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Article, Illustration766 2000-12-10 7 I THOUGHT SHE A LOT LIKE MY OTHER DAUGHTERS THE knock on the door came on Mother's Day. And on the door-step stood the long-lost natural daughter of Madam Chuah Sok Chin, 52. Said Madam Chuah in Mandarin: "I remember it all. She came in aPicture/ The Sun, Malaysia - 766 words
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Article, Illustration556 2000-12-10 10 Fun friendship It wasn't all mascaraand mayhem backstage at The New Paper New Face 2000 Final on Friday night. There was some time for fun too, as DAWN CHI A reports POISED. Confident. In control. That's what the New Face 2000 finalists looked like on stage. But what was itPictures/ Zaihan Mohd Yusof And Mohd Ishak - 556 words
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522 2000-12-10 11 SHE was rushing off to meet 19 other girls. Tm going to Zouk now to meet the rest of the girls. We kind of made this agreement to meet after the contest to relax and have fun," said Callie Sui Yong Roberts, winner522 words
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326 2000-12-10 12 Eugene Anthony - The New Paper on Sunday was at Orchard Road last night, at the very spot where a jaywalker was killed in an accident Yet the jaywalkers were out in full force: Dodging, sprinting, jogging and even taking a casual stroll. The easy, convenient, faster—but dangerous—way across the road By EugenePictures/ Drew Fritz - 326 words
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Article, Illustration161 2000-12-10 12 HE may have taken his last photo of the Orchard Road Christmas lightings. But he never lived to see the result. As he jay- walked across the Orchard Road from Lucky Plaza to Takashimaya at about 8.50pm on Friday, Mr Yong Che Chong, 59, (above) was hit161 words
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Article, Illustration462 2000-12-10 14 Joanne Koh - EzEE does it THIS is the last instalment of the PUB-TNP Go EzEE series. Remember: it's so easy to use electricity efficiently. It saves watts and money, too! We hope that the series has helped make you more aware of the advantages of462 words
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Article164 2000-12-10 14 LIM LEE CHING THE new online information portal, www.can.com.sg, allows you to examine your utilities bills online. This is what you have to do to enjoy the service: Log on to www.can.com.sg or www.cansupply.com.sg. Register as a member. You will need your household's Power Supply utilities accountLIM LEE CHING - 164 words
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Miscellaneous24 2000-12-10 14 ■pHey, check out\ Vou f Even better. A I the new l eh ut J l,f y) J I PAY W VJ 3 on^j^24 words
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Article, Illustration582 2000-12-10 15 Free Speech is a series of interviews with personalities held at H2O Zone. This week's guests Singapore's glamourpuss Jacintha Abisheganaden and our King of Swing, Jeremy Monteiro. UNGAM PONNAMPALAM catches a few minutes with them WHEN. the phrase "free speech" cropped up, they raised their eyebrowsPicture/ Florence Tan - 582 words
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Article35 2000-12-10 15 Jeremy and Jacintha will be playing with bassist and vocalist Eldee Young on Sunday, Dec 17, at 7.30 pm.The venue is the H2O Zone Outdoor Event Plaza (outside Orchard Point). Admission is free.35 words
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Advertisement193 2000-12-10 16 y/ i n 0 f Her beauty and Style won the hearts of the judges Her potential impressed everyone. Our heartiest congratulations to Callie Roberts on her victory. Winning The New Paper New Face 2000 title will accord her a distinct advantage should she pursue a career as a model,193 words
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Article, Illustration286 2000-12-10 17 Joanne Koh - NEWS BY Joanne Koh STILL not Zouked Out? Stagger back to Sentosa. Yep! It's yet another beach party on a little islet. Go for the Island Black Moon Party tiext Saturday. There will be no foam in sight. You can forget about flashing disco lights286 words
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Article, Illustration341 2000-12-10 18 HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS: NURSING homes, hospices and community hospitals can take in people with Aids. They will receive the same subsidies for these patients as they do for others under their nursing care. This announcement from the Health Ministry helps clear the airPicture/ Ap; Picture/ Reuters - 341 words
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Article148 2000-12-10 18 PARENTS should not be laid-back in fighting myopia in their children, said Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang. Three out of 10 Primary 1 pupils are short-sighted. By the time they get to Primary 6, the proportion is six in 10. This problem has to be licked,148 words
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BRIEFLY
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Article65 2000-12-10 19 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong was discharged from the Singapore General Hospital yesterday morning. He was there for a one-hour operation on Thursday afternoon to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that he was already back at work. The65 words
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Article75 2000-12-10 19 THIS time, it is official. Hill Street Food Centre will close on Dec 31. Patrons and foodstall operators will really say goodbye to the place after projected closures in the past three years that never materialised. The centrally-located centre, built in 1984, is popular with office75 words
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Article64 2000-12-10 19 MALAYSIA'S Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed ex-Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim's petition. The jailed politician was appealing against a High Court decision striking out his $26million defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Anwar, who is in hospital with a slipped disc, is serving a six-year jail sentence64 words
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Article74 2000-12-10 19 PEOPLE who are intellectuallydisabled are being recruited in Marine Parade to serve as domestic cleaners from next month. They will be trained in sweeping, mopping, ironing, and cleaning of windows and toilets. Working in pairs, they will be supervised by a volunteer or a family member.74 words
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Article66 2000-12-10 19 COME 2003, Johor wants to stop buying treated water from Singapore. This is according to the Johor Economic and Social Report 2000/2001. The report said SAJ Holdings is arranging for treated water to be provided by the Semanggar water supply project instead. At present, Johor buys66 words
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Article63 2000-12-10 19 THREE weeks ago, the Japanese police started a Tokyo-wide campaign urging citizens to report anyone who looked Chinese. The campaign flyers read: "If you think a person is Chinese, call the police." On Friday, the police stopped the campaign saying their actions were "inappropriate". The police launched63 words
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Article73 2000-12-10 19 A SALESMAN greedy for big profits poured cheaper brandy into 31 Martell bottles and sold them to a karaoke lounge as the real thing. Tan Kau Meng, 24, operated his scam from a van. His luck ran out on Friday when officers located the van at Somerset73 words
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Article64 2000-12-10 19 TRAVEL agents plan to take action against Singapore Airlines for acting against their interests. The reason: SIA refuses to pay them for promoting and selling its tickets. SIA has also "unreasonably refused" to consider other forms of compensation. A National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) spokesman64 words
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Article140 2000-12-10 19 CHARITY SALE: Drop by Safra Tampines' Casuarina Room between 10 am and 6 pm for a charity sale. Pick up clothes, books and toys at bargain prices. You don't pay for the items in cash. Instead, you adopt a toy brick for $1 each and exchange the140 words
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Article, Illustration365 2000-12-10 19 iSyGlobewqtch THE Dutch have done it again. They have marched into legal territory where other countries would not tread. In the Netherlands, prostitution is not a crime. Nor is the taking of certain drugs. Now, joining the list is a form of killing. Mercy killing or365 words
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Miscellaneous54 2000-12-10 19 Showers with thunder can be expected in the late afternoon and early evening mainly over many areas. vwimniisisvPTfmii north Thunderstorms sunrise 6"57 am west Thunderstorms sunset 6:59 pm central Showers moonrise... 6:03 pm south Showers moonset.... 5:37 am east Thunderstorms first tide... 3.0m: 9:43am minimum 24 °C maximum 32 °C54 words
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Article, Illustration1009 2000-12-10 20 HE'S Belgian, but he speaks and writes fluent Mandarin and Hokkien. Here is what FRANS DE RIDDER wrote WHENEVER I take the taxi, I always make it a point to sit next to the drivThis immediately creates an atmosphere of closeness and friendship, a willingnessPictures/ Kua Chee Siong - 1,009 words
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Article166 2000-12-10 21 THE idea for this week's column by Father Frans De Ridder came from a reader, Ms Lynette Enoch. Ms Enoch, who is in her 30s, said: "Here is a Caucasian who reads, writes and speaks Mandarin and Hokkien even more fluently than some of the locals.166 words
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Article, Illustration749 2000-12-10 22 SHARON ISMAIL - r > LTWWeekJ Guest editor SHARON ISMAIL Actress TWO hundred eighty-seven. That was the highest aggregate score in this year's PSLE cohort 13 points short of perfection. Gosh! I don't even remember what mine was 14 years ago. How does it feel to be749 words
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Article, Illustration188 2000-12-10 23 NEWS AP. OUT: Moustache. In: the distinguished-looking "French" goatee. Men in the Indian city of Bangalore are ditching traditional facial hair and growing goatee beards. In a special report on the trend, one of the country's newspapers found men of all ages giving upAP. - 188 words
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Article, Illustration593 2000-12-10 24 REVLON IN TROUBLE IF LUCY Liu is indeed the next Revlon girl, she probably would have to do a super selling job. She would have to haul Revlon out of a tired and dated image which was the reason why Revlon had decided to drop593 words
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Article, Illustration293 2000-12-10 26 IS Hollywood obsessed with plastic surgery? Yes, says film legend Robert Redford. What's more, he feels it is sick, reported the Daily Express. "Everyone in Tinseltown is getting pinched, lifted and pulled," he told an American magazine.293 words
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Advertisement126 2000-12-10 27 s. WATCH MEN FLY. MINGLE WITH 6 FOOT TALL BUTTERFLIES. (NO, IT'S NOT A BUNCH OF HOT AIR.) 12 December 2000 Suntec City Fountain For the very first time in Singapore, the MSN Heiiosphere Just follow the instructions on your CD and you stand to win will be floating high126 words
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Article319 2000-12-10 28 Peter Wilson - Cyberstalker scare in Perth ends when family's guest owns up C/n N grj By Peter Wilson IN SYDNEY THE e-mail messages were chilling. Someone was watching the Perth family's attractive blonde teenage daughter. His messages revealed that he knew a lot about her, her folks and their319 words
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Advertisement282 2000-12-10 29 !l —T— —"T~~ ~—j Connecting U to the world of sports s- I 1 .1 8 JP S#* Jr It's Christmas time, it's Christmas cheer 3 x& round the corner is the Happy New/Year, so muc h t° choose from choices galore, |l| l|l da you want to buy Christmas282 words
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356 2000-12-10 33 BRITISH students are going to get new English teachers. From India. In a case of taking coals to Newcastle, about 40 teachers are to be recruited from India to work as English teachers in government and private schools in the UK A356 words
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Article, Illustration222 2000-12-10 34 Philippine President Joseph Estrada may be facing an impeachment trial, but he can still crack a joke or two. With the ladies and gentlemen of the press, no less. According to Mr Estrada himself, he has a record of firsts in many things, reportsPicture/ Ap - 222 words
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Article101 2000-12-10 34 CHESS ANSWER Here's how black wins: Rela4 Rse2 Qf6+ Rf2 Qd4 Ke2 b3 Rdl Qe4+ Kd2 Kb 2 Re 2 Qc2+ Kela3 g4a2 g5 al Q 0-1 MAYOR of San Juan town and son of President Estrada, Mr Jinggoy Estrada, has laughed off the allegations against him. In101 words
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Article, Illustration50 2000-12-10 36 THE MOVIE The date is 2050. Earth is dying and a team of astronauts led by commander Kate Bowman (Carrie-Anne Moss) goes on a mission to try to colonise Mars. Stars Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, > Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker and Terence Stamp. Directed by Antony50 words
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255 2000-12-10 36 EUGENE ANTHONY - by EUGENE ANTHONY REMEMBER the television series, Space 1999? would remember tl» shew about spswe (Exploration of the re 2001, space .feThmg ia, movies Smmme space bfiHgnd and wal|||g for thatefipeqLL contact with other life forms in the universe. At least, that's the255 words
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Article64 2000-12-10 37 [JSanten: We're not gonna talk about God, are we? Because if we are, I'm gonna have to have another drink. Burchenal: Not God, faith. Santen: I had a girlfriend named Faith once* She cheated on me... with a girl named Chastity. J J Burchenal, as the oxygen runs64 words
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Article, Illustration275 2000-12-10 37 Eugene Anthony; DENISE CHONG - r Edited by Eugene Anthony nirvana@sph.com.sg by DENISE CHONG CARRIE-ANNE Moss in Red Planet is incredibly likeable. Val Kilmer is incredibly NOT. Between them is a story wasteland with twists to nowhere. But if you want to compare this to Mission To Mars, it's way better to275 words
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Article181 2000-12-10 37 James Berardinelli in his online review: Red Planet's production values are good. The special effects are strong without being ostentatious, especially during the crash-landing, which is the picture's high point. As a human-interest drama, it is more thin than Mars' atmosphere. As an action-adventure flick, ifs too obviously181 words
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Advertisement202 2000-12-10 37 How to prepare a chicken "MAY I take your order?" the waiter asked. "Yes, how do you prepare your chickens?" "Nothing special sir," the waiter replied. "We just tell them straight out that they're going to die." Putting the bite back into love A COUPLE were in bed after celebrating202 words
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Article, Illustration1343 2000-12-10 38 Feature As Singapore Press Holdings gets into television and Media Corporation of Singapore publishes its newspaper, the stars are lining up for the fray. CHANG MAY CHOON emerges from the frontline with this report This means MediaCorp's got Ally and Buffy and Malcolm and Amy and Veronica and1,343 words
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Article, Illustration680 2000-12-10 40 Carol Leong - [/•>■ jj \f I CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg OUT of nosiness, I walked into a lifestyle shop in Ngee Ann City (which shall remain nameless) just to see if they had anything new and exciting. That's when IPictures/ Joyce Lim - 680 words
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Miscellaneous530 2000-12-10 42 Hi?hlicht of the Week wed Boxing: Knockout Wednesday o*o VVccK 9pm Calling boxing fans: Re-live boxing jgf w action from Marvin Hagler this month i with Super Sports. Tune into Super Sports every Wednesday at 9pm Pand find out why this powerful left-hander and Boxing Hall of Fame animals that530 words
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Article, Illustration643 2000-12-10 43 R Chandran - I Column A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S THEATRE TEASE by R Chandran THE other night, while at a coffee shop eating mee goreng, I was introduced to a gangster. Well, ex-gangster would fit the description better. He was eating his CHAR KWAY TEOW, and looked well into643 words
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Article, Illustration549 2000-12-10 44 Joy: A Holiday Collection Jewel (Warner) JEWEL'S hauntingly beautiful O Holy Night might inspire you to go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. But you won't need to go.to a church to capture the Christmas spirit Her interpretation of this, one of the oldest of549 words
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Article, Illustration460 2000-12-10 44 with Eugene Anthony - Rave m with Eugene Anthony O HOLY NIGHT (Traditional arrangement) T was and still is a "tradition" in I my family for all of us to gather at (I my aunty's home for a Christmas Miner on Christmas day itself. iTes, food and good company were460 words
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Article, Illustration251 2000-12-10 45 I AM 24 and I had a relationship with this guy, A. Now, I cannot forget him. Before our relationship started, he said he was single. I told him I was married. He said it did not matter, that he liked me for what I am.251 words
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Article216 2000-12-10 45 Last week's letter: LOST is a 15-year-old boy. He has known a girl for the past two years. She is ayear younger. This year alone, she has had two boyfriends. Each relationship did not last more than five months. Lost has been hoping to become her216 words
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Article129 2000-12-10 45 Readers' advice: IF the girl has not shown you the kind of interest you're talking about after all this time, chances are that she's not interested. This is not to say a deeper relationship cannot develop in future. Or that you cannot remain friends despite your pain129 words
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Article152 2000-12-10 45 WHY so lost? She is not even your girlfriend. She is treating you like the good friend that you are. If she cannot be honest with you, she probably has her own reason. Maybe, she is just keeping you on a string but did she say she152 words
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Article369 2000-12-10 46 MY boyfriend and I have been going out for two years. I am 18 and studying in polytechnic while he is 21 and working. We had sex a few times and plan to marry. His mother has been asking him to get engaged to369 words
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Article500 2000-12-10 46 I AM 14. My parents divorced when I was in Primary 3. Since then, I have not met my father. I have thought of meeting him but have never done so. However, when I was in primary school, someone told my mother that I500 words
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Article230 2000-12-10 46 RECENTLY, I had sex with Qmy partner. He used a condom. Later, however, I happened to look up an "ovulation calculator" available on the Internet. It told me I was ovulating on the day I had sex. Now, I am worried. Will230 words
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Article158 2000-12-10 46 MY partner has a tight Q vagina. This has caused her quite a lot of pain whenever we have sex. What is the reason for the tightness and what causes it? Is there any remedy? Chansh DYSPAREUNIA is the A medical term for the condition158 words
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Advertisement32 2000-12-10 45 CAN YOU HELP? :u orftoto Ag£lc by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special ©T-shirt and a Hew Paper cap.32 words
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Advertisement69 2000-12-10 46 CALLUS If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute). (You can use a pen name, but69 words
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Article, Illustration588 2000-12-10 47 Ng Wan Ching - Cookiejar] J THE PLACE TO DIP FOR TIPS By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg Singaporeans love throwing out old stuff. Even when they are in perfectly good, reusable condition. Examples of stuff I have seen on the roadside almost new prams and baby588 words
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Article, Illustration724 2000-12-10 48 Ami John - SingleColumn by Ami John anathan@sph.com.sg g I THOUGHT it wouldn't be long before I finally settled down. Just finish my formal education, get a good job, and soon the right girl would come along. Yeah, right. My twenties (the age, not the years)724 words
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Article, Illustration866 2000-12-10 49 Crispina Robert - Venue Street walking abroad brings the best holiday results, says this week's writer, NG KING KANG, a Lianhe Zaobao columnist and veteran traveller Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg SO call me a street walker, as I have found the best way to see and get to knowPictures/ Ng King Kang - 866 words
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Article, Illustration840 2000-12-10 51 Siva Choy - [Column]., by Siva Choy BUTCH "Sourface" Fernandez was a serious fellow until he was hospitalised. Then he became much more serious, and started talking in his hospital bed about how he had seen Death in his dreams. "I saw this very old man with a840 words
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Article, Illustration541 2000-12-10 52 TRUDY LIM - *ferried with kids *»y TRUDY LIM trudy@sph.com.sg ITS that time of year again. No, not the school holidays. Rather, it is getting ready for school time. Parents are toting booklists to the shops, ticking off titles, making lists of stationery needed and taking stock of uniforms,541 words
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Miscellaneous142 2000-12-10 53 Funnies I TOMMY, ISN'T ITGREAT THAT Jl C ARE YOU <4VOU CAN'T I THINK Pf YOU THINK THIS flt f5 J 3000 Viacom International Inc. Created by Artene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Gemain. Drst by Creators Syndicate. njgrata.mck.com www.creators.corr PROOAOLY 'CAUSeY BUT I'M MKT I'M SORRY/ Wl6 T///5 HAPPY142 words
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Miscellaneous256 2000-12-10 54 mmi Funnies I 1 1 CGlv'N/ Hobbf J Hurbsh, /fjfr V 7 1 should ATTeMfT a Mofe WTM/Ui¥J| fe cf <v?y" "»rV as ™iSr— 1 o| »^m=s—| U: V 1 w ZfIBMPMi w fAND UIEIL HAVE /ACTUALLY, ITS f'wHY 00 YOU fjUST ONCE rfl/i\/7G7 P SUB-SECOND 1 ALREADY TWO SECONDS,256 words
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Miscellaneous691 2000-12-10 55 Funnies] WHAT'S HUP Ah Ma, look what I found! I How could anyone EH Ah Ma, what are Plucking chicken An injured cat. Someone m be so cruel to B| you doing? I feathers. snipped off his right ear and I an animal? J l > scalded it with hot691 words
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Article, Illustration303 2000-12-10 56 Danny Khoo - By Danny Khoo IT PAID a meagre $9 for a win on both sides of the Causeway. But that was the furthest thing on Kiwi trainer Stephen Gray's mind. All that mattered to the 36-year-old was that he had saddled his firstPictures/ Florence Tan - 303 words
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350 2000-12-10 56 Danny Khoo - 100,000 VANDA TROPHY By Danny Khoo FLAMBOYANT French jockey Olivier Doleuze could not have timed a better winning start to his current Singapore sojourn. The 27-year-old, who drew blanks at the two preceding meetings since racing resumed at Kranji, kicked off his four-month local350 words
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Article, Illustration1169 2000-12-10 57 YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (COURSE B/LONG COURSE) RACE RESULTS IMTFFl BREAKING THE DUCK: English jockey Gary Carter finally found his first winner at Kranji with the John Brink-trained Kim Governor in Race 7 yesterday. Picture/ Florence Tan 14 SPEEDY TAURUS 51 (8-6) 'MHalrin (9) 1 1 1 (462) 4 EXOTIC 53 (25-7)Picture/ Florence Tan - 1,169 words
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Article, Illustration1460 2000-12-10 58 RACE 1: H Bakri replaced D Holland on SUPERB ACES when the latter was unable to ride the correct weight. Holland was fined $200 under MRA Rule 133 (b). The stewards permitted trainer P Busuttin to race PIECES OF APRIL with aPicture/ Florence Tan - 1,460 words
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1534 2000-12-10 59 TODAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD Going forecast: Good No. Last 6 rung Hone Wt Rating Jockey Barter (Age/ortgtn/iex, trainer-owner) 1 0-00 BABY POH POH 57 (51) *S Kumar 3 (3ag Sargent-Kuality Mas) 2 303 BIG SUCCESS 57 (52) BTai 2 (3ac Vashaiya-Owner) 3 -7 HELLO JOHN 57 (52) TSamsuri 41,534 words
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Article, Illustration662 2000-12-10 60 PICK OF THE DAY One of the rare former Kranji-based gallopers to have settled in quickly up north. The English-bred displayed great stoicism to run on strongly for second despite sustaining a cut to his off-hind last Sunday. Jockey Benny Woodworth should know him well662 words
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Article81 2000-12-10 60 RACE 2: Diamond City. RACE 3: Platinium, When You Believe. RACE 5: Fortune Star, Kiwi Tycoon, Mr Quick. RACE 6: Black Romance, Yellow Bee, Jambhala, Business Success, Boy Gerent, Lord Virgo, Standford. RACE 7: Silver King, Colour Of Life. RACE 8: Hero Legend, Big Secret, Darumasan, Emerald Heights, Cookie,81 words
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Article317 2000-12-10 60 No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Ay/origin/sex. trainer-ownerl 1 *****5 LUCKY GEM 57 (61) *YFLeongc2.5 5 (5mm Sargent-Lucky) 2 3-3306 BIG ONE 55.5 (58) *CAngc1.5 8 (6nzg YF Lee-Good-Luck) 3 227-87 ESSENCE OF DEER 55.5 (58) *MHuzairi 1 (6nzm F Nathan-Owner) 4317 words
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422 2000-12-10 61 GOING: GOOD TO FIRM Shum Shui Po Handicap 8 SPECTACULAR TALK 122 (23-9) FCoetwe (6) 1 4 SUPERIOR TITLE 127 (42-16) ELegrix (2) 2 10 TYPHOON 119(121-37) ESaint-Martin (12) 3 Winning trainer: PF Yiu. Margins: 5V*, nk. Time: 1min 40.8sec. Forecast: $34. Tierce: $1,740.422 words
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241 2000-12-10 61 GOING: FIRM 7 MISS SYDNEY 52.5 (94-25) Paul King (6) 1 6 CHINESE ARITHMETIC 53.5 (10-6) Patrick Carbery (1) 2 15 SUMMER SUNDAY 52 (44-13) Danny Miller (2) 3 Winning trainer: Don Fortune. Margins: 3 A, 3 A, shd. Time: 1 min 11.5sec. Forecast: $55.241 words
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Article, Illustration271 2000-12-10 62 FIRST PAY'S RESULTS Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Albert Costa (Spa) 3-6,6-1, 2-6, 6-4,6-4 Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt Pat Rafter (Aus) 6-7,7-6, 6-2, 3-1 (retired) AP. PAT Rafter, who was forced to pull out with mysterious cramping in his forearm, thigh and hip inAP.; Picture/ Afp - 271 words
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Article502 2000-12-10 62 DAVIS CUP: AUSTRALIA v SPAIN AFP. CLAYCOURT tennis can so often look like a slugfest. Throw in an Iberian bearpit with 15,000 flag-waving patriots supporting a country which has never won the competition, and Davis Cup tennis can also look like a battlefield. The venue for the battlefield,AFP. - 502 words
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Article, Illustration410 2000-12-10 63 PRADEEP PAUL - PRADEEP PAUL Think back. How many points did you score the last time you laced up your high-tops? If you're like me, a grand total of 8. If you're a hotshot on the national team, 22. And if you're Kobe Bryant, 51. Yup, that's the difference410 words
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Article73 2000-12-10 63 Position: Guard Team: Los Angeles Lakers Age: 22 Height: 2.01m Weight: 95.3kg Career stats: 4,839 points, 286 games, 1160 rebounds, 899 assists, 333 steals, 187 blocks, 683 turnovers Personal data: Named after Japan's famous Kobe beef after his parents saw it on a restaurant menu. Spent eight years73 words
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Article294 2000-12-10 63 ZEN AND THE ART OF BASKETBALL SUCCESS "Defence is a signal to a basketball coach that a team is playing well together and sacrificing for each other. All the adulation, the praise, the press, go into who scores. That's not important. The important part is defence.294 words
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Article, Illustration10 2000-12-10 64 Hfc V:- jP ki, I •"..i^| v Illustration/ Kelvin Chan10 words
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Article, Illustration941 2000-12-10 65 Thumbs-up from young Singapore coaches after soccer study tour to Japan REPORTS: SURESH NAIR OVER 30 years, Jan Poulsen has travelled the globe to scores of footballing venues. You name it: From Europe, Africa, America, Australia and Asia. But the recent nine-day study tour to Asian Cup champion941 words
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Article160 2000-12-10 66 FROM legendary world luminaries like Brazilian hero Zico (now adviser to Kashima Antlers) to Ossie Ardiles (coach of Yokohama Marinos). From Philippe Troussier (Japan's French national coach) to Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano. The red carpet was laid out to the Singapore coaches right from160 words
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Article87 2000-12-10 66 Director), Tay Peng Kee (FAS Executive, Football Development), Robert Lim (Singapore Under-23 assistant coach), Rajagopal Suriamurthi (Singapore Under-16 national coach), M S Arasu (FAS staff coach), Mohd Basir (Singapore women's national coach), Kunju'Jamaludeen (Geylang United), Zubir Abdullah (Sembawang Rangers), Lim Wee Seng (Tampines Rovers), 1 Bernard Lan87 words
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Article177 2000-12-10 66 HOME United'* Bernard Lan: The study tour was a dream-come-true eye-opener. Japan's football development is very professional and this is the most important lesson: You must do your homework, get your basics right in order to succeed in the long run. BALESTIER Central's Mohd Zainuddln: Fantastic is177 words
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Article, Illustration871 2000-12-10 68 IT was one of the most crucial moments of his football career. Impress, and he could book his seat on the flight to Songkhla with the rest of the Lions. Mess it up, and the all-too-familiar heartbreak would follow. Said national footballer Hasrin Jailani: "When I871 words
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Article, Illustration120 2000-12-10 68 SIR Bobby Charlton once singled out Hasrin Jailani as a player to watch in the future. It happened eight years ago, when the former England star striker played in the Singapore Cricket Club's soccer sevens. "Bobby Chariton was hers during thotournamont and ho120 words
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Article, Illustration349 2000-12-10 68 SEAK POH LEONG, Geytang United director of football: After his return from national training in 1999, which was also when he was dropped from the Sea Games team, he could not make his way back into the Geylang first team. We were only able to349 words
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Article, Illustration906 2000-12-10 69 BRIAN MILLER - SINGAPORE OPEN GOLF MEET SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB HOT ROOKIE: Rosales is confident of turning the table over the fancied rivals REPORT I BRIAN MILLER THE dew was still thick in the early morning air when The Kid picked up his irons, laced up his boots906 words
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Article234 2000-12-10 70 Leading scores after third round: 201: Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 72,64,65 202: Gerald Rosales (Phi) 69, 71,62; Hendrik Buhrmann (SA) 66,66, 70 203: Ted Purdy (US) 67,68,68 204: Charlie Yi (Kor) 69,68,67; Danny Zarate (Phi) 69,69, 66 205: Amandeep Johl (Ind) 68,68,69 206: Arjun Atwal (Ind) 68, 70,68; Ahmad234 words
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Article307 2000-12-10 70 WORLD CUP GOLF AP. A REJUVENATED Tiger Woods and partner David Duval used four straight birdies on Friday to climb into third place at the World Cup of Golf two strokes behind leaders Argentina and New Zealand. The US duo started the day trailing the co-leadersAP. - 307 words
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Article, Illustration704 2000-12-10 71 EDWIN YEO - COMMENT; EDWIN YEO Middlesbrough put on one of it most spirited displays this season last night against Sunderland. And that was the extent of influence Terry Venables, helping manager Bryan Robson out for the first time, had on the players. That it still lost 1-0 means that,704 words
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Article310 2000-12-10 72 MIDDLESBROUGH is not giving up the fight. It will hand Terry Venables and Bryan Robson a massive £25million (s6sm) transfer kitty to save the club from relegation in the next five months. It is now at the bottom of the table with 11 points from 17310 words
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Article119 2000-12-10 72 ARSENALS Thierry Henry 13 Ray Parlour 16,86,90 Nwarikwo Kanu 52 NEWCASTLE 0 BRADFORD 3 Jamie Lawrence 9 Dean Windass 69 Benito Carbone 89 TOTTENHAM 3 Ledley King 1 Sol Campbell 21 Chris Armstrong 54 CHARLTON 3 Sean Bartlett 10,79 John Robinson 85 MAN UNITED 3 Ryan Giggs 42119 words
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Article, Illustration267 2000-12-10 72 Football 365. SIR Alex Ferguson (above) completed a U-turn on his future yesterday. He committed himself to remain with Manchester United after he retires as manager in 2002. He had previously snubbed all attempts to keep him at Old Trafford because he felt theFootball 365. - 267 words
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Article, Illustration247 2000-12-10 73 Suresh Nair - By Suresh Nair THE Kallang Roar may well return in full force on Saturday, Jan 27. That's when the Lions will have their long-awaited showdown with newly-crowned Tiger Cup champion Thailand. Thailand has confirmed it will play at the National Stadium, says the Football Association of247 words
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Article, Illustration124 2000-12-10 73 Sir Bobby Charlton can spot, all right. But not only talent on the pool table. Any sight of extraordinary skills on a green surface is enough for him to holler to the world what they'll get to see. The124 words
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