The New Paper, 23 December 2000

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1 83 The New Paper
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2000
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      72 1 fs a Vi' h RECEIVED n 2 6 dec 2ooo r~j m \-a\ s«.i'_.- A/ V/y. i« 4 r -3 k i ai J §^^1I J i I H H I vZafSHPs^sf^ i i 1 .i^—k f| I Wmr I Police move in, Reds cap party: Gary Lim Singapore Press
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Not my child, pay me back $650,000
      315 2 EX-GIRLFRIEND IS SUED HE claims she kept him in the dark. That his ex-girlfriend lied to him and deceived him into believing the boy he supported for eight years was his own. So, in a landmark case, the Birmingham man who cannot be
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      Lock icon Police probing Lazio star over racial abuse
      405 2 SOCCER RACISM THE on-pitch incident, which took place more than two months ago, involved one player Lazio's Sinisa Mihajlovic calling another "black". For that, European soccers governing body Uefa suspended Mr Mihajlovic for two European games following the match. And that appeared to
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      Lock icon WHAT HAPPENED
      94 2 THE incident occurred during the Champions League tie between English club Arsenal and Italian club LazioonOct 17. Arsenal's Patrick Vieira had angrily complained after the match that Lazio defender Sinisa Mihajlovic had racially abused him. Mr Mihajlovic initially defended his actions as a response to Mr Vieira's taunts
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      Lock icon This cabby moos and brays
      517 3  -  By Dawn Chia SANTA Claus is coming to town. And here's the advance rider sorry, driver. A cabby who's driving around in a Santa hat this Christmas. With a funny platypus by his side. Is Mr Micky Woo Sing Yuen a bit too funny for
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    Lock icon Only the rings are left...
    596 4  -  Everything else was stolen on their wedding night SINGAPORETODAY ROBBED ■■■■■■■■I m AT CHALET IN PASIR RIS By Lee Tee Jong THEY still have their wedding rings. But not much else of the gifts and valuables they had with them on their wedding night. These
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon An extra "6"
      280 6 Come 2002, fixed phone lines will have eight-digit numbers IB MAKE way for an additional digit in your fixed-line phone numbers. Singapore moved from the old six-digit system to the current seven-digit one back in the mid-80s. And come 2002, we will march into the eight-digit territory.
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        61 6 TRANSPORT TIBS Taxis flagged off its 2,000 th cab yesterday, reaching its official quota. Yet, Tibs wants more cabs, and plans to ask the authorities for an increase. However, industry sources have indicated the Land Transport Authority might deregulate taxi licences next year, since it deregulated fares
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        53 6 M JEYARETNAM FOREIGN Minister S Jayakumar, MPs K Shanmugam, S Vasoo, R Sinnakaruppan, and former MP Chandra Das applied to the High Court on Thursday, to seize from Non-Constituency MP JB Jeyaretnam the $66,666 awarded to him. Mr Jeyaretnam was awarded the amount on Tuesday in a case
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        61 6 I COMMUNITY I THE Malay MPs here have said the Association of Muslim Professionals is still trying to form its own separate leadership. They said the AMFs plans to run an Annual Malay-Muslim Congress showed that this was so. The AMP in a statement last week said it
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        63 6 B TERRORISM M A BLAST rocked the offices of communist newspaper II Manifesto in central Rome yesterday. It was the second bomb incident in four days. Italy's interior minister has warned that it could signal the start of a new outbreak of terrorism. Yesterday's incident came just
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      44 6 New Straits Times: Close watch on SEDCs International Herald Tribune: Bush picks Conservative as head of Justice Department. BBC news: A chilling warning from the World Health Organisation, BCS or mad cow disease may no longer be just a European problem
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      Lock icon ART OF LOVE
      26 7 Picture This Half-nude models at a Taiwan bridal show yesterday display their painted on bridal wear, by Taiwanese artist Chuang Ming-chen. Picture/ Reuters
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      75 7 Traders got an unexpected early Christmas present Friday, with a 7.56 percent gain by the tech-heavy Nasdaq index. The markets were lifted by bargain-hunting in the technology sector. The Nasdaq closed yesterday up 176.90 points to 2,517.02. The Dow Jones industrials climbed 1.41 per cent to 10,635.56. SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Drug trial here
      72 7 EYESIGHT A DRUG to stop children becoming shortsighted is to be tested in Singapore, as a major part of a world trial. It is thought that the drug pirenzepine may slow down excessive growth of the eyeball, the cause of myopia. So far, about 40 myopic children
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      Lock icon 'Flood of IPOs'
      68 7 wsssn THERE could be a flood of initial public offerings (IPOs) here early next year. Analysts hope this will renew market excitement. Many IPOs were put on the backburner as the market was too poor. But many must list soon to meet a deadline, reported The Business
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      76 7 The Straits Times: WHO tells Britain: Stop poaching nurses The Business Times: Early 2001 could see return of some IPO excitement LianheZaobao: Singapore, US have not completed FTA negotiation as scheduled: Many issues have yet to be ironed out, talks continue in Singapore next month Berita Harian:
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      Lock icon Attack in Delhi
      60 7 GUNMEN SUSPECTED Muslim militants gunned down three people in an attack on the historic Red Fort in the heart of New Delhi yesterday. Police said a soldier and two civilians were killed in the incident. News agencies said they suspected the gunmen were a suicide team typical
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      Lock icon Three-day diet
      56 7 HEALTH A THREE-DAY diet is allowing NTUC Income staff to shed excess weight. Instead of expensive weight-loss programmes and gruelling diet regimes, 50 Income staff and its chief executive officer, Mr Tan Kin Lian, are eating their way to fitness with the company's diet of frankfurters, toast, beetroot,
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      Lock icon ERP RATES FOR HARI RAYA PUASA EVE
      89 7 Restricted Zone will end earlier on M>ee 26, the eve of Hari Raya Puasa. It will begin operating at Bam and end 3 OnNicoll Highway, the ERP will be operating from fMtm and end aKtpai; j| x V- i. !1 Euo 0 C
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      83 7 Call our news hotline. If your tip-off leads to a news report, you'll receive a home-delivered LARGE CURRY CHICKEN PIZZA! US PIZZA* th* pixxs professionals 9 v f*7* I \l&i* JSk wM <--s?' J -JfISBI j| Be in LA whenever you ere shoes apparel accessories PETITE CHERIE BOUTIQUE #02-40/41 CWTREPOtNT
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    Lock icon Kids who don't know how to bathe, brush teeth
    424 8 DEAR SANTA, DON'T FORGET... SINGAPORETODAY WHILE most children ask for Barbie dolls, big expensive toy sets, and overseas holidays, high on the wish list of children from a children's home were —surprise, surprise—soap, towels and combs. SKYE TAN reports WHAT an
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      715 8 I :J? KAHHHk. jjjs Be enchanted with the mesmerizing voices of the NTU choir, and captivating close-up magic by the Phantom Magician at Tivoli Coffee House and Wall St. Cafe on Christmas Eve. f LUCKY DRAW till 8 Feb 2001 For every $50 spent at our participating F B outlets,
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      164 9 Take heed, pod contactees! Get any pod mobile plan now and get double the talktime free. With up to extra 300 minutes of free talktime r r per month for 6 months, you'll be glad that you're seeing double. So hurry, double your talktime now! Check out pod Wisma Atria,
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    480 10  -  By. Amy Chiew THEIR faces were earnest. They danced and sang their hearts out. And I didn't, for a moment, suspect that there were butterflies lunging and lurching in their tummies. If the students from StageARTS, the theatre and drama club of Nanyang Polytechnic had stage flight
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    247 10 WANT to help out in the theatre scene? We spoke to two local theatre companies and this what they said. Theatre Works: Q: What kind of jobs are there? A: Administration day-to-day running of the office. Marketing Publicity in terms of programmes and flyers and front-of-house duties
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    86 11 CHRISTMAS songs fill the air during the festive season. How well do you know your Christmas carols? Try this crossword puzzle and find out! Good luck! ACROSS: 1) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very nose 2) Walking in a wonderland. 3 in a one open sleigh. 4) Hark
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    87 11 LUCK THE way to do it? Just a little strain on the brain. Figure out the brain buster above. Five people with the correct answers will win prizes. But wait! As this column is meant for youths, please do not send in your entries if you are
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    Lock icon GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST!
    102 11 AIR YOUR VIEWS DO you want to talk about something that has been bothering you? We're there to listen. Or may be you've had an interesting experience in the past week. Contribute a leaf from your diary to us! Just write in to: "Attitude" The
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    187 11 HAPPENINGS With holidays and Christmas cheer all around, you may want to go outdoors and check these out: Prudential Millennium Tree The highlight of this event? A 21m California white fir Christmas tree set on the highest point of Orchard Road Park. It stands about eight to nine
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      Lock icon I wish you a blessed and merry X'mas, Mr Thief
      554 12 From the bottom of my heart, CHRISTINE started out as a shampoo girl after she left Secondary 4. Standing for long hours and dealing with nasty customers are things she has to put up with. For many years, she had
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      Lock icon Urine vandal preys on fruit stall
      474 13  -  By Lee Tee Jong SOMEONE was stealing fruit from her stall. And then splashing urine all over the place. Madam 800 Ah Soon, 44, was fed up. She would use up bottles of disinfectant scrubbing the stall, but the stench wouldn't go away. Madam
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      Lock icon Sis in US called when mum was in mortuary
      369 14  -  EXXONMOBIL EXPLOSION BY Amy Chiew WHY ruin her holiday just because her sister died? Sounds callous, indifferent? If you only knew how Madam Peh Ah Sang felt. She struggled to keep her voice steady. To hold back her tears. She just
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      Lock icon Beloved Pooh toys buried with her
      489 14 THERE was someone else whom she loved. And he too went into the coffin with her. The cuddly bear, Winnie the Pooh. Miss Lee Seow Hoon never outgrew her childhood love. As her boyfriend, Mr John Ho, well knew. 'The way she hugged the
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      Lock icon What happened
      201 15 A STEAM boiler exploded in the ExxonMobil Chemical plant on Jurong Island on Dec 9 at about 2.30 am. Two technicians and a factory supervior were warded with severe burns. But 23-year-old technician Mr Muhammad Afiyah Kamal died on Dec 13 after suffering from more than 60 per
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      Lock icon Have you heard of Chanukah? Yet another celebration in the air
      290 16 MERRY Christmas! Selamat Hari Raya! But Happy Chanukah? r Yes, Jews in Singapore are celebrating a festival called Chanukah, or Festival of Lights. It runs from Dec 22 to Dec 29 this year. Christmas is celebrated on Dec 25,
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      Lock icon Jews in S'pore
      45 16 There are about 700 Jews living in Singapore, according to Rabbi Abergel. Famous Jews here include the late David Marshall, Singapore's first Chief Minister, FJ Benjamin, who brought in brands such as Gucci, and Victor Sassoon of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
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      Lock icon SPREADING LIGHT
      141 16 the menorah, a special candleholder jilpteefght days of prayers, songs, and exchange of gifts. "The candle in the centre is the flame to light eigit. Etoing Ijijjfc The miracle of just one bottle of temple oil, enough for just one night, jjjfrcfe iShe said the first candle is
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      33 18 INSIDE: THE MEANING OF LIFE! WELL, ALMOST... 1 JfeiSil jjSjjgflfr I'M HIS MISTRESS i BUT WHO CARES? THE OTHER WOMAN CONFESSES .> •> .-v. GET-GORGEOUS I RESOLUTIONS MAKE HIM PAY! SPLITSVILLE? GET YOUR MONEY BACK!
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      529 19 SINGAPORETODAY I m AwWM Ql: Who plays Woodrow F. Call in return Mlwlm to lonesome Dove? I 1900 915 456H I rTAI Ijiljß (Clues will be given over the phone) I CALL VOICE LINE FDR VOICE ANALYSIS I BdHMSMfiA Q2: Singaporean silver Joi Tsai is trying I jMMfe YOU I
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    313 20 Ministry responds to dead co-pilot's father SPEAKUP SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM VENIPASUPATHI for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Communications and Information Technology I REFER to Mr Derek Ward's letter, Co-pilot son not in debt (The New Paper, Dec 19) where he stated that "Singapore risked international scorn"
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      Lock icon Let's put it agreeably
      32 22 I mui'mui* Prof Tommy Koh, Singapore's f Ambassador-at-Large, on the US-Singapore free trade agreement negotiations: Where we must disagree we have agreed to disagree in an agreeable manner.
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      Lock icon Hey, music from a camera
      171 22 HOW would you like to take digital pictures and listen to MP3 music at the same time? Yes, with the Fujifilm FinePix 40i (above), you can do that. And you MIGHT just get one free, in our Boxing Day contest. On Dec 26, The New
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      Lock icon Her boss pays up $10,000 but Madam Wong is still unhappy
      377 23 Madam Cecilia Wong believes she was laid off after she submitted a maternity leave application. No, says her former boss. It was due to \restructuring'. Now, the company has offered compensation and she has accepted it. But she's still
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      Lock icon THE MINISTRY SAYS:
      117 23 A TOTAL of seven female employees sought the Manpower Ministry's assistance to claim maternity benefits from their employers this year. Said a MOM spokesman: "Most of these cases involved the termination of their service due to their poor work performance. "In those cases where their claims are
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      Lock icon Jarkarta's Shangri-La asks guests to leave
      414 24 Waiters, porters and room service all on strike GUESTS checking into Jarkarta's Shangri-La hotel yesterday were turned away. The five-star hotel had to move their guests to another hotel after its workers went on strike, reported The Jarkarta Post. It also had to close
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      Lock icon Murderer of 23 wants to kill his lawyers
      394 24 HOWS this for a legal move? A man already serving a life sentence for murder has threatened to kill his own lawyers unless they are removed from his case, The Denver Post reported. Marvin Gray, 46, told Judge Robert Patterson in a
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      113 24 lAmual Christmas Sale] Receive a set of limited edition His Her timepieces worth $68 with purchase of $150 or more in a single receipt. (While stocks last.) p;| Adidas (Japan) Guess (USA) x- uf V m •j ;ii Aries Gold (Swiss) Jean Michelle (Swiss) m—m Aron Dino (Swiss) Louis Lauren
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      57 26 For all the news you need mk^KKSS^KKt^^K Jp The only paper you need on the 26 December 2000. f Available at: SPH Stop Press Kiosk, BUZZ Kiosk, Shell, Mobil, Esso, SPC, BP, Caltex, Carrefour, Shop N Save, NTUC Fair Price, NTUC Food Fare, Guardian Pharmacy, 7-Eleven, Cold Storage, KFC, Pizza
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      Lock icon Recruiting firms leave 650 workers in the lurch
      113 27 COMPANIES that export labourers overseas are often known to exploit the men. In Indonesia, more than 200 such firms have been found guilty, says the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration. At least 650 workers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi
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      Lock icon Malaysia to send back 110,000 Indonesians
      256 27 ■thegoodnews: They are out of detention ■the bad news: They are out of jobs too FOR a large number of Indonesians in Malaysia, the festive season brings good news as well as bad. A total of 110,000 Indonesians found working illegally in Malaysia were
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      Lock icon Frome matinee idol to wax doll
      40 28 mutfmui* Indian screen legend the first BoHywood star to be immortalised at Madame Tussaad's in London. A spokesperson of the waxwork museum said: Amitabh's achievements in the TnHifln film than earn him a Ttisaaiid's.
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      Lock icon Finding love with Dating 101
      390 28 THERE'S the Idiot's Guide to Dating, Dating for Dummies and a long list of other self-help books for those who fumble clumsily in the dating game. Bu apparently, self-help books just aren't enough. Enter Ms Wendee Mason's Date Smart program. This San Diego school, the
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      Lock icon Football coach to launch new party
      209 29 AFP WORLD Cup-winning Argentine coach Carlos Bilardo (right) is to launch his own political party. He will contest the 2003 presidential elections, he announced yesterday. The man who led Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup and second place in the event four years
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      264 31 Seizures from farms' hit all-time high DRUGS in US cities, you've heard of. But in US forests? The surprise is that's where many drug traffickers are today. In fact, so many "farms" have cropped up that the Washington drug seizures on federal forestlands are reaching
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      399 32 JUDGE GOES PUBLIC WITH DAMNING REPORT THE dirt is out. Prostitution. Loan sharking. Money laundering. Wanted criminals openly gambling in a public casino. All these dirty games played in Sydney's Star City casino that were swept under the carpet by her management staff have been shaken
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      Lock icon Christmas gone turvy topsy!
      103 32 EN the jargon of self-improvement books, if s called "thinking out of the box". Assessing problems from different angles. And in the case of Mr Leon Spaulding and his wife Gloria (above) in Maine, US, they literally put their heads down to see things from a
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      441 51 PICK OF THE DAY Discount this British Banker-bred gelding's last start when he finished stone last over an inappropriate distance. Many factors in his favour this time: longer trip, drop in class and bang-in-form Jockey Anthony Cavallo aboard. Better chance of following in the
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      692 51 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD —GOING FORECAST: SOFT TO HEAVY No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -0-6- ACONCAGUA 57 (52) RQuinn 7 (3ag SH Tan-Aconcagua) 2 0-003 BABY POH POH 57 (51) LSofhan 11 (3ag Sargent-Kuality Mas) 3 3 BEST WIN 57 (53) NMSelvan 6
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      118 52 RACE 2: Blue Grass, Squawk Box, Smart Return, Karwyekeet, Nana Abjar. RACE 3: Blue Flyer, Imperial Star, Call The Police. B RACE 4s Gippsland, Spin Master, Dr Jack, Star Betelguese, Fire Starter, Super Happy, Speedy Sovereign. RACE 5: Platoon Commander, Better Health, Kenshawn. RACE 6: Courting Dancer, Makarpura Prince,
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      1042 52 No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Aae/origin/aex, trainer-owner) 1 5028-0 BRIGHT CITY 57 (48) CMDavies 10 (4nzg Sargent-Mdm LC Chong) 2 *****6 CONNIVANCE 56.5 (47) *M Huzairi 16 (6ag T Tan-Confidence) 3 0000-6 PALING CANTIK 56.5 (47) MZaidi 5
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      570 53  -  By Danny Khoo TWO placings from as many starts. That is the modest record of Indian-bred horses in Singapore so far. Well, that statistic may improve before the end of tonight's Kranji meeting. Given the task of improving on the record of Indian-breds
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      237 53 MARC TAN Craic Of Thunder (Race 2 No. 1) Drawn wide last start and yet ran a good fourth behind Speedy Taurus on Dec 9 although he was a little on the fat side. That run has topped him up nicely for a winning performance. Should prove hard
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      920 54 No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 57-9- BLUE CHIP BROKER 59 (61) D Holland 1 (4nzg Leck-Golden Fashion) 2 *****8 CAPTAIN BEST 58 (59) EAhern 4 (8ag B Ang-Ontop) 3 -***** CLEAR VISION 57.5 (58)
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      82 54 THE Singapore Turf Club (SNTC) uses four courses—A, B, C and D —to differentiate the location of the rails. For Course A, the rails are at their original position. For Course B, they are four metres away from the original position. For Courses C and D, they are
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      401 55 DANNY KHOO'S GUIDE TO KRANJI TRACKWORK FIRST-UP beaten fancy Cyber Kid will take some beating on Wednesday, going on his brilliant barrier trial at Kranji yesterday. With apprentice Terry Ong in the saddle, he clocked one of the fastest times ever recorded at Kranji
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      126 55 RESULTS of three barrier trials conducted over I,OOOm on the fibresand track at Kranji yesterday. The going was good. TRIAL 1: 1 Cyber Kid (apprentice T Ong) 2 Golden Express (A Spiteri) 3 Popular (apprentice CT Kuah) 4 Final Fame (M Dittman) 5 Isle Of Lucky (D Holland)
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      319 55 NST. JIGSAW wrapped up his preparations for the Class 11,400 m event in Race 11 tomorrow with an eye-catching workout yesterday. Taken out by jockey Marzuki Saini, the six-year-old Australian-bred gelding sprinted impressively over the final 600 m in 41.3 sec and finished full of running
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      312 56  -  By Marc Tan TWO hundred happy faces lit up the Singapore Racecourse at Kranji yesterday evening. And they had many reasons to sing and laugh thanks to the Singapore Turf Club (SNTC). The club's first Christmas party for under-privileged children was a joyous occasion for
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      15818 57 n CASUAL DRAGON 57(45) CTreymane(7) (3mg Sargent-Empire) By Casual Corinthian-Dragon Lady; chestnut; 4r 1-1-0 (Kl200s 1:15.054). 17.09.00 M-2 Skinner 57 (41) (10)- 5/11 ($47) 10 'A Kiwi Tycoon K1200y 1:17.5(438) 08.10.00 C5 O'Heare 56 (39) (5) 7 5 5/10 ($22) 2 V, A. Princess I1200g 1:14.9(427)
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      5544 66 nDEJIMA 59(61) J Saimee (4) (3ag Thwaites-Hironaga Hashimoto) ByLaranto-Caver Version; bay; landed28.6.00;late Vedder; lr 1-0-0 (KRsl200g 1:14.653). 20.12.00 M-1 Saimee 53 (53) (7) 2 1 1/11 ($12) Rapid Move KRs1200g 1:14.6 (442) Looks good for a double, judging from emphatic win in debut ggg
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      175 66 WM STAR GENERAL 57(48) Hfl Wilkinson (4) (4nzg Baertschiger-Star General) By Waikiki Star-Maazel; bay; landed 6.1.98; 8r 1-0-0 (KRsl 700fl:49.153.5) 12.12.99 C5 Soo 55 (42) (5) 9 9 4/11 ($23) 1 ParisAmour KRb1800g 1:52.1 (415) 05.01.00 C5 Wilkinson 53.5 (40) (1) 5 3 1/8
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      318 70  -  By Lionel Lee ZIMBABWEAN trainer Tony Riley will introduce Class 1 newcomer Bluegrit at next Wednesday's Kranji night meeting. A four-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding by Bluebird out of I'm Content, Bluegrit won two races in Australia and was third in the Group 2 Todman Slipper Trial last
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      787 70 Stewards' Trophy 0-4-7 Room For A Slew 59 (86) (5ag RHey-Hydrocarbon) *****6 Tal 57.5 (83) (5ag Thwaites-Dato CN Tan) 44-503 Streisand 57 (82) (5nzm Laxon-Oscar Racing) 9 Brainstorm 55.5 (79) (5nzg Thwaites-MPD) -4510-Whip Will Win 55.5 (79) (4amg Baertschiger-WWW) -152-
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      164 74 SWATCH IRONY WATCHES TO BE WON TODAY: Charlton v Everton Chelsea v Bradford City Derby v Newcastle Leeds v Aston Villa Leicester v West Ham Liverpool v Arsenal Man Uv Ipswich Sunderland v Man City Tottenham v Middlesbrough THIS is the worst possible time
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      149 75 Reuters MAYBE it is time for former world welterweight champion boxer Oscar de la Hoya, 27, to consider giving up boxing and turn to making hits, not taking them. His debut album a Oscar de la Hoya" has been on the Billboard Latin charts for
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      98 75 ON a rare day off in New York, Tariq Abdul-Wahad of Denver Nuggets introduced a group of youngsters to his passion. He took them on a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He loves to introduce young people to art. Just as kids gravitate to favorite
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      121 75 THEY used to wear it long. But now, it's the shorter the better. Especially in Brazil, where the real men take it all off. Their hair, that is. And sportsmen like Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and tennis star Gustavo Kuerten, who once had curly locks, lead the way. Creams,
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        94 75 A football match in the central Iranian city of Isfahan had to be abandoned just six minutes from time following a pitch invasion by a DOG. The stray dog attacked one of the referees, forcing players and officials to run "for their lives". The stricken
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        70 75 BOCA Juniors coach Carlos Bianchi has celebrated his side clinching the Opening Tournament of the Argentinian Championship by dedicating the victory to his dog. Having beaten Estudiantes 1-0, Boca completed the treble of the league, the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, where
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      57 76  -  Compiled by: ZAINI MOHAMED (left) was trying Ms hand at the willow game during a break at a meet in Sydney recently. He, apparently, liked the game. So too, it seems, football maestro Ronaldo, who swung the dub at a Rio De Janeiro golf course twimmlng
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      93 76 CHRISTMAS was always conflict time for David Beckham. He was forced to wear a Spurs kit because his grandfather is a big Spurs fan much to the annoyance of his father, an ardent Manchester United fan. He said: "My dad has always bought me up as
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      76 76 The Sun Online. SOCCER star David Ginola has admitted a dark secret he has started dyeing his hair. Aston Villa's French midfielder was turning grey last season before his move from Spurs. But now the winger's flowing locks are brown. Ginola, 33, reveals: "Many players apply body
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      145 76 AFP. SOCCER-LOVING couch potatoes had better be careful this holiday season that big match could be heart-stopping in more ways than one. In a study on national mortality on June 22,1996 the day Holland's football team was knocked out of the European championships by France researchers
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      Lock icon Beating Man U tops it all, what's left?
      503 77 MATCH OF THE DAY Gary's hot tip: LIVERPOOL 2 ARSENAL 1 WHATEVER happens in this fixture is inconsequential to any Liverpool fan. Because the Reds have beaten the daylights out of Man U and that is all that matters! Okay, maybe a
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      585 78 LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL Edwin's hot tip: LIVERPOOL 0 ARSENAL 1 SO, Liverpool has done the impossible by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford. What is Arsenal then? And, at Anfield at that. I mean, if Arsenal couldn't even beat Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, it
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      425 79 THIS MORNING'S SERIE A CRUNCHERS: ROMAOJUVENTUSO Source: AFP, Reuters. LEADER AS Roma stayed provisionally six points clear at the top of the Italian first division yesterday, drawing 0-0 at home from their top-of-the-table clash with Juventus yesterday. Juventus, whose Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids was sent
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      224 79 BAM 1 (Daniel Andersson, 83rd min, pen) LAZIO 2 (Sinisa Mihajlovic, 40th; Fabrizio Ravanelli 63rd) AFP FORMER Boro-star Fabrizio Ravanelli headed the winning goal off the underside of the crossbar in Lazio's 2-1 win over Bari. It would be the perfect farewell gift to the
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      1036 80  -  ROMAO JUVENTUSO ROMA 0 JUVENTUSO; BARII LAZIO 2 In the titanic clash between Juventus and Roma, WANG MENG MENG dissects the performances of two headliners who dominated the game. COMMENT WANG MENG MENG FOOTBALL tactics revolve around numbers. You can pack the defence, jam the
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      532 81 Reuters. GUESS who influenced French Footballer of the Year Thierry Henry the most. No, not Michel Platini. No, not Pele. Not even Diego Maradona. It's former Arsenal great lan Wright (right). "At Lee Dixon's testimonial, Martin Keown asked me to watch lan Wright. And I did," Henry
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