The New Paper, 17 March 2001

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY. MARCH 17, 2001
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      79 1 She takes part in UK gang rapefe 7een punches holds down victim, L laughs encourages rapists B J| B B <j 4 I B B B B B Ji B B i r $S§f$: f? t&&Pt« '0*?m^^L. pump was I But I r-x She died not knowing she had cancer
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Will cuts pump up prices?
      532 2 OIL BARONS TO CUT PRODUCTION BY UP TO ONE MILLION BARRELS A DAY Wire services. SINGAPOREANS may have to pay more for petrol in the coming months. This is because the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is getting ready to cut production by one
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      Lock icon How dip in Dow can affect you
      156 2 MARKET WATCH BBC. AS the saying goes: "Don't invest what you can't afford to lose." When the stock markets fall the Dow Jones dipped 203.26 points to close at 9,828.02 this morning, while the Nasdaq fell 50.33 points to 1890.38 almost everyone is
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      Lock icon Stock watch
      70 2 Sto ck watch THE Dow Jones plunged 203.26 points, or 2.03 percent, to 9,828.02 at the closing bell. The Nasdaq composite index fell 50.33 points, or 2.59 per cent, to 1890.38. SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Change 1. Pacific Internet $3.9375/+0.25 (6.78 per cent) 2. Creative Technology $9.75/-0.375 (3.7
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      Lock icon The new Kallang roar: Go, Big Walker,
      433 3  -  WORLD RECORD SET IN 2000, THIS VEAR By Chua Ying-hong POM-POM girls, move over, the men want to show their routine. Tough guys may not dance but they can certainly cheerlead. At least at the Asia One Cheerleading Competition on May 20. It
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      Lock icon PRIZES GALORE
      137 3 WHERE there's a way, there's definitely a wheel. In fact, no less than a gleaming Nissan Sunny 1.51 Saloon. To be handed on a platter, courtesy Tan Chong and Sons Motor Co (S) Pte Ltd, to the winner of The New Paper Big Walk 2001. Last year, The
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      Lock icon WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR
      102 3 DON'T miss this chance to put your best foot forward. There are shoes going for next to nothing. The early birds who sign up for The New Paper Big Walk 2001 will get special discounts on limited-edition Reebok shoes, created just for the walk. G-Shock too
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      Lock icon HOW TO REGISTER
      80 3 REGISTRATION for this year's walk starts 10am on March 16 and ends May 13. Fun walkers can register at Causeway Point, Jurong Point, OUB Centre, Parco Bugis Junction, Suntec City, Tampines Mall, Ngee Ann City, and the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association. Competitive walkers may sign up at
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon She wanted to go
      624 4 She couldn't bear to tell her daughter she had cancer. Even after her daughter's leg was amputated. Last week, Lydia Li, 15, died of pneumonia and osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. She died not knowing she had cancer. With the help of Lydia's diaries,
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      Lock icon back to school. Now, she’s dead
      613 5 this have to happen to me?'" On Dec 18, Lydia wrote: "...Ifeel hot and cold. The nurse checked the temperature. It is 39.6 degrees. My grandmother came and used the egg to scrub my body. I felt better but after that it (the fever)
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      Lock icon Cancer that hits the young
      82 5 OSTEOSARCOMA is a highly malignant form of bone cancer. The disease hits one in about 200,000 people between the ages of 10 and 20. It can be difficult to detect early. Patients usually suffer from increasing pain and swelling in the affected region. Patients undergo
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon Time to sort your trash
      224 6 HOT STORY RECYCLING JURONG residents will start the ball rolling next month. They will get plastic bags in different colours to hold paper, plastics and glass for recycling, though not all will receive bags for glass. The nine public waste contractors will pick up these
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      Lock icon Mortar shells found
      62 6 Wsyiii^P This The mortar shells this policeman is guarding were found at an industrial estate in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday morning. The 16 shells were neatly lined upata grass patch between blocks 5077 and 5079. AMinisbyof Defence spokesman told The New Paper that the shells do
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        Lock icon $$$ help
        61 6 help M HAWKERS M HELP is at hand for hawkers whose stalls are affected by redevelopment. First generation hawkers paying subsidised rental can stop work and get a cash payout if their market or hawker centre is to be redeveloped. If the centre is being upgraded, the exit grant will
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        Lock icon Hearty soup?
        65 6 I HEALTH IT is chicken soup for the heart. We're talking about a leading brand of chicken extract. An 18-month-long study at the National University of Singapore showed the extract could help keep the heart healthy. The study was carried out on rats that were bred specially to
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        Lock icon Farmers stay
        71 6 PROPERTY I FARMERS from 18 of the 36 fish farms at Fish Farm Roads 1, 2 and 3 say they won't move out until they get compensation. The deadline for them to go was three days ago. The land is to be used for industrial purposes. They fear
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        Lock icon Nets stakes
        59 6 ■^BUSINES^^J NETS co-owner DBS Group Holdings is joining forces with Singapore Telecom to bid for an increased stake in Nets. The other group which has made it to the final shortlist is the Keppel Group. SingTel and Keppel are among five players which expressed interest in becoming new
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        Lock icon Dorm blasts
        50 7 CHINA MYSTERY blasts hit three separate dormitories in Shijiazhuang, centre of China's declining textile industry, killing at least 18 people. Disgruntled workers, who had been laid off, were blamed. The mystery blasts struck the dormitories housing the families of workers from two cotton mills and a railroad company.
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        Lock icon Hooked to Net
        60 7 INTERNET SLIGHTLY less than half of Singapore homes are connected to the Net. This means Singapore has a higher Net penetration than China, Hongkong, South Korea and Taiwan, according to Net Value, a global Internet measurement company. And Singapore men are the main surfers here. The most
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        Lock icon Plastic weapon
        62 7 M ARMY M THE British army has tested its first tank made of plastic armour and parts. It passed all its trials in battlefield conditions. The hull is made from E-glass, which is a plastic or glass-fibre composite. Compared with a normal hull, it provides a higher level
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        Lock icon Hostages freed
        65 7 M HIJACK THREE people died when Saudi commandos stormed a hijacked plane yesterday, freeing over 100 hostages. An air hostess was stabbed by one of the Chechen hijackers, who was then shot in the rescue, and a passenger died in the crossfire. The Russian plane was flying from
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      Lock icon world Head liners
      44 6 New Straits Times: Chong is new Sabah CM South China Morning Post: 18 die in mainland blasts International Herald Tribune: 3 die as Saudis storm hijacked jet BBC news: More fighting in Macedonia between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian rebels
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      Lock icon local Head liners
      59 7 The Straits Times: Big players vie for power pie The Business Times: Wall St clamours for 75-point rate cut Lianhe Zaobao: 18 hawker centres to get major revamp Berita Harian: Open Baby Bonus account at DBS Bank from July RCS morning news: India's Prime Minister acts to
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      Lock icon Beat the bank queues
      147 7 in FOCUS THEY greet you and help you beat the queues. They are DBS Bank's weapon to help cut the queues at all 107 branches of the DBS Bank and POSBank. The 200 staff, in T-shirts with the message "Beat the Q", direct customers to the
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      Lock icon KITCHEN DANGER
      81 7 Quote Wworthy Inhalants come disguised as harmless fun«It's not drugs, it's not illegal, it's under your kitchen sink... You cannot assume that your child wouldn't experiment. Ms Diane Stem, whose 16-year-old son Ricky died in 1996 in the US after sniffing Freon fumes from an air conditioning unit
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      51 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams DOGBERTS TECH SUPPORT III T rv mnvwrrkir l»l 1 SF Mnn2?JZn H0UJ UATCH THE r\OUSErAD. i.m I v//m i YOUR MOUSE PAD J IF THAT DOESN'T IS INCOMPATIBLE 1 WORK. I'LL CALL 3^° U6H WITH YOUR OPER- f YOU BACK. KN ATING SYSTEM. Z 55 5 I
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    What’s your verdict, watchdogs?
    750 8 SINGAPORETODAY They call themselves the Singapore Media Watch Community that wants to put media under the microscope. GAYLEKOH asks three of their advisors and two readers what they think of two recent reports in The New Paper—the underwear fashion show and the vicious attack on aJB
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Who says brains and balls don’t mix?
      800 10  -  He scores 6As and 1B at 0 Level Qualifies for JC Has potential to be in the national soccer team REPORTS SANTOKH SINGH HE may make it to the national soccer team some day. Right now, he has made it to junior college
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      THE PROGRAMME
      157 10 THE Centres of Excellence were formed last year to look for talented players from schools and train them as often as possible. At first, training was twice a week. According to Marine Castle under-16 coach, Andrew Poh, national coach lan Poulsen said that this was not enough. Said
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      MARY OF A SOCCER STUDENT
      160 11 WEI Quan (right in picture) scored Als in English Language, Mathematics D and Mother Tongue; A2s in Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry; B3 in History. This is how he did it. 6am: Wake up, shower, breakfast and off to school. 7.15 am: Arrive at school.
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      BRAINBUSTERS
      92 11 THIS week's puzzle: Unscramble these words, which list different parts of the human body. Have fun! I.BNRAI 2.LLSKU 3. TRAERY 4. ITNSETIEN S.KDNDY 6.VERU 7. TSOCHMA B.NEIV 9. SGNUL 10. WNIDPPIE Rve people with the correct answers will win prizes. But this is open only to those who are
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      GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST!
      108 11 KEEP those letters coining in! Is there anything happening in your school that you want to share? Or something that you think the Y Scene should highlight? Or, perhaps, you simply want to share your opinion on a certain issue? We're hereto listen. Just write
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      HAPPENINGS
      157 11 Singapore Comedy Festival 2001 'No Repercussions' No Repercussions is a double bill. Dominic Frisby (UK): 'Spookily Perfect' BBC London Live. 'A masterful comic actor: technically brilliant, irresistibly silly, hilarious and tipped for the top' Evening Standard. Todd Charles (USA): From Off-Broadway, Todd's show combines musical comedy with the magic
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
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      A for assist B for baby C for cash
      393 12 THE ABCs of having babies is getting simpler. Thanks to Singapore's biggest nanny the Government. It will lend a hand to cover expenses of caring for a child. Parents will get cash grants (See report below). Also, each time mum and
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      WHO GETS IT?
      50 12 Child must be Singapore citizen at time of birth Be born on or after April 1,2001 Must be second or third child born to the mother (Step-children or adopted children are not eligible) Mother must be legally married to the father at time of birth or conception
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      HOW
      59 12 Two or three weeks after you register your second or third child, born on or after April 1,2001, the MCDS will send you papers asking if you want to join the scheme. There will be a Giro form and an agreement form for you. If you say yes and
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      WHAT WILL YOU GET?
      195 12 You will receive a cash gift of $500 from the Government for your second child and $1,000 for your third child each year for six years. You can use this money for the needs of all your kids, including food, clothing and childcare costs. You will
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      9 12 Baby Bonus: 1800-*****07 3rd Child Maternity Leave: 1800-253 7737
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Curry Buffs
      248 14 COMPANY director KC Koon buys only a certain kind of curry puffs. So does homemaker Madam Teo Choon Hong. And, Miss Tan Zoo Lang, a clerk. They don't know each other, but they enjoy the same type of curry puff and no other. Just as clothes maketh a
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      Green day
      144 14 WALK by any of the Irish pubs in town this evening and you'll most likely be greeted by throngs of people wearing green green clothes, green caps and shamrock stickers. It's all in celebration of St Patrick's Day, the anniversary of Ireland's patron saint. In true Irish tradition,
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      Pretty in pink
      136 14 SCOTTS Shopping Centre is going pink for this year's Singapore Fashion Festival (March 16-31). Here's how you can go home with an exclusive tea cup and saucer set: Dress in something pink, and take a copy of tomorrow's The New Paper on Sunday along with you to
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      About time
      72 14 THE Swatch Square series has finally arrived in Singapore. In true Swatch fashion, the designs (there are five models) have radical names like Don't be too square, Typical Square, Synthetic, Subliminal and Satisfaction. This collection comes with cases in two sizes and straps in three widths. Available at
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      Just 12, and he’s a hardened criminal
      462 15  -  He faces 28 charges; he even stole foster parents' ATM cards That's why couple do not want him back from boys' home BY Lingam Ponnampalam THERE were 28 charges against him. And he is only 12. He stole compulsively. From anyone, anywhere and
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      51 14 Step out, shout out Step Out is our new pop-style consumer page, bringing you hot products and services, and cool ideas. If you've got great recommendations, contact us: Tel: 1800-733-44-55. fax: 737-5375. e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg Or. write to: Step Out c/oTHE NEW PAPER Level 7. News Centre. 82 Genting Lane. Singapore
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    Okay, I’ve blown the candles...
    387 16 ...now gimme my cake! NEWS Admission to the zoo costs $10.30 for adults and $4.20 for children under 12. BLOWING out the candles is really a piece of cake for him. All he has to do is lift his trunk and whoosh! Blow a jumbo
    PHOTO JOURNALIST DREW FRITZ  -  387 words
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      SHE’S GUILTY OF RAPE ATTACK
      575 18 18-year-old Claire Marsh instigates rape. She tears off 37-year-old woman's T-shirt, kicks her in the head Her two friends, aged 15 and 18, rape victim at a canal Victim is beaten and dragged along gravel path before she escapes and runs home naked FOR showing
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      Feminist lecturer does striptease act during talk
      314 18 THIS is one class act that is going to be difficult to top. On Thursday night, British lecturer Cathy MacGregor, 29, walked naked onto the stage and lap danced to present her talk. Speaking before her act, Dr MacGregor said: "I have always
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      All’s well that lands
      48 20 mui'mui' A British petrol station worker climbed onto spied* of up to SOfcmh. Mr Mick Kefy, 64, told the Evening Echo: It was just one of those stupid, spur-of-the-moment things. Eventually, the car stopped got off because you can't roll off a3M moving vehicle.
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      HK couple queues a week for ‘best’ wedding day
      447 20 SOME hopeful couples in Hongkong camped out in the queue for a week. Yet, it still did not mean they would snare the most "favourable" time slot for their wedding on the most "auspicious" day of the year. That day is
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      248 20 VISIT SINGAPORE'S LEADING COMPUTERS AND INFOCOMMUNICATIONS SHOW! du 15 18 March 2001 "RrrQ f% 11 am to 9Pm Daily jMCThiJ" Ha,ls 403 t0 404 L€vel 4 ■BM^yyiiiNC Vy jr Singapore International Convention ■Mgnsionstl Exhibition Centre (Suntec City) I FR6€ ADMISSION! COMWORLD 2001, the most LUCKY computer DRAW. infocommunication show will
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Now, if’s a papaya virus...
      203 23 JOHOR Baru residents have been ordered to chop down all papaya trees within two weeks. Papaya trees in the state have been hit by the papaya ring spot virus, which stunts the trees' growth, reduces the number of fruits they can bear. It gives the
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      Family held up near JB checkpoint
      360 23 By three different armed robbers THEY did not expect to be robbed and certainly not so close to the immigration and customs checkpoint in Johor Baru. On top of that, they were allegedly robbed by three different robbers! And in broad daylight around 10.30
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      ‘I’ll pay by Visa,’ says boy, 8
      466 24 Primary school boy in the US gets a credit line of $8,885 after applying for more than 15 credit cards over the Internet. NOTHING out of the ordinary when an eight-year-old boy buys flowers for his mother. Except that Joe Mclnnes whipped out
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      On the grill and ready to be served McHotel
      168 24 WELL, they don't quite call it McHotel. But the world's most famous brand has definitely been given new definition. From fast food to comfortable lodging for the traveller away from home. Called the Golden Arch Hotel, the first hotel on the
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      375 25 1 -^j>-<' J :V^vr WHO IS IT FOR? CONDITIONS OF AWARD Students who are enrolling for a full-time diploma course at Successful applicants are required to work with Singapore visual communication, design or multimedia. D l. < ff < Temasek Polytechnic Diploma in Visual Communication Press Holdings for a period
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  • ShowTime
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      Tree’s a Crowd Heave-ho!
      404 26 Reporter YEOH WEE TECKgets to the root of a Theatreworks play called A Woman in a Tree on a Hill, a Raintree Pictures film entitled The Tree, and Kuo Pao Kun's commissioned art piece on a Tree! THE task sounds simple: < Move a log 100
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      ‘I hope I don’t have to climb that’
      546 26 IN A Woman in a Tree on a Hill, Kumar and actress Caroline Fernandez are a couple. So naturally, Kumar plays the wife, leaving Caroline to be the husband. Big question: Do they "kay ai ess ess?" Not quite, though they come
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      Zoe Tay’s ‘tree’some
      193 27 RAINTREE Pictures has an upcoming movie called and it's not a pun The Tree. It stars Channel 8's Zoe Tay, Hongkong actor Francis Ng and a little boy called Deng Mao Hui. In the centre of the drama is a tree, which plays a crucial role in
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    What’s missing for rising J-stars
    536 28 YOU may have seen them on Bus Stop, the Japanese drama on Mondays. Yu Yoshizawa is the aloof artist-turned-bartender, while Rina Uchiyama is the blur waitress who's smitten with him. Keep your eyes on them. Because the two good-looking stars are fast rising to steal
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    Party away at Speed special
    145 29 J-POP fans, listen up. Here's a chance for you to meet other J-pop enthusiasts at a party tomorrow afternoon. Local Japanese radio station Hello Singapore FM 96.3 is organising a J-Pop cum Speed Special at Sparks disco tomorrow from 4 to Bpm. This party marks
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  • SHOWTIME
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      One Leg Kicking, two hands eating
      389 30  -  WRAP PARTY: Wear pashmina, talk with attitude (or with anyone who'll talk back). By Paik Choo The "wrap party" for One Leg Kicking, Zhao Wei Films' footie movie, was the one invite to score. Everybody who's Anybody's in the film from Ali the bouncer
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      Making the 70s look almost good
      393 31  -  By Denise Chong ALMOST FAMOUS RATING: I almost dug it. Now showing R(A) STARS: Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit THE STORY: It is 1973 and William (Fugit), 15, has no friends, has never left his city, San Diego, and is one
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    Kiss me, I’m Irish
    777 32 Today is St Patrick's Day, when anyone can be Irish —if only for a day. JOANNA HUGHES tells you what you need to know to sound as if you've kissed the Blarney Stone that bestows the gift of the gab DESPITE the surname (it's my husband's),
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    149 32 IRISH WRITERS I James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake and Dubliners Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes, 'Tis Nuala O'Faoiain Are You Somebody? Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels, Tale of a Tub Seamus Neaney Prize-winning poet; did English translation of
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    197 32 Irish Stew lkg neck of lamb, cut into large pieces 900g peeled, sliced potatoes 450g sliced onions 600 ml water ltbsp chopped parsley salt and pepper to taste Place the lamb in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Then remove
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    511 33  -  §S_\ CETERA WITH ERNEST LUIS WHEN a Singaporean male gets an envelope that says "On Government Service", there is one response. "It's time..." you might sigh, if you are an NSman like me, upon seeing that carbon copy-like letter inside. It can mean in-camp training. Or,
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      473 41 On Wednesday, trainer Richard Ang took the Singapore Turf Club to court. His suit is not the first case of a licensee against the racing authorities. LIONEL LEE digs into the archives for some recent cases. DISQUALIFIED: Former champion trainer Johnny Kok
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      THE RICHARD ANG CASE
      87 41 THE five charges that trainer Richard Ang pleaded guilty to at a stipendiary stewards' inquiry last Aug 23: Administering telzenac to Star Dragon, who won Race 2 on Aug 12, after which a post-race urine sample taken from that horse confirmed the presence of eltenac, a
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      THE RICHARD ANG CASE
      320 41 TRAINER Richard Ang, who is currently serving a six-year ban imposed by the Singapore Turf Club, has taken the club to court for wrongful disqualification. Ang, who had pleaded guilty to five charges of doping horses under his care and for possession of banned substances at
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      PICK OF THE DAY
      322 42 Metacop (Race 4 No. I) This youngster has come right. He showed the benefit of five unplaced runs to finish a narrow second at his last start. He came within just a head of Diamond Key, who clocked a relatively fast time of lmin 43.25 ec
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      MUDLARKS
      86 42 RACE 1: Ideal Lad, Dazzer, Persian Tycoon, Daily Accountant, Diamond Key. RACE 2: Should Be Right, Taifei, Victory Gate, Hello Girl. RACE 3: All Conquering, Crystal Crown, Reinstated. RACE 4: Ichiban Reflex, Man U. RACE 5s I Believe, Just Brilliant, Great Machine, D'Sietecara Abjar, Direct Link. RACE 6: Season
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      Wonderful, General
      414 42 NST Trainer Peter Tennent's Wonderful General (left) caught the eye in a dashing workout at Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning. Taken out by a riding boy and accompanied by stablemate Kiki Ku Kiki, he impressed over 600 m in 40.8 sec on a good track. qKp Wonderful Bpr General
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      TODAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD (GOING FORECAST: GOOD) TOMORROW’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE GUIDE
      14618 43 ?r- ■u pTJTi I iTiTi^BByJiTin!lLf•lX rTjwjTjTjj No. Last 6 runs Hone Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/orlgin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -13-2 IDEAL LAD 57 (61) M Clarke 8 (4nzg HS Lim-Up Up) 2 ***** DAZZER 55.5 (58) MWepner 9
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      No ego Romario
      326 51  -  VINNIE JONES: Tm going to buy Brentford Lock, Stock and Barrel 9 Compiled by: ZAINI MOHAMED FIERY temper. Ego to match. Romario can be difficult to handle when he's in the mood. Be it his national coach or his acclaimed team-mates, he can give them hell when
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      Tempting offer
      78 51 x x m* A cricket fan in Calcutta holds up a placard on behalf of his sister for Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid. The stylish batsman, who has a large following among women, gets numerous marriage proposals everyday. Dravid (180), WS Laxman (281) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (match figures
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      Ice tennis, anyone?
      131 51 SWEDES, with the notable exception of Stefan Edberg, are known to be notoriously slow on the tennis court. On an ice surface they can explode though. ATP Tour pros Thomas Enqvist and Magnus Norman were transformed sportspersons last weekend. They laced on skates and served up a
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      Road to Hollywood I
      152 52 AP. STAN Collymore apparently wants to follow in the footsteps of footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones. The recently retired star has turned down a chance to return to Southend United in favour of a shot at movie stardom. The former England striker, who made more news for his
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      Road to Hollywood II
      104 52 Aston Villa striker Julian Joachim made a cameo appearance in the new Hollywood blockbuster, Hannibal. Joachim is seen playing for Villa on a TV set in the background of one scene. He was spotted by a cinema worker during a preview screening of the sequel to
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      Seaman’s No 1, says Wenger
      164 52 ENGLISH SOCCER UPDATE Reuters. ARSENAL coach Arsene Wenger has defended his goalkeeper David Seaman against recent criticism. He predicts Seaman will prove himself England's number one goalkeeper. The Frenchman believes Seaman should be a starter in the England side to face Finland in the World
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      110 52 Reuters. WYCOMBE Wanderers manager Lawrie Sanchez has been charged with misconduct by the English FA following last Saturday's shock FA Cup quarter-final win over Leicester City. Sanchez was sent off from the touchline after protesting to a linesman when his Second Division side failed to
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      Why Graham had to go
      345 53 TOTTENHAM TURMOIL Reuters. Tottenham Hotspur manager George Graham was sacked yesterday after a row with the club's new owners. The row was about how much cash would be available to buy players. Tottenham executive vice-chairman David Buchler accused Graham of breaching his contract after the
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      ‘Bitter-sweet success’
      240 53 Reuters. GEORGE Graham was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur just as the club's fans were beginning to warm up to him. The 56-year-old Scot, dismissed yesterday just three weeks before a much-anticipated FA Cup semi-final against Spurs' bitter north London rival Arsenal, was a highly controversial appointment in October
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      WHO WILL SUCCEED GRAHAM?
      81 53 THE bookmakers have already established former Spurs midfield hero Glenn Hoddle, currently manager of Southampton, as their favourite, a choice the fans would welcome. Terry Venables, currently on a six-month contract with Middlesbrough, is also tipped. Others being talked about include former Spurs defender Gary Mabbutt
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      WHAT FORMER SPURS PLAYERS SAY
      68 53 Unfortunately it leaves turmoil at the club, they certainly need to gel together with a massive semi-final coming up against Arsenal of all people. Former scoring legend Clive Allen George was trying to build the club into one of tli piciMs like it used to
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      Becks off the boil
      558 54 The statistics show... DAVID Beckham is not what he used to be. And that's official. He has lost his scoring touch and seen his trademark ability to deliver pinpoint crosses all but desert him. In fact, that could be the main reason why Man U manager
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      ‘I kissed Beckham’
      133 54 STILL A HIT WITH FANS Ananova. HOW her schoolmates envy her. Georgina Tuck, 8, grabbed a kiss from Man U star David Beckham and has not stopped talking about it. She pecked his cheek as she posed behind his shoulde' Becks was at the launch of a
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      Just ‘practice’ for Red Devils
      655 55  -  LEICIESTERv MAN UNITED The Big SingTel^ By Edwin Yeo WITH the job done in Europe until April, the Red Devils will begin a series of practice matches. Starting tonight against Leicester City. This is no disrespect towards English Premiership sides but, if you were Man
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      Fabien Barthez
      554 56  -  ieajpe Player to Singl^ Manchester United Jersey No 1 By Edwin Yeo MOST times, when talking about a player to watch in a match, strikers or attacking midfielders always get the spotlight. It's understandable because, if a match is going to be exciting, they are the ones who
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        CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q-FINAL: MAN U v BAYERN MUNICH
        321 57  -  BY Vk Santosh Kumar WHOA... what a cracker it's going to be: One side playing for its reputation, the other seeking revenge. Uefa couldn't have done us fans a bigger favour. It has ensured edge-of-the-seat excitement by pitting Man U against Bayern.
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        UEFA CUP SEMI-FINAL: BARCELONA v LIVERPOOL
        264 57 IF Liverpool triumphed playing Samba soccer against Porto yesterday, it'll meet its match in "Samba King" Rivaldo when the two teams clash in the Uefa Cup. If there's one player who's been keeping Barcelona's spirits up this season, it's this touch-artist. The English side's
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        CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
        185 57 THE DRAW First leg: April 3: Man United v Bayern Munich, Galatasaray v Real Madrid April 4: Leeds v Deportivo Coruna, Arsenal v Valencia Second leg: April 17: Deportivo Coruna v Leeds, Valencia v Arsenal April 18: Bayern Munich v Man United, Real Madrid v Galatasaray SEMI-FINALS
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        EURO KICK-OFF
        73 57 SPAIN TODAY: Las Palmas v Deportivo Coruna TOMORROW: Real Madrid v Real Mallorca, Espanyol v Valladolid, Numancia v Barcelona, Osasuna v Malaga, Rayo Vallecano v Real Oviedoz, Real Socledad v Alaves, Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal v Racing Santander, Celta Vigo v Valencia ITALY: TOMORROW: Fiorentina v
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        OTHER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES
        156 57 Wire Services. REIGNING European champion Real Madrid said it was satisfied being drawn to face Galatasaray. The draw gives Real a chance to avenge its defeat against the Uefa Cup holders in this season's European Super Cup. The Turkish side ran out 2-1 winners in the
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        OTHER UEFA CUP S-FINAL
        92 57 Wire services. WHILE Barcelona and Liverpool have won 14 European trophies between them, neither Alaves nor Kaiserslautern have even reached a final. Alaves is in Europe for the first time while Kaiserslautern's best previous performance was reaching the Uefa Cup semi-finals in 1982 where they lost
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    • S-LEAGUE 2001: BALESTIER 1 GOMBAK UNITED 2
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        Hard-earned win for Bulls
        248 58  -  By Lim Han Ming NO Ballamodou Conde. No Surachai J attur apattarapong. No Merzagua Abderazzak. Despite the absence of its foreign stars, Gombak United managed to come away from Toa Payoh Stadium with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Balestier Central last night. All thanks to its
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        ‘I want to win with Gombak’
        452 58 LIM HAN MING TALKS TO GOMBAK'S NEW MOROCCAN SIGNING HE may have missed Gombak United's 2-1 win over Balestier Central last night, but you can bet that Moroccan striker Merzagua Abderazzak (right) will play a big role in future Gombak victories, He was the
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        MERZAGUA ON HIS PAST & PRESENT MATES
        89 58 MERZAGUA ON HIS PAST PRESENT MATES MERZAGUA will be re-united at Gombak with his ex-Penang colleagues, Malaysian coach Moey Yoke Ham and Guinean Ballamodou Conde. Obviously, Merzagua has had fond memories working Math the duo. He said: "To me, (Ballamodou) Conde is the best midfielder during the time I played
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      From Renato, with love
      425 59 Tampines Rovers Brazilian footballer Renato Martins made a sudden exit from the S-League and Singapore, but not before saying goodbye to WANG MENG MENG, who pays a personal tribute S-LEAGUE 2 0 0 1 A HUG from a friend, Renato Martins. With those simple words scrawled
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      34 55 Chelsea v Sunderland: LIVE, FC 22; Sportscity, 10.30pm Bradford v Man City: DELAYED, FC 22, lam, tomorrow Man United v Leicester DELAYED, FC 22,3.30 am, tomorrow Aston Villa v Arsenal LIVE, FC 22,11.55pm, tomorrow
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      21 58 CALL INFOLINE Call 1900-*****13 after 8.30pm for half-time score and after 9.30pm for full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      115 58 RJZRRJTR^ Odds as at 8.30 am HOME UNITED v SEMBAWANG Ix 2: (1) Home United: $1.30 (x) Draw: $4.20 (2) Sembawang: $7.60 1/2 GOAL: Home United (-11/2): $1.90 Sembawang: (+ll/2): $1.75 TOTAL GOALS: 0 Goal: $10.00 1 Goal: $5.50 2 Goals: $4.10 3 Goals: $4.00 4 Goals: $4.10 5 Goals:
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      S-LEAGUE SPECTACULAR
      50 61 HELLO MERZAGUA/ Pg 59 GOODBYE RENATO/ Pg 60 GOOD OMEN: A rainbow over the Toa Payoh Stadium Balestier Central couldn't have asked for a better sign before its match against Gombak United. But it wasn't to be. Balestier lost the match 2-1. Report/ Page 59 PICTURE MOHD ISHAK
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