The New Paper, 2 January 2003

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Total Pages: 55
1 55 The New Paper
  • 34 1 the new paper THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2003 -M*Singapore Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg 7 33 44 55 I MITA(P) 044/03/2002 I 60 CENTS g ill 8ill eel the new paper
    34 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • NEWS
    • 387 2  -  MORNING LATEST By Azhar Ghani DESPITE calls from certain quarters for a devaluation of the Singapore dollar to help economic recovery, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is not budging. In its policy statement released this morning, the MAS reaffirmed its current stance on
      387 words
    • 49 2 A strong dollar is a key pillar of Singapore's reputation as an international financial centre. Devaluation will hit consumers here since the prices of imported goods would rise. Half of Singapore's imports are part of subsequent exports, therefore a weak dollar raises cost of exports indirectly.
      49 words
    • 61 2 By devaluing we get an edge over China, Hong Kong and Malaysia whose currencies are pegged to the US dollar —when it comes to exports. The US dollar fell more than 6 per cent against the Singapore dollar last year, which means exporters here got
      61 words
    • 299 2 FLASH ESTIMATES THE manufacturing sector helped to keep the Singapore economy above the water in the last quarter. Advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry this morning show that the economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter compared to the
      299 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 125 3 What Drives You gj§ Kllsli^^^H I»a 9 I j gg m By -■y JbHl I m m"* B B B Laßte WMnhig a Lagan Club membership.'' just spend $30 on Vortex in January and you can play in the Caltex Mini Masters. Tee off at stations** by filling out an
      125 words

  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      733 4  -  He falls behind on loan payments, car is towed away. Then, a vandal strikes By Dawn Chia HE had fallen behind in his car repayments. So real estate agent Tan Soon Lye was looking forward to Dec 18 last year. That was when he would receive his
      Pictures/ Kua Chee Siong  -  733 words
    • 142 5 AT first, he thought his car had merely been the "target" of pesky birds which had dumped their droppings on it. But as he got closer to the open-air carpark, Mr Tan Soon Lye realised his holiday-season luck was worse than he thought. Somebody had
      142 words
    • 209 5 THE New Paper tried contacting an employee at the repo company which towed Mr Tan's car away, but he did not return the call. However, people in the field told The New Paper that, during the repossession of a car, the repo man does not
      209 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 647 4 jtfH mpWMMMVWM BVVBVVIVVBVBVBIii^^V^BVVVBii^PiHHHHHHPBPIHH^HI^HIHHp^PHpiH^HHHH^^ POWERPLAY POWERTALK SPECIAL! IJw Js£ w -<aM Siemens Nokia SS2« I J®S a IT* I i 8008 fill 3610 3315 r 2-Year Plan i 2-Year Plan jg»P* 2-Year Plan f m***™*»•*•» 2-Year Plan *~4, if fc tap! CDCC \F?lj (4 O $198 $18 1 lICC -y Power
      647 words
    • 10 4 the new paper Hotline 1-800 H* BMH mjM E-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg
      10 words


  • HEWS IQ
    • 224 6 SUCCESS stories and well-known faces appearing in a series of advertisements are spreading the word about Singapore worldwide. The ads have a photograph of an outstanding individual with a catchy quote and a paragraph outlining his or her success story. Of the seven people appearing in
      224 words
    • 46 6 PICTURE THIS SIX-year-oW Chen Yujia takes on 100 children from Chinese school chess teams in Shantou, China, on New Year's Day. The little chess prodigy won 82 sets, lost 12 and drew six, winning a place in Guinness World Records. Picture/ Xinhua News Agency
      Picture/ Xinhua News Agency  -  46 words
    • 154 6 SINGAPOREANS shouldn't expect much in the way of pay rises in 2003, warned Hong Kong-based HR Business Solutions (HRBS). According to HRBS's latest survey, pay for managers, professionals and workers here is expected to go up by an average of just 3.5 per
      154 words
    • 72 6 WHILE many clans are suffering from declining membership, Teo Ann Huay Kuan is growing. The 38-year-old Teochew clan has seen its numbers rise from 1,400 to 3,000 in the past three years. Entrance fees dropped from $300 to $10, and a new building in Geylang is expected to
      72 words
    • 81 6 MERIDIAN Junior College may be the newest JC on the block, but that hasn't stopped it from attracting plenty of applicants. It was the first choice for over half its first batch of students, many of whom had good enough scores to get into a top
      81 words
    • 77 6 SINGHEALTH, the health cluster which takes care of the eastern half of the island, is training its nurses to do some jobs done by junior doctors. It hopes this will help retain staff by giving them greater job satisfaction. Singapore has too few nurses, and it
      77 words
    • 55 6 GENEROUS donors to a Selangor-based charity may have unwittingly funded the fugitive terrorist Hambali, according to the Malaysian authorities. Officials believe he funded bomb attacks using money raised by Pertubuhan Al-Ehsan, a nongovernmental organisation, on the pretext of helping needy Muslims. He received an estimated RM2 million ($950,000)
      55 words
    • 83 7 QUOTBWORTHY As a mother, I would like to peep at them (my children) from time to time. If I weren't in the same school, I wouldn't even see them in their school uniform because I spend such long hours in school. It was difficult at first,
      83 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 365 6 Qflfl it noiu jk o *****2 *****3 *****8 *****1 >MK *****$ fcemrit *****6 W *****4 U Make Me Wanna *****1 Para Para Sakura *****8 *****9 *****9 *****3 *****0 *****0 *****4 *****1 &E#r£S| *****0 ffcft *****8 WHY *****7 *****8 May I Love You 6197 mm *****8 &3Htl2 *****9 *****7 fcfc *****9
      365 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 298 7 TTttaia-Trftrafh V *****8 J V *****2 JIISQS6B J*****76 A *****4 A* ***** (^rmpEprar^i^i^p) *****98 J*****83 *****81 J*****61 Jll&m >llaS2l£3 (3^s*l^ liraiioKo VISS76I J*****42 J*****55 J*****99 J*****00 Jll ***** J J\&* L-^ft/SfaVT^ ®9£318 ITsmW J*****86 v *****5 J*****5S Jll ***** J*****40 > X 1 >11 >> WNtHMtaiftl *****89 J*****90 JKiS§49l JKm*22.
      298 words
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 42 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams (AY PLAN IS TO SELL LOU-COST VIDEOPHONES TO Dlf\WITTED IDENTICAL TWINS. I'LL EVEN THROW IN FREE LONGDISTANCE CALLING BECAUSE THAT S THE KIND OF GUV I Att. O GAAAH! UHAT ARE YOU DOING AT fAY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE??? o •e
      42 words
  • 272 7 $fa ck ALL major stock markets around the world declined in 2002. The US stock markets fell for the third year in a row, the first time this has happened since 1939 to 1941. Our Singapore market fell also for the third year in a
    272 words
  • 32 7 International Herald Tribune: Bush's Korea worry: It's South, not North Asian Wall Street Journal: US-South Korea gap hinders crisis settlement New Straits Times: "Battlefield Malaysia": PM warns of ruthless nations
    32 words
  • 53 7 The Straits Times: Worldwide ad campaign to sell Singapore The Business Times: US stocks may slide for 4th year: Analysts Lianhe Zaobao: North Korea crisis can be settled peacefully, no decision on Iraq yet Berita Harian: PM Goh: Muslim community must continueto excel Streats: LTA nixes cafe plan;
    53 words
  • 219 7 ON THE RACK Extract from Forbes: "Our patients get well, by and large," says Sheldon Kaplan, a professor of pediatrics in Texas. Kaplan specialises in infectious diseases, meaning he can treat a lot of the sickness he sees with antibiotics. But there's a problem, too. Most
    219 words

  • MALAYSIA
    • 510 8  -  LAWYER FOR EX-DPM'S WIFE SLAMS PR ESS .TELLS THE NEW PAPER: By Seto Nu-wen HE had given Malaysia's latest sensational khalwat (close proximity) case a final, furious climax by yelling at reporters in court. But, when the lawyer spoke to The
      Picture/ Harian Metro  -  510 words
    • 219 8 MALAYSIA'S English daily New Straits Times yesterday hit out at the Syariah High Court for blocking the media from reporting on the khalwat case. The open court system was to let society see justice being done, the newspaper said in an editorial. "It
      219 words
    • 220 8 IN MALAYSIA, khalwat is a law passed by the Malaysian Parliament and applicable only to Muslims, including foreigners. According to Dr Muhammad Arifin, a lecturer in Syariah law at the International Islamic University in Malaysia, the definition of khalwat can be "very broad". Said Dr Muhammad in a
      220 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 160 8 BBS!!! SKIMCfIRE SOLUTIONS FOR MEN Established in 1992. Face of Man is the dedicated pioneer in educating and offering WkJMwL Enquiries: 1 grooming solutions of the highest standards to more than 10.000 men with clogged pores. g345 3323 (EaStl acne scars P'9 mentat on s '9 ns fme l nes
      160 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 132 9 4 1 f* S* F <** V- 1 -<*» m# *> Ik 4 m y- v ■«r-.. mm 11 m m w H- r* <i i m. m m m •>>«. m m V as BP k .*< ■^Mgal ■P ,.-i V > v mm mm v m ai&S .1
      132 words

  • NEWS
    • 1017 10 Militant groups like the Jemaah Islamiyah, Kumpulan Militant Malaysia and theAl-Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden (right) have in common two things: Schooling in a rigid form of Islam, and a brotherhood borne out of violent struggles. LOW CHING LING andARULJOHNspeak to experts to bring
      1,017 words
    • 292 11 DR Andrew Tan said it is likely that the Kumpulan Militan Malaysia (KMM) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were, at first, helped by Al-Qaeda without their being aware of it, since Al-Qaeda has many legitimate businesses. "Money from these businesses is often donated to affiliates,
      292 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 36 10 L educQtlor^^*" ■CCS INTKNATTON]TCERT!FICATE IN COMPUTER STUDIES IPPS/lPSfir 1 INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAIN COMI^ER?rUDIES/E7OMMERCE lAD I INTERNATIONAL ADVANCffPIIBMnrCOMPUTER STUDIES (Examined and awarded by NC€ t UK,) Student Pas* For Foreigners JV-S. Deferment. SMCP (endorsed by IDA) Package [T]|^f||l|
      36 words

  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 326 11 VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY PRESENTS francois k /nyc 4HRSET ATZQUK PHUTURE Having moved to New York in the nascent disco years of Ml A/n~l I 175, Frangois K has DJed in all the historic clubs Studio NUDII/AI O VVI I n 54. Better Days, The Loft, Zanzibar, and Paradise Garage. AMPIQPAA/
      326 words

  • SCENE CMT AWARD
    • 482 12  -  THEY SCENE/CMT STUDENT OF THE YEAR By Amy Chiew HE may be partially blind, but Teong Ze Gang wants no special treatment, please. Although visually impaired, Ze Gang (right) can move around on his own. The 16-year-old suffers from congenital glaucoma. It's
      Picture/ Simon Ker  -  482 words
    • Article, Illustration
      394 12 APRIL UM KOK HENG This 24-year-old, from Singapore Polytechnic, is now a senior officer at Nat Steel. In August, he received the Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal, awarded to the Institute of Technical Education graduate with the most outstanding performance in a polytechnic. Mr Lim was posted
      394 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 804 12 Heineken Advert *****2 :fSS *****3 Ivcnever t t t ■aa a A 9 a I Cartsberg Advert-Cant tS *****3 beentome *****3 ft mJfgt/wi/w 1/ l\t//\Mf y OfmwX M TaßeMyVoffyou *****1 *«g||, (MUM ***** dB» W IIWVVy IVCW I CMf !J Down Boy/Holly Valence *****1 fSSs »3£ t|*£ S \?~V /-P
      804 words

  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 187 13 ■■■i^BF Recognition of prior Please make an appointment m m m with either: learning (advanced 'DP Education Australia standing) is available (Singapore) Before you decide on an Australian Ms Amy Koh I Monday 6 Tuesday 7 university, you II want to do your 7 3 January 2003 homework. While brochures
      187 words

  • SINGAPORE
    • 540 14  -  By. Joycelyn Wong Windows which do not shatter after they have been shot at and tyres which can run even after they are punctured. Such modifications might be necessary for a car driven by James Bond. But it's not just Agent 007 who
      Graphic/ CEL GULAPA Source: THECARSTORY COM  -  540 words
    • 110 14 CHECK with the Land Transport Authority before making any modifications. Make sure your accessories comply with safety requirements. "Modifications that compromise the safety of the vehicles are not allowed in Singapore, and such modified vehicles should also not be used outside Singapore," said an
      110 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 59 14 Ouaballah L V v(UUfc/UIIUI I Basic Meditation Course Personal Development For the Individual January: 7 th 14 th 21 st mm to C 1 rystal Gaizing Nleditati n ««7am 10.00 am to 12.00 noon power of Knowledge Is designed to release stress, tensions and repressed emotions, opening the way to
      59 words

  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 320 15 s XT :r *■is—* <?<■. -.'-S^ Draw No. 01/2003 Ist prize ($1.5 million) 290 6228 2nd prize ($400,000) 304 9398 3rd prize ($200,000) 116 5047 10 JACKPOT PRIZES ($lO,OOO EACH) *****18 *****99 *****14 *****09 *****91 *****75 *****32 *****82 *****46 *****38 10 LUCKY PRIZES ($5,000 EACH) *****37 *****65 *****76 *****37 *****24
      320 words
    • 800 15 Am A I For M-Card 4 Startiub Green Pre-paid card Users,please dial 1900-912-2910 to purchase as 9 credits (I I\\ f ML, J before using this service. (Not applicable for Sing Tel Hi-Card users) V/ (1 /A\ Send message? Just send HI Your.Message to ***** eg. HI Hello everyone <
      800 words

  • WORLD
    • 212 16 Reuters. YOU know how some games of Monopoly just never seem to end? Well, US company Infogames has come up with a solution to prod the slow-moving game along. Monopoly Party is a high-tech computer version of the Monopoly board, game that cuts playing time significantly.
      Reuters.  -  212 words
    • 325 16 Additions to stars' seaside home spark fury in Welsh neighbourhood COULD this be Hollywood's version of our own Everitt Road neighbourly feud? Trouble is brewing among Catherine Zeta-Jones and her new neighbours, reported The Evening Standard. The 32-year-old actress who is
      Picture/Afp  -  325 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 62 16 WiEtw J& ■<I <a Wf Sa E&333 fpP* hHHL iak •> IUIBBBPPsW J^JBKBK^^^Jsa C«)'6' i»<« 1Bvr» K» wljmvw /X ftU>ix«v f«mlnrt«>*J; ;H» huukJwk o whmt M)<>MtO»y mm w<th «#>w ffW»<»<t« tckt fir«t •><«•< »>♦> SWAHT. Mo»nb»» wl Ihu nnHlo(o« f»«»vJn«« HrovuiorAfA• »OC HOO PO y *> urv u« A h
      62 words
    • 47 16 '^jS^Kv v m*** T V A B tIVVIS Jf MP mSg^M Disclaimer: Calls are charged at 90 cents per min. Callers 18 yrs and above ONLY. Precautions must be taken when meeting strangers from this service. Fault report, call *****998. By eFusion Pte Ltd. fimnmrnai r inwnTTrttTmrrn
      47 words
    • 36 16 r u3ic>n IK HERE STRANGERS rJ c. B E C G <V. E FRIENDS Hi ffie chat party/ I *****455 \r Disclaimer Calls are cfarjrtxi 90 ctntspcfnw teo'SffSttd Bl' OS.' Precjetwis "iu*' &e tak€n neetng s«f>ige?i
      36 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 1067 17 o X I IF£ _>$$»&« l# (?_'(:'t'li TOP OF THE POPS Just A Friend 2002 Underneath It All Anyone of Us The Tide is Hfch Positivity Dirty The Game Of Low One Love Down Boy Love You Better Lose Yourself What's Your Flava Unbreakable Strength of A Woman Work It
      1,067 words
    • 343 17 LOGO ***** ***** ***** 007^ ***** 21S62 I» JESUS 2,4,9 "MWC. 1,4,1 WISStt***** ***** UVWtlL ***** MtaWhi r» UTfKKYOUft (T) TEDOYMft* Qnyster 2 A Aw Tech— 2ig6? FREAK ***** ZMi-fl'VM WwW E1E2H L^n H?Wmi ***** ***** itiihu— L'j.;k LAil^i S16m«si9es ***** received M fn zzzm 1,M ULTJ2J ACTBam dlDpMSjlU 21(17
      343 words

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 78 18 Attitude Meets Espionage 4<Lla ItSAf idr^Vtsx^T^KSiNS^K SnPi ""^iSI99B Htli iryi SmHP- V! MURPHY fJfßjwmM' W//LSOW ;|fi|,t I« I jM a ii j i TBHt WmmMfflNlSftiNs jan 1 frS^Sr [111 11 fin 11 IfiS/HIB Mini iuii■ IH ■■nil 11 in 11 HI iff inisi nihi iin ■iiiiiiiiiiiii ""1111 Hii 111 WIHil
      78 words

  • WORLD
    • 341 19 Wire services. DID they or didn't they? The US State Department is accusing two leading aerospace companies, Hughes and Boeing, of illegally providing rocket technology to China that helped it fine-tune its missiles. In a letter filed on Dec 26, the US State Department
      Wire services.  -  341 words
    • 256 20 GOOD NEWS FOR TIRED DRIVERS SOON, motorists pulling out of Bangchak petrol stations in Thailand will have more than a full tank of gas. They could be leaving with rejuvenated shoulders and legs too. That's the idea behind a novel move to
      256 words
    • 173 20 THEY target the easy-to-remove aluminium railings and support bars on bridges in Bangkok. The stolen pieces end up in scrap dealers' shops, leaving some bridges completely without support. And city officials end up fixing the damaged parts with pieces of wood to prevent accidents, reported
      173 words
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 80 19 WAC 1900-912-8044 Where there's always a friend on the line. Ca'<«rs should be 18 years old and above only Calls are charged 90cts/mm Pifcautiun: mini t* taken when met!my mangers Irom this service Hetp1me:*****129 Powareom lnt&r*acti\/& P»o L td 1900-912-8041 Where there's always a friend on the line. Free line:
      80 words
    • 762 19 Biilhoard Top Hits iXtAfialUEfl favourite 1 <5 ***** Dualnsan .-***** RinduDiDada ft Y ***** Dilemma I f (£va<SEzad; V W f/s/ete; Tf All ***** GangstaLovin A!i I ***** Mr Cinderella ft ***** Tlah Pergi ***** ComDlicated V f£ffa Faz/ra d (Alena) onco P n, m M >' ***** AnakAyam *****
      762 words

  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 574 20 ft '3 UD 3 C| ,J F l rlro^lh/:fl I I To unsubscribe, 1 M ISIPTIUU JIU JOtfU l send (URIK (*****391) mwsms BL6PT Tunesir v ilfiteS W, ornxmim msu <?w> w& wq. WQ, WQ. §m tsiQ.J&mrn I /*****25 pizza hut K*f *****24 pink panther H I fdM& LaS KetcHllD
      574 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 745 21 TMs serines is powered tit) JP Tech Pte ltd Members of the Audioteu Serucies Providers Association IS'pore) iT'VI »:iii«Ws' itb^SWili4292-Z2K W MWrWm&J M W^K-rfSh. ;_.w r» ■ip* 5 202 45 52 *****5 z" 58 •aaasssr HlUi Xa9HP,VP:£§f«V JkrZ.frv, 1900-911-2233 o»Mta«m«M 'CaSa™ umfaw tt )t» t ba>W wM sMk tmwnt "Ait
      745 words

  • 510 22 WORLD In the first 30 years of the People's Republic of China, only 210,000 people went overseas. From Jan-Sept 2001, 12.3 m Chinese travelled abroad, 25 per cent more than the same time the previous year. AP THEY can easily be spotted at any
    AP; Picture/ Afp  -  510 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 289 22 isnEniEEBBSBSBBQZB 9 s^f*&&& PERTH GOLD COAST MELBOURNE SYDNEY aw WtKtMWFrFTWBM FaeAagef 4D3N +1N FREE 4D3N +1N FREE 403N +1N FREE 4D3N ♦1N FREE 6D Las Angeles frsl33B avj $888 >$ 1108 $1078 $1068 Grand Canyon ■'l I 'll 1'! ,798 JD Langkawi frs 22B FuiSay 8 :our H Sorrento Quay/
      289 words
    • 51 22 Jp|^ s IV HERE j>TR JIXGERS Ml Si FREE IIME r nuii 4i~L' ~l *****4S3 ,k_- i D-k Ca!»it itiarji.; r. ccnti «r mir. Cm 'I p p d ML }5c,« 3s.' p*?;j rjsl te air «t p«r ::nr3»:s <L k~ i- > ;r. ;i c*'e:>H 6, t t V
      51 words

  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 506 23 Cator under 18 yetre below mutt seek parental content M \l Jg «L* -'v .*P ffl HOT* UPOH SUCCESSFUL SOSIQ OEDtCATIOM. YOU WILL BE HOTBED l&V J|P Scute! Uivw? BY A MESSAGE rQURBCOCATKM fi MVEg >\ I V Cailfers uric]«r*' 1 s«»k p^^^^^onHvllP^jT-v» <:« is dppl icabl eito Nokia phon«B
      506 words

  • 136 24 WORLD THE Japanese seem to have put the brakes on baby-making last year. The number of babies born in 2002 is estimated to have declined to a record low of 1.15 million down 15,000 from 2001, according to Japan's Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry.
    136 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 382 24 ■o I *****2 i^^^irAi^y^fAt^yiTprvffPF m 6 i *****5 mf; T* r, H7TTHWIO |2237****** B *****6 wiißj %Z 111* IiSBSy *****9 ***** Iti^B r»"» ,5< 9 U *****7 *****2 ||j^Ua^ffloKg**»^(Vk^F«nme^#^* I wmmmi W 1 y i^Bo v 1 pB b 1 *****8 1 *****5 j B^tUjJ B *****4 1 *****2 L
      382 words
    • 154 24 ■H Nokia NBB5O $200 NBBlO $50 N620 $150 H N3210 $50 N8855 $300 Motorola A2OO $200 ■I N3310 $70 N6510 $250 T720 $300 A4OO $200 I N3330 $70 NB3lO $280 VBOBB $100 TlOO $350 I N3350 $90 N7210 $400 C 289 $80 Sony Ericsson V N3315 $90 N6610 $400 C
      154 words

  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 868 25 Tl3 2 fwySfeo p<^^^c'iii^ l £^SriJ |mn4M»—«/fc»y IPVtI umm DontSpwk/NoDo* MWkJIi O Animated Picture iV^b g^% f Ab6bpk S#g color JKk BBf Jtt 113M7 *****2[SchiftSgS Roses Ivj 114?71 4 v 3ndaf Csrlsbcrj 1 Bright Side Of Lite *****7*Sp«termsi 1t4298»T-Bex *****8»Lg« fegfqlng *****1 •iorf Of The *****4* Triple X *****0 EyeS
      868 words
    • 14 25 <r> ustU 3 (cojol pjefl :M& I 1 c^n 1 0 CP a m
      14 words
    • 104 25 [~Looking for I a Fatty Taie?' In fairy tales things weren't so easy... NOW it can be! Join the fastest growing SMS community and start communicating. No complicated commands, no obligations, no hassle, just CHAT n GO! SMS 'CHAT' followed by 'YOUR MESSAGE' to m /i j, (-.amp), 11 -Uv-as.
      104 words

  • Article, Illustration
    231 26 WORLD AP. FOR the last few months, retired teacher Steve Horowitz placed a large sign reading "Wife Wanted" in front of his Michigan home. After hearing from about 60 women and going out with three, the 53-year-old says all he's looking for right now is a second date
    AP.; Picture/ Ap  -  231 words
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 1095 26 w4+ t3il^ I fffl' s t (J in toiw n! "xBtoar Free Line Dial *****953 tver; Calls are charged at 90 certs per mm Callers 18 yrs < Qaraoi ZU IMMOBILE if u DO NOT receive your ringtone /logo, pis call: 6415 9021 lift *iSi% m Call charge $1.50/ mm.
      1,095 words
    • 78 26 ENJOY A HEALTHIER WELL-BEING HAPPINESS OP /X N/ 1 1 (\l C 3 MORE FRIENDS 1900-9123-321 ROR ENGI IS I—l FREE UNES: 677S 5800 FOR ENGLISH/6775 11S5F0R MAND>(jfc 1 20-1-2.0 VM: f||^ jj^ THE r/cST HAPPSfiIhS Chat PA.PT f CMjtt Should tm ttx«• «*> Atowidfr r*m«rK*tr Oc »xcruw> ptua*io» *.t»r>m*«tna
      78 words

  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 157 27 \jQgkij message" R NICKNAME E «g Key in R NICKNAME rj® rP PH Philippines, BON TH j jEj BB To start messaging to SB Ip_ the intended person If I W Key in NICKNAME i nicknawe. sg, 1 I MESSAGE If c<are to I I |M|V3/ (e.g. nickname.sg chat? Qfl
      157 words
    • 1047 27 tl^' ntßsn T r "ff<tW^ W* fm £&/f te//sten&ncts&ncf tc?yewPn'&ncJisf fWe Value YOUR j.l ?[o)i'| j»l -J J H Key "FB" sms your Eg. feedback to *****391 (FB I want more TV ad ringtones] Have a fun time eavesdropping on your frlendsl < Y ltfMiiifltfiijMdiiJ PT A Now, you can
      1,047 words

  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 888 28 j 23oiw Final Fantasy XI SuSS Da nTQ J |J|f j I mIT f% *****52 Final Fantasy X/Battle Theme t> BMHrfll j/ Mil |5S All UjJUaLjMnSSX \mh afegT k«gc*m<wo liwVstilllQll CI i<* *****27 Final Fantasy VIII Eyes on me BI B,■ i UIM JJV, JJk rflHlff T AJB 1 *****65
      888 words

  • 346 29 COMMENT WHENEVER colleagues walk by my desk, they cast worried looks my way. They know I'm an indoor plant killer and a compulsive collector of yellowing newspapers. But, now, they think Fm a soft toy abuser as well. You see, I like to pose soft
    346 words
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 37 29 Miiinjc Y TP I- If Yj Callers should be 18 years old and above only Calls are charged 90cts/min P'ecautions must be taken #her meeting strangers from this service Helpline *****129. P'otvorco/r) !nt&r&cti\s& Ax/f?cit £i I— tci
      37 words
    • 664 29 Screensavers CPicture Sms Pfnnn4npfe^Fnb^ffi^^BOTß>M!Vfll JPffWuave's su.»*bgcq> l§ln«MW I* 1"" I*PMsrP ipfTfg'?' i'J.'B I *****80 T*****H *****43 ftb4B7S > C^T^B *****06 TTjOQI I [Plljljjllli!^^ L0 3 g0" 7 |kSW f I £WB* gBMW «w3 ■■Wgwff ifflfll noSbSs *****73 JSfaSfi *****7? PW^JJ<[4IJ/j *****83 *****86 *****99 <Sg«^|EBEBHP'3 I C&m) {sSJKfii fKJffitsy ismxidA i
      664 words

  • Hey!
    • 980 30 While the other Jennifer is making news with her impending marriage, Jennifer Aniston (left) is busy picking up acting awards and showing critics she can do more than just make people laugh. WENDY TEO reports JENNIFER Aniston is sick of being a Good Girl. Tired of
      Picture/ Reuters  -  980 words
    • 196 31 ANISTON is not the first actress to volunteer for dowdy duty. The babelicious Cameron Diaz was roughed up big time in the indie film Being John Malkovich in 1999. She was barely recognisable in that grubby face, messy tangled curls and deadened expression, especially not
      196 words
    • 306 32 Haircut, manicure and oh-so-chic designer-like clothes and handbags have come together at The Amara Hotel Shopping Centre and all at very reasonable prices. No wonder the financially astute Shenton Way brigade drift there. ERIAKBAR reports Absolutely necessary Absolute Nailcessity #03-10 Tel: 6227-3383 Opening hours: 10.30
      Pictures/ Aaihan Mohd Yusof  -  306 words
    • Article, Illustration
      145 33 Great Cuts #02-18 Tel: 6224-6522 Opening hours: 10.30 am to Bpm Mon to Fri, until 7pm on Sat, Closed on Sun NEED a quick snip for no more than $10? Be it trimming your fringe or cutting a layered bob, any of the salon's six hairstylists
      145 words
    • 132 33 Hiroshima #03-04 Tel: 6220-3662 Opening hours: 10.30 am to 7.30pm Mon to Fri, until 3.30pm on Sat, Closed on Sun LADIES who love classic bags will be in handbag heaven in this bag boutique. It carries several collections of sleek, feminine wallets and handbags which
      132 words
    • 112 34 KYLIE Minogue is winning over the US, slowly but surely. She outperformed Mariah Carey and turned talkshow king Jay Leno into a panting puppy during her Jk promotional US tour. Her sexy rendition of the m Christmas carol, Santa I Baby, on Leno's show got H
      Pictures/ Reuters, Ap.Afp  -  112 words
    • 141 34 CATHERINE Zeta-Jones has been getting great buzz for her role in Chicago (above), but what caused a stir at the press junket was how she dealt with sensitive topics. A reporter asked the actress about ex-boyfriend John Leslie, the British TV anchor recently arrested on
      141 words
    • 82 34 THERE'LL be none of the lavish Hollywood nuptials for Liv Tyler and her Leeds-born fiance Royston Langdon, lead singer of rock band Spacehog. The mismatched couple are planning on getting married in his home town of Yorkshire in late August, and it will
      82 words
    • 119 34 ANGELINA Jolie's rekindled relationship with ex-husband Jonny Lee Miller is off after the British actor refused to spend Christmas with her in the US. The pair began dating again after Jolie split from husband Billy Bob Thornton and Miller from his fiancee Lisa Faulkner.
      119 words
    • 181 34 LEONARDO DiCaprio ended up black and blue after being slapped 35 times by co-star Cameron Diaz during their scenes in Gangs of New York. He confessed: "I have to be honest the love scenes weren't as gentle as some that I've been
      181 words


  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 400 32 Tamil -it Ringtones NEW NEW NEW Villan A 1884 Ore Manam 1885 Thappu Thanda 1611 Adicha Nethi 1594 Pathinettu Vayasil Bagavathy 1591 July Malargale 1886 Allu Allu 1887 Vikkalu Vikkalu 1602 Shayyo Shyyo Muthamidalaama 1888 La La La Jollythan Kathal Virus 1890 Hey Hey Yenna April Maathathil 1616 Hey Nenje
      400 words
    • 599 32 Rinob©ne ITletayu HWu m»i«a Hits 0 New! New! New! 1891 Liza Hanim: GelisahMimpi Top Hits 2697 New Boyz: Nortaa 2669 TfipteNoce Mak Mmah 2702 Sit) NurNazam Lebaran 2673 Spin-Sit Notßesipi Berkasth 2699 Rahmat: Kekasihku 2700 Nurul Ajai Lagu Rindu 2701 Flop Poppy Aku Dan Kamu 2704 Kristal. Delaila 26% New
      599 words

  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 846 33 Value for MONEY, get QUALITY Rlngtone in 3 simple steps: wlp 1 p|« I Step 1: Take down the ID of the ringtone you wish to download X ;r I If your favorite song Is not listed, use our SMS song And to locate the song, I Step 2: Call
      846 words

  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 101 34 STUDY IN SWITZERLAND IMI Bachelors Masters Dearee in I INTERNATIONAL HOTEL litn U*n management institute nofe/ or Tourism Management. I wSSSiS 'Obtain a world-class Swiss Higher University, U.K.) Diploma a British Degree in 3 years 1 yr Post-Grad Diploma or Msc in ■BSS International Tourism Management i INTFRNATIONAI tourism Full
      101 words

  • Page 35 Advertisements
  • 165 35  -  By Yeoh Wee Teck MUSIC is his life, literally. Zouk resident DJ Jeremy Boon has been at it since he was 16, playing his first gig. And now at 33, he has been spinning at Zouk for 11 years. He spins five days a week at
    165 words

  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 47 36 Illntuk Chat Bahasa J ust abov^ 8 years Prec^ ut ons sMmbs Largest car Care Products Are Now Available la Singaporel Appointed distributor for Polyglaze, Selleys, Armorall, Mr Clean, Autoglym and Meguiar's. Sole agent for the following: 'K ear****** Mm~v*d IDEAL PARTS SUPPLIER ftll-BIST MOTOR HAIDWftBI TBADIMG
      47 words
    • 1 36 V#
      1 words
  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 94 36 COMICS The Concrete Jungle/ Col inGoh .com Ibe legend of J l> T* IW 1 Ir\l A 41 nf yes... TRAMPLING L* rv/w n maciy t J rT ONTUSEV\UO K l I Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson TUESE MORNINGS 1 L AIL ROWED BECWSE I I UUEH IMS IK Pt£ SOmtßl
      94 words
  • PRIME-TIME TV
    • 349 36 IF there were ever a Funny Documentary award, 647km2 might very well sweep the title. It's such an enjoyable watch that staying put in front of the telly for half an hour is a breeze. Hosted by radio-deej ay-turned-comedian Suhaimi Yusof and actor Khairudin, 647km2 lets
      349 words
    • 64 36 The Craft Channel i, I Opm Sarah, attends St Benedict's Academy where she meets dysfunctional outcasts Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle and discovers that they, like her, can perform "the craft". Healing Hands II Channel U, 9pm Jing's premature baby needs an operation for a heart condition. However, she lacks
      64 words
    • 96 36 City Cabs: Havana Discovery Travel Adventure (Ch 16), 7pm Michael Krass meets Cristobal, a cab driver in Havana who travels two hours by public transport every day just to get to his taxi. Now See This! AXN (Ch 19), 8pm A new reality series which relies on unforgettable caught-on-tape
      96 words

  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 24 37 .«*T ,•>■<-,\-r„ ~f -—amiMMMWr— M KX—~-—— —<.—-. .-■^■~^-w>--"»g..*.--.^ v t>-"— ■■2 -J Cr;_ i.'^^- t i .1 #»MwßMWMWßMaat^jfir Tvr-*f7i J£ K^^NlW>feSMW»KißfS'g r -iflßr7rft-».' <? -i ,i
      24 words
  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 612 37 THE NEW PAPER/Thursday, January 2,2003 PRIME TIME TV Page 37 6.00: Who's The 6.00: The Price 6.30: News 6.30: Singapore 6.00: Are U 6.00: Masakan 6.02: Insight 6.00: Vandread 6.00: The 6 Boss? (Sitcom) Is Right (Variety) Today (News) Afraid Of The Cina (Cooking) Special (Part 2) 6.30: You're Simpsons
      612 words

  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 760 38 ft§r!p.v 7/Fa 4T7 0 aJ) For fast results, call us on toll-free number: I pCIpC:! /C /C A > V 1800-289-9988 ,v> fW Jf k WraHß Upgrade yourself Acquire a new skill by signing up for one of the many courses available. Handphones wanted High prices offered for handphones of
      760 words
    • 141 38 Personal Care gfS&k NEW FRESH RELAXING FOR full body scrub full aroma body massage head massage All 65 mins for $45 only! Thai Massage $40/ hr. only! No 21 Bali Lane (Opp Golden Landmark Hotel) Call 6295-5288 Swedish and Shiatsu Massage By appt: 11am 10pm Xanadu Traditional Massage Ul5-14 Int'l
      141 words
    • 77 38 Other Products Services Caters snouic De 1S «ears ac anc adove orxv C*are?arpc{}9o&w t««S5c5 Powercom Interactive Media Pte Ltd I i I ntM (»>*•» 19 yvtm vhltmtttf *re«|B (tmvrt&i comet* must be JH ta*tv> wficn meeting stnunjt< front 9 jWvfee JP Tvtfl Pte Lkt M 6»/3 MM Used/ Spoilt/ New
      77 words

  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 408 39 THE NEW PAPER/Thursday, January 2, 2003 fastads Page 39 ss||. Ericia Lee SPH Mediaworks Artiste The Solution To Troubled Skin BOSKin V&\y' V.X ■"■Mh DlO-Acne Clearance 1. Special pineapple skin dermasion to remove dead skin 2. Face steaming to open pores and cold steam to tighten back 3. High frequency
      408 words

  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • 299 40 For fast results, call us on toll-free number: 1800- 289 9988 Other Products Other Products Other Products Services jggJ Services Services r/\ 7~ITTT^ In-rooms IDD telphone 1 3 layers freshly pressed bedsheets SCV cable vision (football channel/ f®|PR HBO+all local channels) Complimentary drinks hot beverage p er fay Ma J°r
      299 words
    • 76 40 Callers 18 years above Please take precautions wfien meeting people from the service Service provided by TVC. Member of ASPA. Hotline 6873 6056 I Buying ALL notebooks, handphones, videocams, cameras all digital cameras. 9238 5607 FAST ON SPOT All H/P models N3310-110 NB2lO-160 N3315-130 N8250-250 N3610-180 NB3lO-370 N6510-330 NBB5O-250 N7210-500
      76 words
    • 219 40 Other Products Caniiroc ci out HANDPHONES WANTED! BUY SELL New used handphone Pay in cash! Pick-up available Hiqh price guaranteed! Contact 9027-8522 HANDPHONE WANTED New Old Nokia handphones Also buying Sony Playstation SCHP 9002 $80/ 7502 $70 5502 $60/ PSone $70 Highest buy back price for good condition Contact 9386-0242
      219 words
    • 172 40 t|.«|i,L ||*«lik Heaitn centres Heaitn centres w renovation! JFT n New opening! m Sauna Herbal Steambath Massage W Each individual room jvph with attached bathroom TV restroom I 6339 5311 6339 5346 (Opening Hrs: 11am 11pm) Charming, Experienced t Multi-National Skillful A Masseuses Foot Reflexology, Thai Massage Steam/Sauna/Jacuzzi Mini Theatre
      172 words
    • 203 40 Health Centres Health Centres dSGGm l|p| y*l||ll il» > > *xsxS)y-; SB Ej£ From 10.30 am 3pm only (exclude Public Holidays} pL l» 2 f Doco2to"sJano3 *ff ii (Including Complimentary Meal, Beverage Usage of our Facilities) «J 298 Jalan Besar #03-01 (10.30 am 11.00 pm) J 942 »j Due to
      203 words

  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 173 41 For fast results, call us on toll-free number: 1800- 289 ***** Health Centres Health Centres Health Centres 3«0 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Cacsa rw re Herbal Steambath Thai Massage Finger Pressing Individual room with attached bathroom adjustable air-conditioning TV restroom I Health Centre Sauna, Herbal Steambath Individual room with attached bathroom ih
      173 words
    • 91 41 Business Services d 8& HDB LOAN FOR BUYING SELLING UP TO SIOK RENOVATION LOAN NEW LAPTOP WANTED Bank loans arrangeable at long repayment Low interest Min income $2K above Lowest rate in town 9383 8026 Notebooks PDAs Handphones Electronic products Computer spare parts Ca*****2 INSTANT BANK LOAN AVAILABLE Long/low repayment
      91 words
    • 160 41 Business Services We Offer Higher Price for Handphone, Laptop, Digital Camera New Used avail Call for higher price CASH PAYMENT!!! Pick up at your convenience We Can Help Cash Through Financial Institute with long repayment period. Also biz opportunities. Pis. call *****156 Cash on delivery Properties HDB SALE SPECIALIST TEAM
      160 words
    • 180 41 Professional/Executive Professional/Executive Positions Positions independent magazines for Singapore's global school house Production Assistant Circulation Executive Sales Manager Sales Executive 'A' levels good English work experience it helps if you love magazines email your letter and CV in max 2 pages as an attachment to jobs@teachmagazine.com.sg Sales Positions Sales Positions Asia's
      180 words
    • 185 41 Sales Positions d&B A Regional Group of Companies is seeking the right individuals to fill the post of FULL-TIME PART-TIME Attractive basic salary commission. Bilingual preferred. Pleasant personality a teamworker Details and service oriented. Retail experience will be an advantage. Able to work shifts and weekends/ public holidays. Foreigners are
      185 words
    • 148 41 Restaurant/Lounge Hotel Positioning 1. ASST. CAFE SUPERVISOR 2. FULL TIME COMMIS COOKS 111 SHATEC Grads/ trainees welcome Part time. Min 6 mths Must speak good Eng Interested in pastry, baking Shift work incl. weekends 'A' level leavers welcome S'poreans/ PR only Cinnabun Tree US Bakery Cafe *81-03/ 04 Great World
      148 words

  • Page 42 Advertisements
    • 1006 42 For fast results, call us on toll-free number: 1800- 289 9988 Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Hotel Hotel Position^**] T KARAOKE LOUNGE urgently requires Pleasant looking, cheerful energetic Can speak English or Mandarin Possess good communication skills Please contact Mummy 9, Irene 9147-4675 Technical Positions Aircon co in Yishun requires Interested, pis call
      1,006 words
    • 55 42 MaYISHUN J9 Commercial School LCCI Diploma in Business Private Secretary Diploma Diploma in Accounting ITE NITEC Office Skills Accounting/ Administration University of Cambridge Adv Diploma in Business f Blk 102 *03-125 Yishun Ave 5 I *****728 J CmVMM Ttwctttrter»d ylprVl InatHute d Marketing Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Leading to
      55 words
    • 158 42 B 1 NITEC IN OFFICE SKILLS (COS) 30% discount for group registration on Ist month s fee. Terms conditions apply EFFECTIVE GROUP TUITION AT BELOW MARKET RATES Lower Secondary (English/ Maths/Science) 'N' levels (Eng./ Maths/ Science/ A/Cs) Sec. 3 Sec. 4 (E/A Maths/ Science/ A/Cs) 'A' levels (Econs/ A/Cs/ Mgmt
      158 words

  • RACING
    • 325 43  -  By Tan The an Loon JOCKEY Leong Kar Wah, who suffered the worst among seven riders who fell during a race at Penang last Saturday, will be out of action for about three months. The 32-year-old Malaysian is still warded at a Penang hospital
      325 words
    • 210 43  -  TAN THEAN LOON THE seven-horse spill in Penang last Saturday resembled that of the horrific King's Gold Cup incident on July 29,1973. Then, 14 Class 1 horses were assembled for the 1,200 m Kuala Lumpur classic but only six horses completed the race.
      210 words
    • 444 43 WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENGAGED ON SATURDAY CLASS 2— 1,200 m: Octavo (M Hairin) sped over 600 m in 38.8. He was three lengths in front of Great Pacific at the finish. The latter is handicapped in the Open Benchmark 62 race over
      444 words

  • SPORTS
    • 751 44  -  SPOTLIGHT ON THAILAND'S TOP TENNIS STAR PARAPORN SRICHAPHAN ...MORE ON PARADORN By Sumit Mukherjee THE routine never changes. Before a match, he bends down to touch the ground the surface on which the game will be played for good luck. And after every match irrespective
      Picture/ Afp; Pictures/Afp, Reuters  -  751 words
    • 151 44 I hoped to be in the top 20 rankings this year (2002) and I did. In 2003 I will try to reach a single-digit ranking. I'm not thinking about Grand Slams yet. But all this while I was the underdog. That made me more relaxed.
      151 words
    • 142 44 My win over Agassi (left) gave me a lot of confidence. I feel that if I can keep my level of tennis the way I played against Andre, that means I can go out there and play with anybody. The people at home were
      142 words
    • 135 44 At home, it was tennis, tennis, tennis. Even when I was still in my mother's womb, she went to see my brother's matches. It's in my blood. I was this boy who wanted to play, and wanted to go to the tournaments, wanted to be like
      135 words
    • 93 44 I'm not thinking about marriage yet. I'm 23, I'd say when I reach 30 I'll think about it. Sometimes I think to myself that I want to have my own house, live alone. But at the moment I can't do that. In Thai culture, you have to
      93 words
    • 247 44 THE Srichaphan family owes much to its patriarch Chanachai, who worked as a bank clerk and at a preserved fruit factory in Thailand's rural north-east before making a name for himself as Paradom's father-coach. A tennis addict with an entrepreneurial spirit,
      247 words
    • 445 45 EVERTON 2 (Steve Watson 6th min, Tomasz Radzinski 90) MAN CITY 2 (Nicolas Anelka 33, Marc-Vivien Foe 82) PA Sport. EVERTON midfielder Li Tie and Manchester City defender Sun Jihau delighted an estimated TV audience of 300 million people in their native China who watched
      PA Sport.; Picture/ Reuters  -  445 words
    • 393 45 ENGLISH DIVISION ONE RESULTS Crystal Palace 1 Coventry 1 Ipswich 4 Millwall 1 Nottingham Forest 1 Walsall 1 Reading v Leicester (abdn) Rotherham 0 Shef Wed 2 Stoke 2 Preston 1 Watford 2 Portsmouth 2 Wolverhampton 1 Derby 1 Wire Services. PORTSMOUTH'S climb towards the English Premier
      Wire Services.  -  393 words
    • Article, Illustration
      510 46 REST OF THE NEW YEAR'S DAY ACTION SOUTHAMPTON 1 (James Beattie 82nd min) TOTTENHAM 0 PA Sport. SOUTHAMPTON striker James Beattie got the cheers and former Southampton boss Glenn Hoddle and ex-Saints defender Dean Richards the jeers as Southampton snatched a 1-0 win over Tottenham at St Mary's.
      PA Sport.; Picture/ Ap  -  510 words
    • 328 46 LEEDS 2 (Eirik Bakke 6th min, Mark Viduka 67) BIRMINGHAM 0 Wire Services. FLIRTING with relegation less than three weeks ago, Leeds United look destined for Premier league survival after clocking up an impressive 2-0 win against Birmingham City. Goals from Norwegian midfielder
      Wire Services.; Picture/ Ap  -  328 words
    • 119 46 VILLA 2 BOLTON 0 Wire Services. ASTON Villa took another stride away from the relegation zone as goals from Dion Dublin and sub Darius Vassell gave them a 2-0 win over Bolton. The defeat pushed Bolton deeper into the mire. The game was hardly a classic and
      Wire Services.  -  119 words
    • 127 47 MAN U 2 SUNDERLAND 1 defenders, accelerate into the box and flick defence. Brown's cross falls nicely for Fortan but the Man U striker's header just goes across goal. Silvestre loops the ball back into play. Scholes rushes in to head Man U concede
      127 words
    • 284 48 MAN U 2 SUNDERLAND 1 Wire Services. THE opening performance of the New Year in Manchester United's Theatre of Dreams started as a farce, but it ended up as a thriller with a sting in the tail. A David Beckham equaliser
      Wire Services.; Picture/ Reuters  -  284 words
    • 337 48 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 DWIGHT Yorke rounded off an excellent holiday period for Blackburn with the winning goal as Middlesbrough's dismal away record plumbed new depths. Yorke linked up with Andy Cole to score the sort of goal that made them a partnership
      Picture/ Ap  -  337 words
    • 551 49 MAN U 2 (David Beckham 81st min, Paul Scholes 90) SUNDERLAND 1 (Gavin McCann 4th min) Crowd: 67,609 Wire Services. DAVID Beckham is back. The inspirational Man U midfielder showed that he has not only recovered from his injury fully, but has also hit vintage form
      Wire Services.; Picture/ Reuters  -  551 words
    • 579 50 ARSENAL 3 CHELSEA 2 RAISING a clenched fist after the win at Highbury, Arsene Wenger insisted his Arsenal team are back on track for the title. He hailed the winning mentality that overcame their tiredness to inflict a significant blow on title rivals Chelsea. Wenger admitted
      Picture/ Reuters  -  579 words
    • 94 50 ARSENAL'S No 1 striker Thierry Henry will miss Saturday's FA Cup tie against Third Division Oxford United. He picked up a hamstring injury last night. "We have to check again tomorrow to see how bad he is," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. "We need to check that
      94 words
    • Article, Illustration
      699 51  -  ARSENAL 3 CHELSEA 2 Crowd: 38,096 Marcel Desailly 9th min own goal, Giovanni van Bronkhorst 81, Thierry Henry 82 Mario Stanic 85, Emmanuel Petit 86 TV VIEW EDWIN YEO IF there's one flaw in Arsenal's armour right now, it is that they have a tendency to self-destruct. Like
      Picture/ Afp  -  699 words
    • 276 51 9th minute: GOAL! Ashley Cole runs free on the left and sends in an early cross. Dennis Bergkamp challenges Marcel Desailly for it and the ball goes off the French defender's leg and over goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini to end up in the net. Fluke goal. 1-0. 22nd: Graeme
      276 words
    • 76 52 ARSENAL 3 CHELSEA 2 Four goals in the closing six minutes provided a rip-roaring climax at Highbury. Two of the goals came from goalkeeping clangers, the worst from England No 1 David Seaman David (far left) told me that Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink put his foot in on his
      76 words
    • 672 53  -  NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0 TV VIEW WANG MENG MENG THE British would say that Milan Baros bottled it. In Singaporean speak: He chickened out. As it turned out at St James' Park this morning, one goal was enough to separate Newcastle and Liverpool in this high-stakes
      Picture/ Afp  -  672 words
    • 147 53 LAURENT Robert's decisive strike was a tonic for the Frenchman. He had been disciplined earlier by his club for attacking a journalist who had criticised him in a local newspaper. Robert was naturally elated. So too was Newcastle captain Alan Shearer who pointed out that
      147 words
    • Article, Illustration
      361 54 NEWCASTLE 1 (Laurent Robert 13th min) LIVERPOOL 0 Crowd: 52,147 IN the end, one goal decided it ail. And Newcastle will want to congratulate Milan Baros for a kind assist... 13th min: GOAL! Given a free-kick on the edge of the box, Laurent Robert rams itgoalwards. Baros, part of
      361 words
    • 651 54 Newcastle defender Andy O'Brien typified his team's determination as they ground out a 1-0 win at home to out-of-form Liverpool. Laurent Robert's early deflected free-kick proved to be the only goal in a match played on a mudbath of a pitch, as the Magpies climbed
      Picture/ Reuters  -  651 words
    • 445 55 10 GAMES WITHOUT A WIN 12 POINTS BEHIND LEADERS ARSENAL LIVERPOOL'S BOSS SAYS: SAD NEW YEAR NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0 AFP. Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier virtually conceded defeat in the title race after his side were beaten 1-0 by Newcastle this morning (Singapore time). Laurent Robert's deflected
      AFP.; Picture/ Reuters Afp  -  445 words

  • Page 45 Advertisements
    • 202 45 Toward* Community m Pu/pose ana Bene ft f POOLS I ATru "■FULL-TIME 7ZI tn rftAl TOTAL LEAGUE MATCH DATE RESULTS IX2 1/2 uOAL GOALS E PREMIER MANCHESTER UTD VS SUNDERLAND 1/1/2003 2—l MANCHESTER UTD SUNDERLAND 3 E PREMIER BLACKBURN VS MIDDLESBROUGH 1/1/2003 1-0 BLACKBURN MIDDLESBROUGH E PREMIER ARSENAL VS CHELSEA
      202 words





  • Page 50 Advertisements
    • 52 50 SMS V« CHAT! FOR SINGTEL Ml STARHUB IHE' K^vW^ft SmS Thousands of FLIRT lo friends waiting ***** start Chatting! 30 cts per $ms. Coilers should be IS yrs and above. Please take necessary precautions when meeting people from the service. Helpline: 6423-0392. Sms 'Help* to ***** for more commands. Powered
      52 words





  • Page 55 Advertisements
    • 44 55 -ki '4t&- "''•i" •x* ~,Ti y*m S S. -c .-p.,-: 'llJsHw whm- }Xl a ir i,i .r- X v-v?e =s?, i... m m -7^ is sW• > A*;** >#§:' HAPPY NEW YEAR Becks is Man of the Match Henry nets another v; EK., *T v > 6^
      44 words