The Straits Times, 14 December 1998

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    23 1 The Straits Times i:st(li)\J)M 1 Sir, JYlOnQciy December 14, 1998 80 Pages in four parts mita (P) 054/12/98 %m A Singapore Press //('Win^^>HM?>^T^-45vT^)is
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    Lock icon SBS and Tibs will bid to run new rail lines
    555 1  -  GERALDINE YEO &L ON THE SAME TRACK To integrate bus and rail services better, SMRT will not be asked to bid to run N-E line and new LRT lines ONE of the two major bus companies here will be picked
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    Lock icon Sailors bag second gold
    382 1  -  PETER SIOW BY IN PATTAYA SINGAPORE'S sailors yesterday bagged their second gold, and added one silver and three bronze medals to their tally in the Asian Games yachting competition in Pattaya. Student Joan Huang, 16, and schoolteacher Naomi Tan, 31, pooled their talent to triumph in
    ALPHONSO CHAN  -  382 words
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    Foreign powers are 'out to ruin'
    418 1  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA IN KUALA LUMPUR They set up 'puppets' to lead nation, says Mahathir FOREIGN powers want to see a "puppet" cultivated and nurtured by them lead Malaysia, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "When the puppet they have groomed for years suddenly
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      40 1 Ist Copy CLINTON IMPEACHMENT: Panel passes fourth article and rejects Democratic plan for censure page 2 [Asian parties reports, pages 33-36 i F^^'v.'-. ~4iKl .< H^^^^iMf^^is&j^^KHßMS^^&jik^ikJß^Hj Bb^ ■w*^*"^ 'jßßiii|i|fittißßßMMßßlßlllßttflßiifißßlH i4 "'-n J9B B«^' t*-kis>^»i hsßlh bhbhsb! '>^ Bh S BB^^T^^fcT^iyßJ Bk 'w*
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Panel rejects censure plan for Clinton
      505 2  -  LEE SIEW HUA By ISCOKKKSPONDKVr House Judiciary Committee rejects the lesser Democratic punishment and passes fourth impeachment article WASHINGTON The House Judiciary Committee passed a fourth iind final article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, but rejected a Democratic plan for the lesser punishment
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      Lock icon CLINTON: Not resigning
      104 2 JERUSALEM US President Bill Clinton said yesterday that he had no intention of resigning following the I louse Judiciary Committee's vote on four impeachable counts of perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power. "I have no intention of resigning, it's never crossed my mind," he said
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      Lock icon Clinton announces US$1.2 b aid package for Wye accord
      450 2 JERUSALEM US President Bill Clinton announced a massive US$l.2 billion (551.98 billion) aid package yesterday to help Israel implement the Wye River peace accord, but was still unable to draw a public promise from the Israeli government to continue implementing the
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      Lock icon Abri to set up a civilian militia
      446 3 The force, to be equipped with shields and batons, will be able to arrest people, report them to the authorities JAKARTA The Indonesian military is forging ahead with a plan to set up civilian militia to help police maintain law and order, armed
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      Hit-and-run driver nabbed in three hours
      426 3  -  CHONG CHEE KIN MOTORCYCLIST SURVIVES JALAN BUKIT MERAH CRASH LAST YEAR ON DEC Ti, I KNOCKED INTO THE REAR OF A CAR... AND NOW EXACTLY ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY LATER, I AM INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN JALAN BUKIT MERAH/ Mr Mohamad Masuri
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      753 2 INSIDE WorM 4-S People S Fast Asia 10. LI Asran Siiimnit 12 S-K Asia 14 Malaysia..;; 15. 16. is World Focus 1') Weather 25 Home 20-24 I loine Focus 26, 27 Editorial 28 Korum 31,32 Sports 33-38 Racmg 38 Money 40-44 Stocks 40 Currency 40 LIFE! Moses was more than
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon No plans for 2000? Play Robinson Crusoe
      237 4 LONDON The British Broadcasting Corporation is seeking 30 volunteers to be "shipwrecked" on a remote Scottish island for a year. They will be cut off for the whole of the year 2000 as part of a "living experiment" and will be expected to
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      Lock icon Wanted: The DNA of even petty thieves
      453 4 Wanted: The DNA of even petty thieves The information they will be receiving is much more personal and private... than fingerprints. Mr Siegel of the New York Civil Liberties Union, on why DNA sampling may trample on civil right* New York cops will soon want saliva samples from all those
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      Lock icon Clinton faces uphill task in the Middle East
      364 6 Both Israelis and Palestinians are sceptical as to whether the President can get the Wye accord back on trtck JERUSALEM Even though United States President Bill Clinton has broad appeal here, Israelis and Palestinians agree that he will have difficulty in racking
      Washington Post; REUTERS  -  364 words
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      Lock icon FALLEN IDOLS
      31 7 AFP I Busts of former Soviet idols awaiting buyers along Moscow's Arbat street. They are, from left, Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin (top), Alexander Pushkin (bottom) and an unidentified man.
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      Lock icon Russian commandos free French hostage held for 11 months
      369 7 Russian commandos free French hostage held for 1 1 months IN WAKE OF CHECHNYA KILLINGS... UN official knows his kidnappers and wants them arrested MOSCOW Russian commandos on Saturday rescued a French UN official held for nearly 11 months in Russia's southern region of North Ossetia, killing three kidnappers in
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      Lock icon Yeltsin puts his Foot down on Charter
      485 7 While the Russian President warns against rewriting the Constitution, his Prime Minister calls on the Duma to support the draft 1999 Budget MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov both sent strong signals to political opponents at the weekend that they
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      Mystery of woman turned to ashes
      119 7 PARIS French forensic scientists are investigating their first suspected case of "spontaneous combustion" after an elderly woman was reduced to a pile of ashes and a slippered foot while sitting at home in an armchair. The remains of Gishle, a 67-year-old widow whose surname
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      Lock icon Iranian authors appeal for protection
      115 8 TEHERAN About 50 Iranian authors appealed to President Mohammad Khatami yesterday to unsure their safety after a wave of murders of liberal writen and dissidents. "We wish to call on the chief executive, who is responsible for the safety of citizens, to put an end
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      Lock icon EU summit aims to get 17m unemployed working
      431 8 Employment WITH 17 million jobless, European Union unemployment has recently dropped below 10 per cent but remains stubbornly higher than in the United States or Japan. Germany, whose Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's recent electoral victory owed much to the country's high
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon MARCEAU TO PLAY NEXT BOND GIRL
        59 8 LOS ANGELES French actress Sophie Marceau has been chosen to play the next "James Bond Girl" in the as-vet-untitled film in the series of movies about the British spy. She is to plav '.lektra King, the daughter of a murdered magnate whom Bond, played
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        45 8 Flamboyant British film and television entrepreneur Lord Lew Grade has died at the age of 91, British media reported on Sunday. Princess Diana's former butler Paul BuneD has been ditched by the fund set up to handle the millions of pounds donated in her memory.
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        64 8 Quoteworthy I rvmembera teacher saying to me: "Lad, the only tiling you re likely to drive in fife is a sweeping brush British property tycoon Paul Sj kes. who It-It school at 1 >. set himself up in business at 1 S h\ bimng an old hus and selling the
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        UK MINISTER USES PREMIER TAX HAVEN
        100 8 LONDON Ix>rd Sainsbury, the billionaire British businessman and government minister, benefits from trusts set up in an offshore Caribbean tax haven. The Sunday Times reported yesterday. The former head of supermarket chain Sainsbury is the beneficiary of offshore trusts in one of the world's
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        Lock icon TAHITIAN CHOSEN AS MISS FRANCE
        121 8 TAHITIAN CHOSEN AS MISS FRANCE NANCY (France) Tahitian Mareva Galantier, 19, was chosen Miss France 1998 on Saturday, raising the prospect of a row with the organisers of the Miss World beauty contest. Earlier this year, Mr Eric Morley, head of the Miss World Committee, turned down an application by
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        Fans share Indian star's birthday cake
        150 8 Fans share Indian star's birthday cake RAJNIKANTH TURNS 49 MADRAS South Indians biggest movie star, Rajnikanth. celebrated his 49th birthday on Saturday with prominent political leaders including the state's Chief Minister and film personalities scrambling to wish him well. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi called to wish him, and
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  • CLINTON IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
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      Lock icon Fight looms over move for impeachment
      529 5 Fight looms over move for impeachment *We have a constitutional responsibility to charge or not charge, impeach or not impeach. House Speaker-elect Bod Livingston Battle lines harden as Democrats seek to muster public support for a censure of the President, while Republican leaders stand firm on impeachment WASHINGTON The battle
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      Lock icon FACING UP TO THE STRAIN
      43 5 AFP AFP The tedium of the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry took its toll on Democrat Steve Buyer (top), and Republican counsel for the committee David Schippers (above). The committee put in long nours to conclude its duties.
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      Lock icon More people want Clinton out
      300 5 IS THE TIDE TURNING? WASHINGTON Most Americans still oppose impeachment, according to new opinion polls released on Saturday, but support for President Bill Clinton's ouster is rising. A 60-per-cent majority say Mr Clinton should not be impeached on charges stemming from his affair with Ms
      AFP; Reuters  -  300 words
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      Lock icon Sony? Too little, too late, say US editorials
      102 5 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton's latest apology was too little, too late, and he should admit to King under oath as his only hope to fend off impeachment, leading US newspapers said on Saturday. While saying Mr Clinton did not deserve to be
      Reuters  -  102 words
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      457 9 Dad, why do the papers say there are That's what many people think, Old vou know that by After spending years studying abroad, five aspects of Total Defence? Ben. But we cannot just depend standing up for Singapore v T3I insteacl °f staying there, I've returned to use I thought
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Direct links to China with ST-1
      304 10 Part owned by SingTel, the satellite which is registered in Singapore will bypass a Taiwan ban and allow Taiwan direct communications with China TAIPEI A Taiwan-Singa-pore satellite will be allowed to carry direct communications between Taiwan and China, bypassing a ban by Taipei on
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      Lock icon Record HK cocaine haul from jet tyre
      200 10 Record HK cocaine haul from jet tyre HONGKONG Customs officials in Hongkong have seized a record 156 kg of cocaine with a street value of about HK$lBO million (5538.5 million) stuffed into an aircraft tyre. "I think it's a record in Hongkong for cocaine," said Customs Drug Investigation Bureau chief
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      Lock icon Taipei mayor loses polls but is still popular
      304 10 TAIPEI Taipei mayor Chen Shui-bian, who lost a recent re-election bid, retains his popularity and could count on significant support if he sought to become president, an opinion poll showed. It showed that Mr Chen, the presidential hopeful of the main opposition
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
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        Lock icon CHINA TO LAY OFF 6 MILLION WORKERS
        43 11 CHINA will lay off six million workers next year, a Press Digest news report said yesterday. It quoteu retrenchment figures from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the State Economic and Trade Commission. AFP
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        HK TO HAVE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING
        36 11 BLUEPRINTS for the world's tallest building the 97-storey, 574-m-high Kowloon Landmark Tower have been created by architects from Hongkong's Mass Transit Railway Corporation, the Sunday Morn ing Post reported yesterday.
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        CHEMICALS HURT 2,000 IN THE 40S
        49 11 HISTORIANS believe that as many as 2,000 Chinese have been injured by chemical weapons left behind by Japanese troops during its invasion of China from 1937-1945, the official Xinhua news agency said. It quoted a 400-page report entitled "History of Japan's Chemical War"."
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        Lock icon TAIWAN V-P ENDS OFFICIAL VISIT
        36 11 TAIWAN'S Vice-Presiclent Lien Chan has ended his three-day visit to Guatemala during which he gave US$6 million (Ss9-9 million) in aid and urged other donations to victims of Hurricane Mitch. AFP
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        Lock icon FISHING PACT GETS THE GO-AHEAD
        35 11 JAPAN'S Parliament approved a new fisheries pact with South Korea that will let them fish in each other's economic zones, officials said. It should take effect on Jan 23. AFP
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      Lock icon WRITE WAY TO COOK IT
      61 11 XINHUA This woman is not some food inspector but a customer at a tonic shop in Shanghai, busy jotting down a recipe. Tonics are popular among the Chinese, especially for keeping warm in winter, but the trouble of preparing them leaves some cold. This shop
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      Lock icon US warns against N. Korea bid on security
      331 11 Suicide or murder? EARLIER investigations into the death of South Korean First-Lieutenant Kim Hoon, 25, in the truce village of Panmunjom revealed no evidence of a homicide, leading US and South Korean officials to conclude that he killed himself. But South Korea
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      Lock icon South Korea's reforms threatened by feuding
      270 11 South Korea's reforms threatened by feuding SEOUL South Korean opposition legislators yesterday threatened to boycott parliamentary debate on crucial economic reform Bills, accusing the ruling party of political manoeuvring. The threat came a week before the end of the Parliament's 100-day session this year, with hundreds of Bills awaiting clearance.
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      I'm sorry dad burnt himself
      103 11 HONGKONG The family of hawker Wong Tai Fuk. who died after setting himself alight in a courtroom, has apologised for his actions, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. "We regret that our father's action disturbed people in the courtroom and nope no one will
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  • ASEAN MEETING
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      Asean agrees on raft of bold measures
      529 12  -  EDWARD TANG IN HANOI ACCORD: Main areas SOME areas of agreement among Asean foreign ministers: Afta's implementation brought forward by a year Investors to be given perks such as land leases for properties, tax breaks and 100 per cent ownership Banking reforms to
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      Lock icon Pending membership deals blow to Hun Sen
      467 12 'IBEUEVEHENU ATTEND THE SUMMIT BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE LEARNT HIS LESSON THAT ASEAN CANNOT BE PRESSURED INTO MAKING A DECISION.' An Asean official, on the hints that Mr Hun Sen might leave the summit following news that Cambodia's entry into Asean was still
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      Lock icon ...but Phnom Penh maybe given financial support
      340 12 HANOI Cambodia is unlikely to be admitted into Asean in time for the group's summit. But the blow could be softened by financial and economic support for Phnom Penh, a Thai official said here yesterday. "There is no more talk about it today,"
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Safer landing system removed earlier
      232 14 THAI AIRWAYS TRAGEDY SURAT THANI (Thailand) Equipment to allow aircraft to land safely in bad weather was removed from the airport here months before a Thai Airways plane crashed on Friday, killing 101, sources said yesterday. The plane made two failed attempts to land in
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      Lock icon Suharto appeared uneasy when grilled
      348 14 Suharto appeared uneasy when grilled His questioners say he seemed displeased with the less-respectful title he was addressed by during the three hours he spent with them JAKARTA Former Indonesian President Suharto was tense and irritated during more than three hours of questioning last week over allegations of corruption, his
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      Lock icon Crowd runs amok after police stop race
      148 14 Crowd runs amok after police stop race JAKARTA More than 1,000 people went on a rampage in a Central Java town early yesterday after police attempted to break up a motorcycle race in the area, officials said. "Police tried to halt motorcycle racing on Sutami Street at around 2 am
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  • UMNO SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
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      Appoint a No. 2? Mahathir keeps his options open
      568 15  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA Bu l\kl U.ALI MPI R NEW DPM: The qualities THE new deputy prime minister, as defined by Prime Minister Mahathir, should he one who: Will ensure continuity in government policies. Has a good character and is capable. Is able
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      Lock icon Delegates endorse changes to constitution
      491 15 Delegates endorse changes to constitution Some of the other changes MAXIMUM number of delegates from each division to the general assembly is seven, instead of 10. Divisional chief, deputy chief, vice chief, Youth chief and Wanita chief will automatically be delegates to the general assembly. Not more than 10 Youth
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      Lock icon Gore and Soros come in for scathing attack
      612 16  - Gore and Soros come in for scathing attack BRENDAN PEREIRA By I\ KIWI. A l.l'Ml'l'R UNITY: The buzzword at the assembly 'As the Umno president, head of the institution of party leadership, symbol of the Malay struggle, Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be defended by us till the last drop of
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Year's ban for those who fail Bar exams
      355 18 The move, prompted by low standards of those taking the Certificate of Legal Practice, will take effect from next July, says the Attorney-General KUALA LUMPUR Almost half of the candidates taking the Bar exams have failed, prompting the Attor-ney-General to slap on
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      Lock icon THE NEVER-ENDING SANDWICH
      61 18 AFP AFP There, one more tuna sandwich in a 1-km-long chain, reportedly the world's longest sandwich. More than 400 students from Universiti Putra Malaysia took 46 minutes altogether to link slices of bread from about 10,000 loaves at a shopping mall in Sungai Besi, south of Kuala
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      Regulations soon to cut sugar content in foods
      176 18 KUALA LUMPUR Enough of the sweet talk. The government has said that it will impose regulation.:, on reducing sugar content in foods as manufacturers are not responding to its call to do so voluntarily. Health Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk M. Mahalingam said
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      Lock icon I need more time to study file, says A-G
      225 18 I need more time to study file, says A-G ANWAR'S INJURIES KUALA LUMPUR The Attorney-General's Office needs more time to study a report on injuries sustained by former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody, a report said yesterday. "We have been very busy lately and I cannot
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      Taipei chidedfor freeing up farms of the rich
      352 19 Taipei chided for freeing up farms of the rich WHAT MAY CROP UP: Social and environmental problems The Taiwanese government agreed to a lifting of several restrictions on the use ofjann land in the island recently, prompting comments tJiat it was succumbing to vested interests. The Straits Times East Asia
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      121 19 j I' A POLITICIANS have always left the details of policymaking to bureaucrats but things are apparently changing. A new breed of Japanese politicians are more handson, and seem to be doing everything themselves, including operating word-pro-cessors, as they did during the drafting of financial-re-form
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      103 19 v n 1 1. 1 1' v i s THE infighting within President Joseph Estrada's Cabinet continues despite denials by his aides. The latest victim was Secretary Orlando Sacay of the National Anti-Poverty Commission, a former World Bank officer who wanted to establish a "Poor People's
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      608 20  - Heart disease less likely for active kids SANDRA DAVIE Hu THE TENDENCY IS TO THINK THAT CHILDREN CANNOT BE PRE-DISPOSED TO HEART DISEASE. ON THE CONTRARY, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT HEART DISEASE BEGINS AS A DEGENERATIVE TREND IN CHILDHOOD AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE SHOULD BEGIN AT
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      274 20 COMMUNITY FOCUS PLAN ADDRESSES SECURITY CONCERNS A COMMUNITY plan to tackle crime was launched yesterday by Bukit Timah Community Development Council (CDC), which includes a youth support and development programme to address the problem of juvenile delinquency. Other initiatives include a neighbourhood watch /.one scheme
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      488 21  - When using a card is an act of charity DOROTHY HO Bu -7 usually work very long hours. I have no time to volunteer. It's the best thingfor someone as busy as myself to aonate to charity. Ms Teresa Tan, an accountant Six children's charities benefit from OUB's Big Hearts,
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      258 21  - To Miss Norris with love EVELYN YAP Bu FORMER Raffles Girls' School principal Evelyn Norris mav have retired 22 years ago out she- has never lost touch with the school. So fondly remembered is she that RCiS honoured her on Saturday by naming the school hall after her. Grey-haired but
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      392 22 On Sundays, five roads are closed for them to gather and watch a Hindi film, which attracts some Singaporeans too A FIELD next to Sim Lim Tower in Sungei Road was transformed into a colourful bazaar for foreign workers yesterday. Hundreds of the workers converged
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      274 22 INSTEAD of viewing upgrading projects as a way to boost their property values, residents should see them as a means of enhancing community ties, said Minister of State for Education and Health Aline Wong yesterday. She was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for
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      856 23  -  EDMUND TEE Bu Computer systems which use the Julian calender may start seeing glitches as early as April 9 next year THE Millennium Bug may be biting some computer systems sooner than expected. Systems using the Julian calendar mav see glitches a.s early as. April
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      127 23 A THREE-YEAR-OLD male ferret called Bobby (left) scurried away with the top prize at a Most Unique Pet competition at Lot 1 Shoppers Mall yesterday. It won a $1,000 shopping voucher for its owner, human resource officer Karen Leong, 24. Seventeen pets were shortlisted for the
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      431 24  -  CHONG CHEE KIN l i± Reminder to be cautious amid Xmas cheer, as figures show rise in number of snatch thefts and robberies IT IS the festive season again, where shoppers throng the streets. And the police have advised people to exercise
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      445 24 Studies needed to help aged AGEING SOCIETY Good idea This is a very good idea, I can live with my husband liere and sell my flat/ Madam Lim Mee Choo, 58 SINGAPORE'S rapidly ageing society will make modifications to the living environment necessary so that the elderly can live as
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      168 24 THE aged sick will have another place to recover once a four-storey home built bv the All Saints Memorial Chapel in Tampines is ready in about 1 Vi years. The home will have beds for 180 people and will double as a day-care rehabilitation centre,
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      465 25 WEATHER TODAY: Showers with thunder over many HAZE WATCH Abidjan 26/27C Cloudy Christchurch 5/tSC Cloudy Kuala Lumpur M/3K Cloudy Pusan VK Clear Q? areas in the predawn hours and morning. S Adelaide M/Z7C Cloudy Colombo 24/ZK Showers Kuchinq 23/3K Showers Pyongyang -*f2C Cloudy ucean Algiers 11/MC Clear Copenhagen 4/7C Cloudy
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      903 26  -  GERALDINE YEO B<i TRANSPORT PAGE Operators at CTE's control centre monitor traffic and ensure accidents or breakdowns are cleared up quickly FOR 12 hours a day. he scans the Central Expressway (CTK) on computers for trouble spots, helping motorists who are stranded with tlat
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      891 27  - For the good of the children. TAN OOI BOON By THE LAW PAGE A recent High Court case on child custody has shown that although the views of the parents are relevant, the welfare of the child comes first A CHILD who has been placed under a custody order in
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      STAYING IN TOUCH A MUST
      195 27 THE High Court ruling was cited in another Custody case in the Family Court last week when a man wanted to migrate to Canada with his children. In this case, the mother did not object to her ex-husband's plans to take their children to Canada,
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      222 27 ■,-w mammm he TUDOR. ANY PLACE ANY TIME. J)jj^^f\ i HH Wff^f/y^ ii v i \V^i I jK WB If" at-.fvt s-C 'V^^^B I «V fffl R \o* '~f" 4 o /3d I 5 Bungee Jumping i TUDOR GENEVA ;> ANY PLACE -ANY TIME The Tudor Monarch II Quartz graduated
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      Straw in an ill wind
      587 28 REASONABLE people with no axe to grind will have little difficulty in endorsing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's comment that Home Secretary- Jack Straw has made a "grave mistake" by playing to the human rights gallery over the former Chilean dictator, Mr Augusto Pinochet.
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      Lock icon Intangibles rule the markets
      1285 28  -  JOHN PLENDER By I I\ \NCI\I TIMKS FALL OF JAPANESE TITANS, RISE OF US GIANTS EXXON and Mobil combine to create US$24O billion (Ss:S V 94 billion) colossus; Microsoft's US$3OO billion-plus market capitalisation threatened by anti-trust suit; British Petroleum and Amoco in US$llO billion merger. These
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      945 29  -  TAN SAI SIONG Hi. BY THE WAY LAST month. Parliament heard several members catting for government-linked companies (GLCs) to be made to stick to their knitting and not become so big as to stifle the growth of smaller, non-government entities. Their suggestions came during
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        115 29 HISTORICAL BREAKTHROUGH THE preliminary investigation ot former president Suharto over allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism is a breakthrough in the history of law enforcement in Indonesia. It is a daring and courageous act on the part of the government to finally accept that nothing can resist the tide
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        99 29 SCHOOLS ARE NOT LAW ENFORCERS RECENTLY, 15 schoolgirls suspected of theft were ordered by their teacher to strip for a body search. When this incident was made public, the principal came under fire for violating human rights and insulting the students' modesty. The principal may have decided on the
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        92 29 CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE RECENTLY, Prime Minister Datuk Sen I)r Mahathir Mohamad urged the people to abandon their compiaeent work attitude and strive instead tor a culture of excellence. Slipshod work or a slovenly attitude, reflecting negatively on an individual, is synonymous with sloth. These people do not value performing
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        85 29 IN TAIWAN, government officials are expected to quit if they are found to be inept. However, it was not due to any such shortcomings on Ms Yeh Chin-fong's part that she was made to step down as Interior Minister during a recent Cabinet reshuffle. Similarly, former Justice Minister Ma
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        79 29 LAUDABLE EXECUTION CHINA'S swift execution of Hongkong's most notorious gangster Cheung Tze Keung is laudable indeed. The legal systems in Hongkong and China may be different, but anyone guilty of crimes such as kidnapping and arms smuggling will not escape the clutches of Chinese law. This will serve as
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        75 29 MAGNIFICENT CEREMONY THE 13th Asian Games opened with pomp and pageantry. All Thai people can be proud of the magnificent ceremony. In fact, all in this country should consider themselves the host of this sporting event. And it is their duty to ensure that the participating athletes, the accompanying
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      15 29 Excerpts from Chinese-language publications i translated by Julie Sim; Malay-language translation 4 by Angela Gob.
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      645 29 1% /<>,^s^fp H 5. EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING m llt Wn' m **i m W m nSfl 1 wßm I FOR mana g er s Msm I JP^VSLK H mm HI ft 1 iIP W B^^^^B H i b Y Constance E Peck v [fi'i&y '?^'^§-^-§|^^^P^S^^^^^K"£Brß- vBM '"*J OH February 8
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      725 31 Lee Teng-hui 's views FIRST and foremost, we would like to let you know that we are wry pleased with the coverage that The Straits Tunes ha-* given to the Taiwan elections. Yon have shown to have followed the elections fairly closely, and in so doing, have provided your readers
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      301 31 I WOULD like to thank Mr Kuan Ming Leong ("Plan routes to cut congestion", ST. Dec 9) for his feedback on ElectronicRoad Pricing (ERP) rate adjustment. We agree with him that motorists should have advance knowledge of ERP rates. 'This will enable them to schedule
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      Fined over 11-second rule too
      147 31 I HAVE just had the same experience as Mr Tan See Ghee ("Unaware of 11-second ERP rule", ST, Dec 11). Like Mr Tan, I inserted my CashCard a few seconds before passing under the ERP gantry. When I heard the "beep" signal, I thought everything
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      330 32 Maris Stella keeps bags light ONE of my grandchildren will be entering Primary 1 in Maris Stella High School. This school has an ingenious yet simple way of reducing the weight of the heavy school bags that our young boys and girls have to carry. From my estimation, the weight
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      93 32 Legal to replace cash? I AGREE with the views expressed by Mr Ngiam Shih Tung in his letter "Library can learn from Transitlink" (ST, Dec 12). I would like to add another point for the National Library Board (NLB) to consider. It seems that the NLB has taken the law
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      389 32 Tap diversity of views on culture IN THE Forum Page on Dec 7, there were four letters on the question of ethnicity and culture. One writer said that though he may be Chinese and had visited China, he did not identify- himself with the land of his ancestors but as
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      Natural spaces are better than gardens
      237 32 I REFER to the report 'City in a garden' plan set out for Singapore" (ST, Dec 11). I was rather disturbed on reading that "All green spaces will be turned into gardens". I feel that gardens should not refer solely to neat plots costing
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        666 33  -  PETER SIOW YACHTING By IN BWCk'Ok. Joan, Tan bag Singapore's second gold medal ot the Asian Games IT WAS certainly a day to remember. And Singapore sailors made it even more memorable by collecting their second gold medal of the 13th Asian Games yachting competition off Pattaya,
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        45 33 Gold Siew Shaw Her and Colin Ng (Men's International 420) Joan Huang and Naomi Tan (Women's International 420) Sliver Anthony Kiong (left, OK dinghy) Bronze RoyTay (Optimist) Tracey Tan (Europe) TanWearn Haw and Charles Lim (International 470). ALPHONSO CH AN
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        Shooters off the mark in trap events
        156 33 SHOOTING SINGAPORE'S shooters went off the mark in yesterday's trap competition at the Asian Games. Kwa Eng Cheong scored 111 birds out of 125 to miss out on qualifying for the final by one point in the individual event. He finished seventh overall.
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        Jesmine on course for second medal
        481 33  -  THOMAS KOH BOWLING liii I\ BANGKOK FORCED out of the Southeast Asia (lames last year by injury, Jesmine Ho is eagerly making up for lost time at the PS Bowl. The 32-year-old national champion, who had already picked up an Asian Games trios bronze
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          WHAT'S GONE
          212 33 Athletics: Japan's glamour boy at the tracks. Koji [to, smashed die Asian continental record when he ran LO.OOsec flat in the 100m semi-fi-nal. The previous record was held In [to s beammate Nobuharu Asahara. who docked 10 OS in Lausanne last year. Athletics: lima took the first gold
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          WHAT'S ON
          187 33 Archery: Men and women's 30m and 50m (nullification rounds. Athletics: Men and women's 400m finals. L,500m finals, 100m finals, men's shot put final, women's 10m walk final, javelin final, 800m final. 10.000m final. Badminton: Men and women's singles, mixed doubles preliminary rounds. Basketball: Men's quarter-finals. Billiards and Snooker:
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        13TH ASIAN GAMES: Medal tally
        124 33 NOTE: Correct at press time Gold I Silver Bronze China 79 52 38 South Korea 35 22 34 Japan 32 35 41 Kazakhstan 14 16 18 Thailand 13 15 24 Taiwan 13 9 18 North Korea 5 11 5 Malaysia 3 8 6 Iran 3
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        BATTLE TO BE THE FASTEST MAN AND WOMAN IN ASIA: Who made it to the 100 metres finals
        115 34 Today's 100m women finalists: ♦Li Xuemei (Chn) 10.995ec, Susantika Jayasinghe (Sri) 11.30, Li Yali(Chn) 11.45, Motoka Arai (Jpn) 1146, Rachita Mistiy(lnd) 11.46, Shanti Govindasamy (Mai) 11.47, Wan Kin Yee(HK) 11.47, Lyudmila Dmitriadi(Uzb)
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        DAY 8 RESULTS
        799 34 Emirates 29 China 23. 7-Bth: Qatar 37 Thailand 15. HOCKEY Men's Gp A: Hongkong 4 Thailand 0. Gp B: Bangladesh 1 Singapore 1 India 2 China I. Women's Gp A: China 5 Kazakhstan 2, South Korea 5 India 0. Japan 4 Thailand 0. SHOOTING Men's individual trap
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        Ito smashes 100m record
        715 34  -  THOMAS KOH ATHLETICS 'By IN BANCKOK Japanese ace sparkles with lOsec run in the s-final of 100 metres THE hit movie White Men Can't Jump, starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes a few years ago, explored the myth that Cauca--1 sians cannot slam dunk. Japan's Koji
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          TOUTS CAUGHT IN ACTION
          70 34 BANGKOK police arrested 70 touts who were selling black-market tickets for Thailand's soccer match against Qatar on Saturday, said the chairman of the technical committee. Sakchye Tapsuwan said yesterday that some touts were offering tickets for up to 200 per cent over their sale price with
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          NO TICKET STAY AY HOME
          109 34 MEANWHILE, organisers have urged people who cannot get tickets for Thailand's soccer match against South Korea today to stay at home. More than 20,000 fans were unable to buy tickets for Thailand's game against Qatar on Saturday at the 60,000-seater national stadium. Organisers managed to
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          TOURISM BOOST FOR HOST
          81 34 TOURISTS coming to Thailand this year have increased by six per cent to 7-7 million, with more than 700,000 arrivals resulting from Bangkok's hosting of the Asian Games, according to a government official. Pitak Intrawityanunt, chairman of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said the 1998 Asian
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          GOLDEN BOOT UP FOR GRABS
          131 34 GOLDEN BOOT UP FOR GRABS KUWAITI duo Jassem al Houwaidi and Farj Laheeb lead the battle to be crowned the king of the Asian Games soccer strikers. Both sit on eight goals from five games, one ahead of South Korean star Choi Yong Soo, as the quarter-fi-nals kick-off today. Al
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          STAR SPRINTER DOUBTFUL
          151 34 SUSANTHIKA Javasinghe could pull out of the 100m final after pulling a muscle while qualifying yesterday. The Sri Lankan refused to make a quick decision over today's race but said: "I felt a twinge in the right hamstring as I finished. I hope it's a little problem
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        208 35 NATIONAL RECORDS: Men's 4x200m freestyle New record: 7min 45.365ec I by Mark Chay, Fergus Ktu-k. Desmond KohandSngJuWei) I lie quartet also set a record 7:45.80 during the heats. Previous record 7: 18.71 (set at the 1995 SEA Games Men's 100m freestyle New U-17 record:
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        441 35 BEAT China! That was the mantra of Japanese swimmers at the Games and, with single-minded determination, they did. "We set out one goal: To beat China this time, and our effort paid off," said Tomoko Hagiwara. winner of the women's 100 and
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        926 35  -  THOMAS KOH SWIMMING By IN BANGKOK ONE FOR THE FUTURE 'HE SHOWS A LOT OF PROMISL..HES POSTED SOME IMPRESSIVE TIMES...HE'S BEEN OUR BEST PERFORMER HERE.' Coach Ang on Mark (left) 16-year-old Chay is the brightest spark ia Singapore's youthful squad SINGAPORE'S young swimming team put up a
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      686 36 PRESIDENTS (I P C.01.E RESULTS: Internationals triumph 20 V-i-\\ x h Yesterday's singles results: Craig Parry (Aust) bt Justin Leonard (US) 5 and 3. Nick Price (Zim) bt David Duval (US) 2 and 1. Jim Furyk (US) bt Frank Nobilo (NZ) 4 and 2.
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      137 36 THE much-anticipated clash between current world No.l Tiger Woods (left) off the United States and his predecessor Greg Norman off Australia (right) in the singles at Royal Melbourne yesterday proved to he as exciting as it was billed to
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      337 36  -  S. MURALI Bu AS THE Americans ponder over what is being called the "Massacre at Melbourne", spare a thought for a Japan's Snigeki Maruyama. In fact, make that a big thought. For the 29-year-old Japanese player has achieved in three days what Asia has been striving to
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        405 36 BANGKOK The head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has called for an Asian boycott of the football YVorl'd Cup it the continent's representation at the 2002 finals is not increased. Even though the finals are to be co-hosted by Japan and
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        263 36 BANGKOK Eight teams drag weary legs and tired minds onto the field today for the quarter-finals of the Asian Games soccer tournament, half of them just 48 hours after plaving their fourth game in nine days. The other four South Korea, Kuwait, Turkmenistan
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      293 36 Sheffield, England Men's 50m fly: 1 Milos Milosevic (Cro) 23.305ec 2 Mark Foster (Brit) 23.34 3 Lars Frolander (Swe) 23.48 4 Jere Hard (Fin) 23.91 5 Thomas Rupprath (Ger) 23.97 6 Jan Karlsson (Swe) 24.00 7 Vesa Hanski (Fin) 24.03 8 Joris Keizer (Hoi) 24.11. 100m breast:
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      790 37 ENGLISH sck:c:er PREMIERSHIP: Match statistics Saturday's matches: Blackburn Rovers 0 Newcastle United 0. Crowd: 27,569. Derby County 2 (Carbonari 26th min, Sturridge 90th) Chelsea 2 (Flo 55th, Poyet 59th). 29,056. Everton 1 (Bakayoko 31st) Southampton 0. 32,013. Leicester City 3 (Heskey 41st, Elliott 55th, Guppy 75th)
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      171 37 P W D L F A Ks ManUtd 16 8 6 2 33 19 30 Aston Villd 16 8 6 2 24 15 30 Chelsea 16 7 8 1 26 16 29 Middlesbrough. 17 6 9 2 27 19 27 Leeds 16 6 8 2 26 14 26 Arsenal
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      348 37 ITALIAN SOCCER TURIN Juventus coach Marcello Lippi confirmed long-running speculation that he would leave the club at the end of this season. "I told the directors last summer and they all know, as do the players. After five years, I felt I needed something new. I
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        72 37 AC MILAN'S French international midfielder Ibrahim Ba looks set to join English Premiership side Newcastle United. The two sides are close to agreeing a fee of USSti./j million (5510.7 million; for the 25-year-old, who has been capped eight times, according to the sports daily Corriere
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        HELMER FOR LIVERPOOL?
        64 37 BAYERN MUNICH defender Thomas Helmer has confirmed an approach by Liverpool. "Yes, there are contacts." the 33-year-old told German daily Bild in an interview released on Saturday. "My adviser has held talks with Liverpool." A former Germany international, he can play in central defence or as defensive
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        DUTRUEL INTERESTS MANCHESTER UNITED
        47 37 CELTA VIGO'S French goalkeeper Richard Dutruel is attracting interest from Flngland's Manchester United, a Spanish daily paper reported on Saturday. Dutruel. 25, has caught the eye of United scouts following Vigo's successive elimination of Aston Villa and then Liverpool in the Uefa Cup.
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        61 37 CROATIA ZAGREB'S Dario Simic is set to sign for Inter Milan, Saturday's Corriere dello Sport newspaper revealed. According to the paper, international defender Simic will move for 14 billion lire (5514.2 million), about the same sum Arsenal is report- edly spending lor Nigerian N
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        44 37 PERAK WINS MALAYSIA CUP PKRAK won the Malaysia Cup soccer title on Saturday when it beat Tereagganu ~>-:i in a penalu shoot-out at Bukit JaliL The score at lull-tiinc was 1-1 and the shoot-out was required after extra-time failed to separate the two teams.
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        68 37 ROD WALLACE hit his \r,\h goal of the season to put Rangers back in front in the Scottish Premier Division title race as it beat closest challenger Kilmarnock 1-0 on Saturday. The former Ux>ds United striker proved the difference between the league s two best sides
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      712 38  -  S. M URALI socc kr By THE LIONS: What's up Training starts today and will continue until [an 20. next year. Team will train twice daily from Monday to Frida) until the Muslim fasting month, after which a daily session will be field each evening. Although
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      457 38  -  DANNY KHOO SINGAPORE RACING B» KIWI jockey Catherine Treymane staked a strong claim for a Malayan Racing Association expatriate licence when she rode a brilliant double at Bukit Timah yesterday. And she could not have done it any better winning the Stewards' Trophy (Race 9) on
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      567 38 RACE 1: Rounding the 600m turn, Field Warrior and Phenomenal were tightened on the inside of Concert Party. Thereafter, Concert Party commenced to give ground and trailed off in the straight. Concert Party, who returned lame near-hind, must pass a trial and vet exam. The
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      1188 38 RACEI CLASS4DIV2 1,200m 7 PHENOMENAL 54 (12-6) Saimee (8) 3 1 1 1 CINDI'S SMILE 57 (36-9) YH Llm (7) 5 4 2 3 OASIS PARADISE 56.5 (44-10) Sivan (1) 2 2 3 Others in finishing order: Field Warrior (24-8) Chavez, Great Support (20-7) Asoqan,
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      283 38 Batting collapse destroys England's hopes (RKkll ADELAIDE England's bopes of regaining the Ashes that Austi alia has held since 1989 collapsed in a heap at the Adelaide Oval pitch yesterday. Anothei si< keningly familiar English batting collapse in the hour before lunch put Australia in a commanding position and. by
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        165 38 MARTINA MORAVCOVA and Milofi Milosevic raced away with world records as old marks tumbled for the second successive day at the European shortcourse championships in Sheffield, England, on Saturday. Slovakia's Moravcova enjoyed the distinction of reclaiming a European record and breaking a world record in the
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        79 38 AMERICAN Gerry Nor-ciui.-.t became only the third player to win lour gpM titles on the Omega Tour when he claimed the Volvo Asian Matchpla) at the Mission Hills Golf dub in China yesterda\ Norquist heat compatriot Erie Meeks 2 and 1 in the 36-hole matchpla) final at the
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      655 39 SEAH HUAT SENG Aged: 75 passed away peacefully on 12 December 1998. Sadly missed by loved ones. Wife: Low Siew Cheng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Seah Cheong Leng Ng Suk Sian Dr. Steve, Seah Kah Leng Dr. Lee Meng Jee Daughters: Sons-in-law: Seah Huay Leng Thio
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      430 39 LIM TONG WAH Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 12 December 98 leaving behind loved ones: Wife: Ng Choon Yan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Kim Leng Max Neo Guat Yew Doreen Lim Bee Huat Lim Bee Lian Lim Bee Tuan Neo Ah Chiew Jenny Lim Bee Kiat
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      71 39 If The Family of the late T GEORGE NAH WHEE YANG Departed 7/12/98 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues foi their kind assistance, attendance, scrolls, donations, wreaths and condolences during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to
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      66 39 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Father I PETER MANUEL 14 Dec. 1993 He had a smile, a pleasant I way, A helping hand to all he i knew, He was kind, generous I I and true, On earth he nobly did his best; Grant
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      238 39 If~ Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of HENRY TAN HOCK HOE Departed 14/12/97 His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him, Some
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      96 40 MAIN SDO Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Multllnd 10 5 10 0 0 Manufacturing 32 29 7 4 16 8 Commerce 22 8 4 14 0 Tpt/Stor/Comms ...6 9 7 0 2 0 Flnancelons 39 10 0 0 0 Construction 7 8 3 0 4 1 Properties
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      37 40 Keppel Bank 58,927,000 Keppel LandWOO 53.877,000 CSA Hldqs 20c 51,767,000 Van der Horst 47.624,000 DBS Land 44,323.000 Keppel LandSOc 43.595,000 SembCorpl 25c 40,311.000 Wing Tai 25c 35,938,000 ST Capital 25c 34,081,000 Keppel Corp 31,211,000
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      63 40 TURNOVER COOO) Main Sesdaq Total Multilnd 20.261 20.261 Manufacturing 33.573 9.713 43,286 Commerce 14,326 SO 14 416 Tpt/Stor/Cjmms 14,847 124 14,971 Finance 32.991 32 991 Construction 7,070 286 7 356 Properties 30,358 30.358 Hotels/Rsts 894 271 1,165 Services 7,910 1,226 9,136 Others BLW 52,218 52 52,270 TOTAL 214,448
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      553 40 Friday, D«cemb«r tt I ABN AmroßankNV 7>_ ABSA Bank Limited 7 Agricultural bank Of China 6M ANZ Banking Group 7 Allied Irish Bank PLC 6 American Express Bank 7 Arab Banking Corp Tik Arab Bank PLC 6 Asahi Bank Ltd 7 Ban Hin Lee Bank Bhd 7
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      1052 40 ROUND-UP ()t erseas markets THE Malaysian stock market is likely to maintain its upward momentum this week after rising L3 per cent last week, but trading will be range-bound, analysts said. Trading is likely to be locked in a range between ")10 and
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      656 40  -  Jean Chi a 'Fund managers do not want to be seen holding too much cash as their books close. A dealer from a listed broking firm EVENTS OF THE WEEK Today Dec 14 Bank of Japan releases its "tankan" quarterly survey of business sentiment. Singapore government
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      407 40 Dow hit by profit concerns FOCUS ON NEW YORK IN AN indication of growing concern over the health of large American companies and uncertainty over the political future of President Bill Clinton, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by over 2.16 per cent last week. The blue-chip index fell 194.38
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      312 40 Taipei seeks ways to boost shares TAIPEI Taiwan's Finance Ministry will hold a meeting today to discuss ways to boost the sagging stock market, officials said yesterday. ■"Finance Minister Paul Chiu will meet members of the Stock Market Stabilisation Fund on Monday to find ways to bolster the stock index."
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      71 40 COLOMBO Sri Lanka is planning to introduce short selling and lending of stocks in a move to further develop its equity market, the Sunday Times newspaper reported yesterday. The newspaper said a committee appointed by the country's main regulatory body, the Securities and Exchange
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      397 41 GOVT RESCUE TOKYO Japans government took over the debt-rid-den Nippon Credit Bank Ltd yesterday in a crucial strike against the banking crisis rocking the world's second largest economy. The bank had liabilities of 94.4 billion yen (551.32 billion) in March this year because of
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      209 41 Rubin sees 'solid growth, low inflation' next year WASHINGTON The US economy will stay on a path of "solid growth and low inflation" next year. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said in a interview with CBS Weekend News. And he said he is "focused on what we're doing", suggesting he has
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      480 41 Mexico in 100b bank bail-out Political parties give go-ahead after nine-month standstill over plan to shore up lenders' finances MEXICO CITY Mexico's two largest political parties agreed to a reformulated US$6l billion (Ssloo billion) bank bail-out fund, ending a nine-month impasse over the plan to rescue the country's beleaguered lenders.
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      133 41 Establishes a Bank Deposit Insurance Institute to manage the bank bail-out fund. The institute will absorb the debt issued in the last three years by the bail-out programme and which was managed by the state-owned Bank Deposit Insurance Agency, or Fobaproa. Allows banks to swap their Fobaproa debt
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      165 41 SEOUL South Korea will extend financial aid to exporters for another six months in a bid to keep the country's overseas shipments from sliding further amid the region's currency and economic turmoil. A year ago, large companies were given financial guarantees only in
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      355 43  -  MARY KWANG PROVINCIAL-LEVEL INVESTMENTS HERE By CHIN VCOKKKSPONDKVI" BEIJING Several provincial or municipal-level Chinese trading corporations have set up base in Singapore this year to generate reexport trade with a total annual value exceeding $150 million. They join the league of national or state-level
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      864 44  -  RAVI VELLOOR Bu\ Consortium and the Tata group will inject $118m into the industrial park to lighten interest payments burden SEEKING to alleviate a punishing interest payments burden, Singapore and India's Tata group are jointly injecting fresh equity of 2.8 billion rupees
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      67 1 Moses was more than a storybook character The life of the Biblical character of Moses will burst on the big screen this week in DreamWorks' ambitious animation, The Prince Of Egypt. But some Bible scholars say his multi-faceted character defies the film's simple, child-friendly portrayal. While much
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          197 2 PARIS Egyptian millionaire Mohamed al- Fayed has asked the French judge in charge nt investigating the cai crash which killed Princess Diana and his son. Dodi. to consider claims the couple had been tailed by the American secret service. Mr al- Fayed said he had
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          203 2 BEIJING Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, Saving Private Ryan, has flopped in cinemas in China, with moviegoers prefering domestic productions, such as Zhou Enlai's Diplomacy. "We were forced to finish showing the film five days ahead of the 25-day schedule through lack of interest." Mr Vang Siqing,
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        686 4  -  TEO PAU LIN New Movie 5a An illustrious crew is behind a film that comedian Mark Lee is set to star in, and it might propel him to regional stardom when released next year MONEY might not have been enough in comedian Mark Lees
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        481 4  - Lots of teeny but where was the bopping? TEO PAU LIN *L MUSIC FRIENDSHIP CONCERT Featuring Kelly Chen and Daniel Chan Singapore Indoor Stadiutyi Last Saturday YOU know that something is amiss if you leave a pop concert and you can still hear your own footsteps. Boisterous gigs are noisy
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        82 10 TODAY'S SCV HIGHLIGHTS |l II THE RIVER Cinemax Ch 59, 4.30 pm Repeats: Dec 23 6- 27 BATTLING financial woes and a treacherously high river, Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek pit their country grit against seemingly overwhelming odds. Scott Glenn co-stars as a local businessman,
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        138 12 Move over Zoe, make room for Christopher Lee FIRST, Fann Wong did it. Then came Ann Kok, Zoe Tay and, most recently, Evelyn Tan. All the Television Corporation of Singapore's ah-jies (big sisters) are releasing solo albums. What about the guys? They should get their chance before long. leading the
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        126 12 WHAT is the most effective treatment Cor an upset stomach and gastritis? No. Not pills. At least not for TVB actor Lawrence Ng Kai War. Rather, a phone call to a qigong master and special breathing techniques were all it took to cure him. According
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