The Straits Times, 19 July 1999

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    31 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 Monday July 19, 1999 •88 Pages m four parts. mita (p) 054/12/98 J f_ JP A m P fifl A Singapore Press Holdings ptiblication DU Cents
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    Crisis team in Taipei as tension mounts
    799 1  - Crisis team in Taipei as tension mounts CHING CHEONG The trans-ministerial team will handle the tense situation as a result of the President Lee's 'two states' policy By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT TRANS-MINISTERIAL TEAM: For quick response A HIGH-POWERED crisis team included the heads from the national defence, finance, economic affairs,
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    Kids' education is No. 1 worry
    482 1 STUDY ON THE FAMILY THE childrens' education is the Number 1 worry of parents here. This finding has m turn led to the worry that if much of parent-child interaction is based on schoolwork, then this could become the only bond between parent and
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      172 1 ELECTED PRESIDENT: Mo^ Singaporeans want a contest m the coming presidential election page 3 I tis new tMMtifuP^^^-^^Ki^HtoMfl OUB Club 55Plus gives us WMfk ffctfi a up to z.oZovo p.a. «P^ VI ome and enjoy higher interest rates on your fixed deposit jfl N^^l ft ||fe- 5 by opening an
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      83 1 I Hflf€F II n 1 i n'l Hi I Debris fit>m the Kennedy plane, including luggage (below) and a prescription pill box, was found at sea j and washed up on shore on Saturday. The plane crash stunned Americans and many blamed "the curse" which appears to have dogged America's
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore's Israeli missiles upset KL
      365 2 S 'pore's Israeli missiles upset KL Minister says Malaysia does not J f eel good 1 about the Republic's purchase of missile, other weapons from Israel KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia does not "feel good" about the cooperation between the defence industries of Singapore and Israel, its Deputy Defence Minister Abdullah Fadzil
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      Lock icon NEW CHECKPOINT OPENS
      67 2 ALPHONSO CHAN Traffic flowed smoothly at yesterday's opening ofthe new 400-million Woodlands checkpoint. Cars went through with hardly a pause m the morning and motorcycles queued m orderly fashion. However, some bus passengers said they were confused at first about where to go. By noon, 30,000 vehicles
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      Student burnt while lighting lamp
      345 2  -  PAULINE LEONG By_ AN UNDERGRADUATE preparing for a university orientation programme was burnt badly when a makeshift kerosene lamp burst into flames as he attempted to light it Mr Eugene Wang, a 24--year-old, third-year business administration student at the National University of Singapore, suffered 30
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      Lock icon S'poreans split over PAP links
      422 3 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINGAPOREANS were divided on the question of whether a candidate linked to the People's Action Party would make a better president than one without them. About half those taking part m the Singapore Press Holdings survey said a
      TIEN CHUNG PING  -  422 words
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      Most want a contest for the presidency
      534 3  - Most want a contest for the presidency IRENENG Eunice Lau Yvonne Koh And more of those wanting to choose their president are people who hold A levels and above, survey by SPH shows 111 Additional reporting by and NEARLY four out of five Singaporeans hope for a contest m the
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      Lock icon Crash revives memories of family curse
      610 4 Shocked Americans glued to radio, TV V Net, for updates on search for John Kennedy Jr v his wife and her sister HYANNIS PORT (Massachusetts) Americans, from President Bill Clinton down, reacted with shock and disbelief over the crash of the plane carrying John
      Reuter; AFP; Washington Post  -  610 words
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      Lock icon Radar shows plane lost 400m in 12 secs
      373 4 Radar shows plane lost 400 m in 12 secs BOSTON Radar sensors showed the plane piloted by John F. Kennedy, Jr lost altitude sharply m the space of 12 seconds as it approached for landing, the ABC television network has reported. The report, citing Federal Aviation Administration sources, said on
      AFP; Reuter; Washington Post; MIKE M DIZON  -  373 words
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      217 2 INSIDE World ...5,6,7,8, 9, 10, 11 IVople 11 Cross-strait Tension 13, 14 East Asia 17,19 Indonesia m Transition 19 South-east Asia 20 Malaysia 21,22 World Focus... 23 Weather 25 Home 26-31 Editorial 32 Forum 34,35 Sports 36, 37, 38, 39 Money 42-46 LIFE! jflk Eyes Wide Shut gets raves and
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Look what just hit the roads
      96 5 AN ELECTRIC-POWERED vehicle, m the shape of a submarine, being checked on Saturday by an employee of a petrol station m Cuonezais, near Bordeaux, southeastern France. Inventor Jol Teissier built the land vehicle with a Mirage 3 fuel tank, and components such as a
      AFP  -  96 words
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      Lock icon New EC code of conduct to avoid scandals
      519 5 Incoming European Commission chief and his team agree on code to avoid conflicts of interests and to restore the commission's credibility On trust There's no single act that will get the hind of confidence and trust that an international public service like
      Reuter  -  519 words
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      Lock icon Will Kashmir war save his govt?
      721 6 Vajpayee is hoping to turn the jingoistic sentiments whipped up by the war into votes, but analysts are wondering if his strategy will backfire Calculated move 'It is a calculated move on the part of the BJP. Party leaders have created a media hype
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      Lock icon Fighting is over but no peace talks just yet
      305 6 SRINAGAR (India) India has signalled the end of the flare-up with Pakistan over Kashmir, but has ruled out immediate peace talks with Islamabad. "The war m Kargil has come to an end. The last of the Pakistani intruders have vacated our
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon SAMOAN MINISTER SHOT DEAD
        51 6 SAMOAN MINISTER SHOT DEAD SAMOAN Public Works Ministe- Luagalau Levaula Kamu was shot dead on Friday night at a function to mark the 20th anniversary of the country's ruling political party. He was shot through the heart by an unidentified gunman as he stepped outside to take a mobilephone call.
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        Lock icon $170M IN TEACHERS' PAY VANISHES
        55 6 $170M IN TEACHERS' PAY VANISHES THE authorities m Sierra Leone are investigating nine people, including officials and police officers, after more than US$lOO million (S$l?0 million) disappeared from the Education Ministry. The money had been set aside to pay teachers' salaries m the west African nation, impoverished by nearly a
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        Lock icon VOLCANO IN MEXICO ERUPTS
        44 6 MEXICO'S Colima Volcano, some 500 km west of Mexico City, erupted on Saturday, spewing smoke and ash 7 km into the air. Although there were no reports of damagd^or injuries, the authorities evacuated some 400 people from nearby villages. AFP
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        Lock icon I WAS KIDNAPPED, SAYS PINOCHET
        62 6 I WAS KIDNAPPED, SAYS PINOCHET FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet described himself as "England's only political prisoner" m an interview with The Sunday Telegraph published yesterday. He siid he was "kidnapped" when he was arrested m London last October at the behest of a Spanish judge who wants to put
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        Lock icon QUEBEC NURSES SUSPEND STRIKE
        65 6 UNION delegates, representing 47,500 striking Quebec nurses, voted on Saturday to accept a revised deal with tne provincial government on pay and conditions after turning down an initial agreement on Friday. The nurses agreed to drop their picket signs from midnight on Saturday until Wednesday, when
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      Lock icon In a class of their own
      100 7 NO ONE came close to sportsman Gerit Badenhorst (left) m the "rock-press" event m the International Strongest Men contest yesterday. The South African won the event m Keszthely, some 200 km west from Budapest, after being the only contestant to be able to lift
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      Lock icon UAE closes its doors to Indo-Pakistani workers
      329 7 The Gulf state has decided to stop issuing new visas to workers from the Indian sub-continent ABU DHABI The oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to stop issuing new visas to labourers from the Indian subcontinent m an effort to redress a
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      Lock icon Rapes and deaths from party drug
      95 7 Rapes and deaths from party drug SYDNEY Australian researchers yesterday warned of rapes and deaths stemming from use of a dangerous designer-drug called Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre spokesman Paul Dillon warned of a potential nightmare m deaths and overdoses from the drug after a
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      Lock icon 10,000 killed by Serbs in Kosovo purge
      561 8 The figure, estimated by war-crime investigators, Nato and other officials, is twice what the US State Department put forward m late May SERBIAN PROTEST: Push by opposition to oust Milosevic DEMONSTRATORS m Kragujevac protesting on Saturday against Milosevic. They support Serbian opposition leader
      New York Times; AFP  -  561 words
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      Lock icon Violent-crime rate in US lowest since 1973
      226 8 WASHINGTON Violent crime m the United States fell to its lowest level since the Justice Department began tracking rates m 1973, the Department's Bureau of Statistics (BJS) reported yesterday. Violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery and assault, and property crimes like burglary,
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      Lock icon US passes Bill to promote African trade
      213 9 WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives has approved a farranging American economic initiative for Africa which offers enhanced trade benefits m exchange for the adoption of freemarket practices by African nations. The Bill, passed on Friday by a vote of 234-163, would authorise
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      Lock icon Iranian students want meeting with top leaders
      371 9 The body representing the students also demands the release of 1,400 people it says have been detained Challenge for Khatami The violence is the worst m Iran since the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution. It has presented President Khatami with his most
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      Lock icon Body in suitcase at Heathrow
      100 9 LONDON The body of a woman has been found m a suitcase at London's Heathrow Airport, police said yesterday. The body was found on Saturday evening at the busy Terminal 3 car park after the locked suitcase was seen during a routine security patrol. Police
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      Lock icon He hates the Huns
      216 10 CRITIC A. A. Gill unleashed a brutal diatribe m London's Sunday Times on July 11, lamenting the "undiluted misery, humiliation and grovelling apology" of German history. One possible remedy, he suggested, would be to hang a sign on the Brandenburg Gate emblazoned with the slogan, Amnesia
      THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE  -  216 words
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      Lock icon British and German newspapers slug it out
      312 10 British and German newspapers slug it out Viciously chauvinistic campaigns erupt over the moving of Germany's capital from Bonn back to Berlin BERLIN Britain and Germany are at war again. But this time, the battlefield is splattered with ink, rather than blood. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor
      Washington Post  -  312 words
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      Hey, given your wife her pocket money?
      350 11 This could well be the opening line among German men when a 'pocket-money' Bill is passed FAMILY HERO? "We have a lot of marriages m Germany where only the husband earns and each month he hands over a tiny allowance on the kitchen
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    • PEOPLE
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        Overweight Chow may lose film role
        183 11 BUT HE IS NOT BOTHERED HONGKONG The weight-obsessed showbiz industry may just have claimed another victim. Hongkong's export to Hollywood, Chow Yun Fat, was said to be m danger of losing his role m Ang Lee's new Chinese-language movie, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the
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        Lock icon BROSNAN 'PLANNING TO QUIT AS 007'
        108 11 LONDON Actor Pierce Brosnan is planning to give up the role of secret agent 007 after making one final James Bond film m 18 months' time, according to a newspaper report here. The Irish actor feared he would be typecast as the suave spy
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        Lock icon LAST HURRAH FROM RABANNE
        138 11 PARIS Designer Paco Rabanne, who believes Russia's Mir space station will soon destroy Paris, trotted out his last haute couture show on Saturday to end a 33-year career m high fashion. But as a farewell collection it was a feeble last hurrah. Leaning heavily on symbols
        Reuter  -  138 words
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        Lock icon NEED A PASTOR? JUST RENT ONE
        72 11 STOCKHOLM A Swedish pastor has set up an agency to rent out clergy to companies m need. "As clergy we must seek out people where they are," Pastor Louise Linder, founder of the rent-a-priest agency Prastbyran, told Swedish business paper Dagens Industri. She has
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        43 11 Democratic Representative George Brown of California, the oldest member of the US House of Representatives, has died. He was 79. The Paris mayor's wife Xaviere Tiberi has to pay 268,9.54 francs (5571,500) to a south Paris community for allegedly taking a bogus salary.
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        30 11 Quoteworthy you don't have to pretend m here. We are all equal.' Lavatory attendant Carol Champion, who received an award from tfie London Tourist Board for her services to tourism
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      97 5 War Boon To Vajpayee? V Indian PM Vajpayee hopes to capitalise f* vmfm on the Kashmir war "victory" and translate it into votes. rACEe M ALAYSIA F j Hero Bashed Up Cfy, A bus conductor who caught a pickpocket has landed m hospital after w he was bashed up by
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  • CROSS-STRAIT TENSION
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      Teng-hui acted on his own, many believe
      732 13  - Teng-hui acted on his own, many believe CHING CHEONG Heads of major policy branches were stumped and had to scramble to interpret the shock July 9 announcement by the President NEWS ANALYSIS By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Difficult to follow 'ahee Teng-hui's frog-leaping style of thinking is difficult for others to
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      Lock icon China begins large-scale military exercises
      424 14 Several special-forces detachments of the PLA are holding military manoeuvres at an unnamed location, according to an official newspaper BEIJING The Chinese military has begun large-scale military exercises m an unnamed location m response to mounting tensions with Taiwan, an official newspaper reported yesterday. "Several
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      Taipei investors ready for the worst
      176 14 TAIPEI Despite assurances from both Taipei and Beijing that policies on both sides of the strait regarding reunification remain unchanged, Taiwanese investors m China are preparing for the worst, the island's China Times reported yesterday. "If Taiwan does not handle the problems sparked off
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      Stay loyal, KMT leaders urge party members
      371 14 i Air ?a Senior Miomintang (KMT) leaders have urged demoralised and confused party cadres to stay calm, united and loyal to the ruling party, following the weekend decision by former Taiwan Governor James Soong to run for the presidential polls as an independent
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      Lock icon Sino-US ties the winner in spat: Analyst
      344 14 Crisis has given Chinese and Americans a reason to resume talks HONGKONG Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui appears to be the loser and Sino-US ties the winner as a result of his decision to dump Taiwan's "one China" policy, a top China analyst said.
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon US and S. Korea stage mock landing exercise
      345 17 Troops from both countries launch a simulated assault amid fears thai Pyongyang will fire a new missile POHANG (South Korea) United States and South Korean troops staged a theatrical landing operation m a combined show of strength against North Korea yesterday as
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      Lock icon Talks in S'pore on missile issue
      123 17 TOKYO Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will hold talks m Singapore this month to discuss North Korea's missile development, a report said yesterday. The talks would be held between Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, South Korean
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      Lock icon Pollution worries HK's big businesses
      729 18 Pollution worries HK's big businesses They fear bad air will affect territory's competitive edge as investors may look elsewhere to set up their bases TOLL 2,000 deaths a year HONGKONG A flurry of recent studies have shown the dire consequences which air pollution is inflicting on the territory. The government,
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      Lock icon Falungong followers stage protest
      284 18 TROUBLE IN SHANDONG 5,000 join demonstration over article m magazine HONGKONG About 5,000 followers of the Falungong sect demonstrated m China's north-eastern Shandong province, accusing local publications of slandering the group, a Hongkong human-rights organisation said yesterday. Protesters gathered m a square m front of government
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  • INDONESIA
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      Bartering time for Megawati
      767 19  -  SUSAN SIM The PDI-P leader's progress to the presidency will depend on how much she can give and take m the selection of other top officials NEWS ANALYSIS By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA After a hiatus of six weeks, Indonesia's political pundits will get yet another tantalising
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      Lock icon Muslim party supports PDI-P leader
      329 19 JAKARTA A major Indonesian Muslim party yesterday aired its support for opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri's bid for the presidency while the country's second-biggest Islamic group said ithad no objections to a woman taking the top office. "PKB states that it accepts the results of the
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      Lock icon Corruption is alive and well in Indonesia
      258 19 JAKARTA An audit of state oil-and-gas company Pertamina, carried out at the bidding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has made public what most people already know that corruption is alive and well m Indonesia. The telling thing about it, and a separate
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      345 20 Asia News Network is set to expand The eight-member newspaper group has agreed to take m new members and extend cooperation to joint coverage of region on a regular basis JAKARTA The Asia News Network (ANN) an alliance of eight major Asian newspapers exchanging same-day news is set to deepen
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      Lock icon Tearful farewell for slain Cambodian actress
      198 20 PHNOM PENH Members of the royal family, top officials and thousands of ordinary fans turned out yesterday to bid a tearful farewell to Cambodia's most famous actress, gunned down m an execution-style attack earlier this month. Piseth Pelika, 34, was cremated on the grounds
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      Fancy spending time meditating in the forest?
      356 20  -  TIPAYA POONUM Thailand offering specialnealth packages to woo tourists IN BANGKOK MEDITATIpN m a forest retreat, traditional "banana leaT sunbathing and lessons on the nutritional benefits of Thai herbs at a seaside resort These are some of the latest attractions being worked out
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      Lock icon CLEAN PAIR OF WHEELS
      49 20 BANGKOK POST l hai rubbish collectors m Bang Na district, whose job it is to keep the streets clean, make their rounds on bicycles. The idea is to beat the manpower shortage and to provide a quicker service than that given by their pedestrian colleagues.
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      203 20 BANGKOK Premier Chuan Leekpai has urged the Thai Post daily to file a complaint with the police against a Cabinet minister's aide, who allegedly occupied its offices at gunpoint so that he could be tried on charges of attempted murder. Mr Chuaii
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Civic-minded conductor hurt in revenge attack
      290 21 KUALA LUMPUR Bus conductor Yew Siew Wu is nursing more than a head wound and a broken finger. His faith m society has probably taken a beating too. One moment, the 32--year-old was a hero. He had caught a pickpocket and ordered him off
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      Lock icon PAS chief wants 'sorry' for 'heaven' remark
      189 21 ALOR STAR Parti Islam (PAS) president Datuk Fadzil Noor has demanded an apology from Kedah Umno Wanita head Fatimah Ismail over her allegations that he was offering places m heaven to PAS members who succeeded m bringing 10 Umno members into the party.
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      Lock icon Umno members pay to be nominated for polls
      462 21 Umno members pay to be nominated for polls National Front chief Mohamed Rahmat says this has to stop because the decision on who will stand m the election is made by the leadership JOHOR BARU Some Umno members are using money to influence grassroots leaders into nominating them as candidates
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      Lock icon A day's jail for man who lost tongue in kiss
      288 22 A day's jail for man who lost tongue in kiss But he has to serve another eight months m lieu of fine ALOR STAR A rubber tapper who stole a kiss from a sleeping housewife and had part of his tongue bitten off m the process has been sentenced to
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      KL to submit volumes of data on islands claim
      291 22 The thousands of pages have been prepared for world court as proof of sovereignty over Ligitan and Sipadan KOTA KINABALU Malaysia has prepared for the International Court of Justice a memorial containing thousands of pages of information which it said contained
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Lock icon Indian hill region worst hit by conflict
      463 23  - Indian hill region worst hit by conflict Nirmal Ghosh BEHIND THE SCENES FROM STRAITS TIMES OVERSEAS BUREAUS 60 soldiers lost TO RECAPTURE the Kashmir peaks from the Pakistani infiltrators (left), no other area m India was as badly-hit by the fighting as Uttarakhand, also known as the Abode of the
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    • Article
      BUSH'S 'WILD YOUTH' AN EXAGGERATION?
      166 23  -  Lee Siew Hua UNITED STATES SOME American journalists are beginning to wonder if the tales about Republican presidential front-runner George W. Bush's youth are exaggerated. The Texas Monthly said that perhaps because he still referred to his "so-called wild, exotic days" and "irresponsible youth", reporters
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      GOVT TO EXPLAIN GROWTH FIGURE
      151 23  - GOVT TO EXPLAIN GROWTH FIGURE Kwan Weng Kin JAPAN WHEN the Economic Planning Agency announced earner that the Japanese economy had grown by an annualised rate of 7.9 per cent m the Jan-March quarter of this year, there were many raised eyebrows among private-sector economists, as the figure far exceeded
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      344 25 I TODAY: Mainly fair. HAZE WATCH Mff V 1? P**r »W Ctoudy C-ijldwci Vcc Cloudy imulnrw «/BC Slowers Pkm 22»c cm (33J WTLOO* Afternoon showers tomorrow. i»«-*Qi-— W »V^r VW^^^ 2___fel S J£f- S?T S^L S J 2 «T*- S aSS X-, SS MB Urte morning and early attemoon showers
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  • HOME
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      Lock icon Smart cards for riders being tested
      457 26 Smart cards for riders being tested FASTER CLEARANCE FOR MOTORCYCLISTS SOON? FREQUENT travellers on motorcycles may soon be able to clear immigration checks at Woodlands more quickly with smart cards. A trial involving 700 motorcyclists from both Singapore and Malaysia is now on, Immigration Controller Lv Cheng- Yang said yesterday
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      'Prospective tenant' robber caught
      351 26  -  PAULINE LEONG He was nabbed after he struck a f OBirth time. His victims were women who advertised to rent out rooms POLICE have arrested a rrfcn who pretended to be a prospective tenant m order t o «nter his victims' flats and rob them. He
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      Lock icon CUTTING DUCKS DOWN TO SIZE
      106 27 A flurry of knives and 65 seconds later, a whole duck was reduced to 45 even-sized pieces. For his display of speed and dexterity, Mr Tan Kin Chiong, 28, from the Johnson Lock Roast Duck chain, was named fastest duck chopper at the duck competition
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      Man dies after fight in Duxton Rd pub
      307 27 Found unconscious after the brawl at Buddy Buddy Pub, the 43-year-old was pronounced dead an hour later A MAN died after a fight broke out between two groups of men m a Duxton Road pub at midnight on Saturday. Mr Tong Beng
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      Lock icon Only the best for their kids
      423 28 STUDY ON THE FAMILY Family life is strong* but it faces potential strains, according to the Ministry of Community Development's revort on the family. Yesterday, we looked at the report s findings on spousal relations. Today, the focus is on parenting. NOTHING less than
      TIEN CHUNG PING; AZIZ HUSSIN  -  423 words
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      Managers here must do better, says NTUC
      393 28  -  KOH BOON PIN 'MANAGEMENT MUST INNOVATE' *L WELL-TRAINED WORKERS HELP COMPANIES TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS AHD IMPROVE QUALITY. RUT BUSINESS WU GROW ONLY WHEN MANAGEMENT TARES THE INITIATIVE TO INNOVATE, FIND MARKETS, STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND INVEST FOR THE FUTURE.' Mr Matthias Yao SINGAPORE is
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      Lock icon SCDF data being used to prevent fires
      427 29  -  CHONG CHEE KIN Information includes types, locations, causes of fires. It can even pinpoint the rubbish chute where a fire started By SINGAPORE constituencies are getting help with devising their own strategies for fire prevention. The Singapore Civil Defence Force has been giving
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      Lock icon CPF money meant for old age, says BG Yeo
      425 29 CPF money meant for old age, says BG Yeo MINISTER'S WALKABOUT MONEY that Singaporeans have m the Central Provident Fund is intended for their old age, and not for their children's overseas education or the upgrading of private housing estates. Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo explained the government
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      Lock icon Wheeling and reeling
      715 31 CHANS AMIEN puts on 'aggressive* in-line skates and then rides a trial bike to learn the real meaning of falling hard and fast, m this week's feature on NDP stunts. NO BRAKES. That was the first thing that struck me about the aggressive skates that are usedfor
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      293 28 HRlii iL P^ I ■Ml Hjh Bk Bfcarl I^l w B^k B^BI DHHHB IHv hI Hk I Hk H^^slk H Hnß^Hjj^^l^^^^H Discover Tne Beauty Witnin I Being Deautiful is all about being comfortable and confident with H wno you are. It's about now you reel about yourself inside and out.
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      342 28 THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE IS DETERMINED BY THE PARTNER i YOU CHOOSE. GLOBAL M CANON DBS BANK DEUTSCHE BANK ERNST 4YOUNG FUJI XEROX yLW NESTLE MATSUSHITA PRICE WATFRHOUSE RENTOKIL SGS-THOMSON EDUCATION SIEMENS NIXDORF SHELL STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UNISYS UNILEVER NETWORKING What do chese top MNCs haw m common' p/\ PTKJPR
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      283 29 Blending Academic ExcELLENCEvvm^RACTTCALExPERiEr^E| 4LfjtgjL The 22nd intake of the LEEDS MBA programme jgP^Sg Bpffißg taught m Singapore commences 4 September 1999. ißfir F r in f ormation assistance, please call 338 6778. ti^/i^h^ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. ..7th m research power as one of the UKs leading universities Ihe Leeds Jmversity
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      543 30 CZ>^ KSl^^^r WHAT I WANT FOR MY OLD AGE? Members of work groups attached to an inter-ministerial committee on the aged H 'Not to go hungry! So financial have proposed some key ideas on how to integrate the old into mainstream society, IHP «PI P^^ing is important In mv line
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      453 31 The Straits Times received ANSWERS more than 2,750 entries IUM for our last quiz. Here are the answers Sandbags and the lucky winners: 3) Safety harness Chua Li Tze *****31A Tan Linling *****29G TanßweYun *****97G Mohd Daud *****76F Lim Kok Khoon *****498 Fong Sui Mvi *****99E Razali Abu Bakar *****90J
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
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        Corruption, US style
        589 32 THE world's most populous democracy, India, and the most powerful, the United States, have one thing m common: Political corruption is rampant m both. The only difference between the two is this: In India, the bribers and the bribed both know that what they do is not
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      Lock icon OBUCHI
      1175 32  -  KWAN WENG KIN the 'feel good' Prime Minister By JAPAN CORRKSPONDENT MOST JAPANESE WHO VOTED FOR HIM IN THE RECENT SURVEYS ADMITTED TO DOING SO NOT BECAUSE OF ANY PARTICULAR POLICY OF HIS, BUT BECAUSE THEY FOUM HIS 'SINCERE PERSONALITY' APPEALING. TOKYO When Mr Keizo Obuchi became Prime Minister
      NOEL ROSALES  -  1,175 words
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      Japanese women prefer job to marriage
      819 32  -  ALEXANDRA HARNEY Bu, FINANCIAL TIMES MISS Harumi Ishikawa, a 34-year-old selfemployed jewellery designer, is unapologetic: I've never really aspired to get married. I would be perfectly happy married, but I've always wanted to work more. With a job, whatever you put m comes back
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      Lock icon Corporate-growth puzzle
      927 33 Corporate- growth puzzle THE ECONOMIST Traditional theory: and increase market Life-cycle theory: Firms grow m several stages, including an entrepreneurial phase, maturity and a period of decline. Core competencies tfctory: A firm's performance is determined by building on a set of key skills that WHY do firms grow? It is
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon POST-SOCCER MATCH SIGNAL FROM U.S.
        81 33 CHINA AT THE recent Women's World Cup soccer final, US President Bill Clinton greeted the defeated Chinese players and saluted their hard work. The gesture goes beyond good protocol: it signifies an act to improve strained US ties with China, hist as "ping-pong diplomacy" did
        Apple Daily  -  81 words
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        Lock icon VICE-PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN DELAY
        87 33 HONGKONC DURING Chinese Vice-Presi-dent Hu Jintao's recent visit, Hongkong authorities reserved an airport express train for his use and ended up suspending the railway service for 15 minutes. While it is a good idea for Mr Hu to try the newest means of public transport m Hongkong
        Ming Pao Daily News  -  87 words
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        Lock icon PROTECTING GRAFT CASE WITNESSES
        143 33 PROTECTING GRAFT CASE WITNESSES THAILAND BY VIRTUE of the latest Constitution and the Official Information Act, the media obtained recently, from the Commission to Counter Corruption, copies of a report on the medical supplies procurement scandal which snook the Public Health Ministry last year. With it were the names of
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        Lock icon FORCING SHOWDOWN WITH BEIJING
        68 33 TAIWAN PRESIDENT Lee Teng-hui's "two states" theory might reflect political reality andsatisfy the emotional needs of some, but it could also force China and Taiwan into a showdown. Policy-makers m Taipei might try to gain from the latest move, but they could end up losing more.
        China Times  -  68 words
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        Lock icon HK SHOULD STICK TO WHAT IT DOES WELL
        103 33 HK SHOULD STICK TO WHAT IT DOES WELL HONGKONG THE government unveiled recently a 10-year plan to develop Hongkong into a traditional Chinese medicine hub, a proposal that seems too grand to be feasible. The authorities' aim is for all three aspects product development, production and marketing to be done
        Ming Pao Daily News  -  103 words
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        Lock icon TOWARDS INNOVATIVE THINKING
        125 33 TOWARDS INNOVATIVE THINKING MALAYSIA PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that to build a knowledgeable society, Malaysia must break down cultural and societal barriers inhibiting innovative thinking. We think a revolution m the education system can be a catalyst m determining the country's success m seizing opportunities m the field
        Utusan Malaysia  -  125 words
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        Lock icon NO PROGRESS IN SINO-JAPAN TIES
        92 33 NO PROGRESS IN SINO- JAPAN TIES CHINA IN HIS landmark trip to China, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi created goodwill by reaching a bilateral pact on Beijing's WTO membership, but there was no real progress m SinoJapan ties. The visiting premier glossed over the expanded USJapan defence guidelines, a top concern
        Oriental Daily News  -  92 words
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      113 32 Tjri SB University of Hull I vA. B^A WL I vL m B v^ A tried and tested programme designed for Marketing. Sales and Senior Managers m the Strategic Use of Marketing. The only MBA with full co-operation and approval of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK (CIM). presentation by
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  • FORUM
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      Men have much more to lose
      312 34 THE penalty for making a false complaint about any crime will never be as heavy as the punishment for the crime itself. So even if women who make false accusations of physical violation face heavier penalties, it will pale m comparison to the consequences
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      Do not associate flag sellers with beggars
      156 34 Do not associate flag sellers with beggars I REFER to the letter "Selling flags only one step above begging" (ST, July 16) by Mr Steven Chan Kee-lin. A beggar works for his own benefit, while a flag seller volunteers his effort towards helping the needy. The man m the street
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      Road safety education aimed at all road users
      201 34 I REFER to the letter "Educate all road users, not just drivers" by Mr Felix Ng Hong Peow (ST, July 6). I agree with Mr Ng that all road users have a responsibility m road safety. Hence, our road safety education programmes
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      Remove fiscal penalties against technopreneurs
      291 34 IT APPEARS that the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) was not involved m the deliberations on the Technopreneur Home Office (THO) Scheme. This is unfortunate as there are important revenue ramifications which arise from the scheme which, unless addressed, may make it less attractive
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      Computerisation benefits patients
      210 34 I REFER to Dr Steven Ang's letter "How the computer slows me down" (ST, July 12). The electronic medical record (EMR) system replaced the old one where medical information was recorded manually and stored m the soldiers' individual medical records. Servicemen can be treated at any medical
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      Tamper-proof packaging too costly
      215 34 1 REFER to the letter "Bread packaging not safe", by Mr See Leong Kit (ST, July 14). The cost of tamper-proof packaging for bread is prohibitive. No country has done this, and there is no reason for Singapore to make this compulsory either. Mr See also
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      Cheap pricing at expense of safety
      549 35 I REFER to the reply Tender system takes safety record into account" (ST, July 12) by Mr Lee How Sheng of the Finance Ministry. I agree that "an open, fair and competitive procurement system" is good. The problem is that the relentless pursuit of
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      So is it under review?
      93 35 So is it under review? I REFER to the letter "No need to change tendering system (ST, July 15) by Mr Lee How Sheng. I am still trying to understand his reiteration. Does it mean that the Ministry of Finance is not currently looking into improvements of any kind to
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      Handling of luggage needs upgrading
      303 35 Handling of luggage needs upgrading I REFER to recent letters to the Forum page regarding luggage restrictions m aircraft. As a business traveller, I prefer to hand-carry my luggage for a number of reasons: T_e time factor: As one letter writer pointed out, not all airports are as efficient as
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      Policy is for travellers' safety
      229 35 1 REFER to letters to the Forum page from Anthony Cheong (ST, July 13), W alter Tan and Ong Shi Wei (ST, July 16) about cabin baggage policy. We are pleased that Mr Cheong supports tighter controlof cabin baggage and recognises that it is intended
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      276 34 Chart A New Future With I A Globally, Renowned A AGioD&lly Renowned it M^ flflß OklahdmaCityUniversity INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BY THE MEINDERS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Commencing September 1999 Oklahoma City University, chartered m 1 904, has the proud and 21 credible distinction of having offered this programme m the Region g
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      322 34 Founded 1905 The National University o/ Singapore 30 th Anniversary of the Faculty of Engineering ri Especially for our Pioneer Alumni A A special invitation for those who have graduated Afl mL. 25 years ago or earlier (1974 and earlier). I^^- We are organising a tea reception-cum- p-^? :r v
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      121 34 Mrs Lim of room 1010 HAS A DATE WITH GIANNI, GIORGIO, KARL et al When staying with us on the weekend Friday through Sunday enjoy a rate ofSs7B++. And by special arrangement, you 'II receive discounts of up to 40% at retailers m nearby Lot 10 and Star/till shopping centres,
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Parry draws level with Van de Velde
      800 36 t* KIT ISII OPEN GOLF ORGANISERS: We blundered CARNOUSTIE British Open organisers admitted here yesterday that they blundered by giving Frenchman Jean Van de Velde (above) a free drop after he drove into the rough on the 11th hole during Saturday's dramatic third
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      Lock icon Two world marks in a day
      424 36 SWIMMING Heyns breaks 200 m breast record during qualifying and m final LOS ANGELES Penny Heyns surprised herselfearly on Saturday morning by setting a world record m the women's 200 metres breaststroke during the Sixth Annual Janet Evans Invitational. But iust to make sure,
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      182 36 MOTORCYCLING HOHENSTEIN-ERNST-TAHL (Germany) American Kenny Roberts Jr resisted a brave challenge from world championship leader Alex Criville to win yesterday's German 500 cc motorcycle Grand Prix here. Roberts, who took the first two races of the year but then went six races without a win, pushed
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      663 36  -  SANTOKH SINGH SOCCER Bi THE Lions will go into the South-east Asia Games on a losing note after going down 0-4 to Mexico's Diablos Rojos De Toluca m the Ole, Ole, Ole triangular at the Bishan Stadium last night. In what was probably
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        38 36 RUSSIAN cyclist Dimitri Konyshev won the 14th stage of the Tour de France from Castres to St Gaudens yesterday. Italian Gianni Faresin was second with Lance Armstrong of the US retaining the overall lead.
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        FOREST AGREE FEE FOR SCIMECA
        29 36 ENGLISH soccer club Nottingham Forest's manager David Platt has agreed a fee of £3 million (SsB.4 million) to buy Aston Villa defender Riccardo Scimeca.
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      914 37  -  CHAN TSE CHUEEN SEA GAMES COUNTDOWN: 19 DAYS TO GO AU FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL: Singapore's water polo team during training at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex yesterday. The team has had a 95 per cent attendance rate as it goes m
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      509 37  -  THOMAS KOH ATHLETICS By SINGAPORE'S sprint relay teams are running out of time and opportunities to qualify for next month's SEA Games m Brunei. Despite winning the gold medal at the Malaysian Open m Kuantan yesterday, the men's 4xloo-metre relay team fell way short
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      465 37 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Oil-rich Brunei is preparing to roll out the reef carpet for participants at next month's South-east Asia Games, which the state hopes will help fuel its economic recovery. The 4,000 athletes and officials of the 20th SEA Games will be housed m
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      490 39 United prevails over gallant Aussies SOCCER Stubborn hosts restrict Red Devils to only a Yorke goal STARTING LINE-UPS Australia: Jason Petkovic, Simon Colosimo, Stan Lazaridis, Hayden Foxe, Alex Tobin (capt), Stephen Laybutt, Brett Emerton, Kasey Wehrman, Aurelio Vidmar, Ross Moist, Danny Tiatto. Manchester United: Mark Bosnich, Phil Neville, Denis Irwin
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      Lock icon Sweet revenge for Bayern
      406 39 SIX-MONTH BAN: For failing drug test ASUNCION Mexico's Raul I J ara and Paulo Cesar Chavez were banned for six months on Saturday after failing doping tests at the Copa America, the South American Football Confederation (CSF) said. The CSF ignored a threat from the Mexican
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      Lock icon Mexicans third – by a head
      507 39 Mexicans third by a head ASUNCION (Paraguay) Copa America guest Mexico finished third m the South American nations' soccer championship, beating Chile 2-1 thanks to a late Miguel Zepeda winner. Most of the enterprising football on Saturday came from the Mexicans. After 26 minutes the Central Americans invited with Japan
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      Lock icon No spring left in these Springboks
      269 39 RUGBY BRISBANE World champion South Africa limped home yesterday after a chastening week m Australia and New Zealand ended m two record defeats. Australia ran m four tries without reply m a Tri-Na-tions Test here on Saturday for a comprehensive 32-6 win over the
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      310 39 Another brilliant run by Ngeny ATHLETICS NICE (France) Kenya's Noah Ngeny ran the sec-ond-fastest 1,000 metres ever at the Nikaia athletics meeting as Briton Sebastian Coe's world record narrowly withstood another challenge. In still, calm conditions on Saturday, Ngeny roared round the track m the French Riviera twilight m two
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      238 39 CYCLING ALBI (France) The drugs controversy obstinately hung over the Tour de France on Saturday as Italy's Salvatore Commesso of Saeco won the 13th stage, a 236.5 km ride from Saint-Flour to Albi, crossing the line ahead of compatriot and fellow escapee Marco Serpellini. The
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        68 40 THAI soccer star Kiatisak Senamuang flew into Bangkok yesterday vowing to fight on for a professional career despite being rejected by English Premiership club Middlesbrough. "I'm not upset but it's a pity," he said of the twoweek trial m England. But Soccernet reported that there
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        COBRAS WIN BUCKS 10S
        74 40 COBRAS WIN BUCKS 10S MALAYSIA'S Cobras, boosted by the services of two Fijians, annihilated Bedok Kings 36-0 m the final of the Anchor Beer/ Blacks 10s at the School of Physical Education yesterday. Malaysian international Jude Rampangouw, who scored three tries m the final, was voted Player of the Tournament
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        SALO'S DREAM CONTINUES
        47 40 FERRARI'S new Formula One driver Mika Salo's dream week continued on Saturday as the 32-year-old Finn married his Japanese g'rlfriend Noriko Endo m Helsinki, the Finnish news agency STT reported. One hundred people attended the ceremony, which was conducted m Finnish, Japanese and English.
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        WHAT NEXT FOR WASIM AND CO?
        86 40 THE future of Pakistani cricket captain Wasim Akram and other players facing an investigation into match-fixing allegations hangs m the balance following a major shake-up m Pakistan cricket, officials said yesterday. A two-member ad-hoc committee took over cricket affairs after the government suspended the
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        AMERICANS ROMP TO VICTORY
        34 40 AMERICANS ROMP TO VICTORY THE United States as expected, trounced Argentina 103-72 m basketball's Tournament of the Americas on Saturday. The Americans have virtually assured themselves of a place m the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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      374 40 TENNIS PAU (France) Cedric Pioline crushed world No. 5 Gustavo Kuerten 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to give France victory over Brazil m their Davis Cup quarter-final yesterday. The French have an unassailable 3-1 lead. Experienced Cup campaigner Pioline, who helped France win the trophy m 1996, did not
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      1482 40 SCORES STATISTICS ATHLETICS Nke Grand Prix Mtn's 100 m: 1 Leonard Myles-Mills (Gha) 10.12 2 Innocent Asonze (Nig) 10.20 3 Brian Lewis (US) 10.24. 200 m: 1 Frankie Fredericks (Nam) 20.09 2 Francis Obikwelu (Nig) 20.15 3 Kevin Little (US) 20.60. 400 m: 1 Mark Richardson (Brit) 44.98 2 Santerlei
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      545 40  -  S. MURALI BOWLING The American punctuates his game with yells to psych himself up *L ON THE RIGHT TRACK NATIONAL coach Goran Bergendorff said yesterday that he was pleased with the Republic's South-east Asia Games bowlers m the Singapore Open. He said: 'Tap Seok Kirn nad a
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      431 40 GOLF NEW ROCHELLE (New York) Sherri Steinhauer takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Big Apple Classic after matching the course nine-hole record en route to a five-under 66. Her 11-under total of 202 puts her two strokes ahead of
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      74 37 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS Schools' National Championships (National Stadium, 8.30 am). BOWLING Asian Youth FIQ Championships (Orchid Bowl, 9am). Schools' National Championships (Singapore Bowling Academy, 9am). RUGBY Schools' National Touch Rugby, U-17 and U-20 (SPE, 6pm). SOCCER SGSFL Div 3: Ngee Ann Polytechnic v PWDRC (Gloucester 1, 5.15pm). SOFTBALL Schools' National
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      775 41 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS YONG PING YAU Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 17/7/99. Sadly missed by loved ones. WIFE: Wong Yook Fong SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Yong Kok Kong, Elvin Sim Ling Ling, Elina Yong Kok Cheong, Ken Ang Siew Lan, Shang Yong Kok Leong, Rudy Teo Loo Ni
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      123 41 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS SUEN LIEN HENG I Age: 85 passed away peacefully on Saturday, 17 July 1999. Sadly missed by family and loved ones. Husband: Lim Keng Seng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Chee Tat Lim Chee Hoo Lim Kwee Cheng Lim Chee Huat Yeong Sock Kwan, Irene Lim
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      120 41 \l Tha Family of tha Lata 1 tlr m^m^mm^Ja QUEENIE BEINS Depart'- J on 13 July .99 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends, Fr. Peter Koh and Fr. Augustine Joseph, The Choir Group and other members of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church for
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      71 41 7 s THE FAMILY OT THI LATE FLORENCE YEO ENG KIM Departed 12/7/99 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths, donations and prayers during their recent bereavement.' Special thanks to: Doctors Nurses of Tan Tock
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      858 REQUIEMS 858 REQUIEMS
      153 41 858 REQUIEMS 858 REQUIEMS f~ ATHMA SHANTI POOJA \\JmWV ATrnKfUaAW PONNUSAMY TANATAMMA (Departed 06-07-99) wishes to thank relatives friends for their condolences during their recent breavcment. Karumathi prayers will be held on 20-07-99 (Night) at Blk 368 Tampines St 34 801-59. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 21-7-99 (Wednesday)
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      70 41 f 3rd Anniversary In LovlnoMemory of YEO LOA PENG Departed on 19.7.96 Always Remembered by: Husband: Lim Hang Chiang Sons: Teng Kwang Therg Hong Teng Hooi Teng Sam DeugmenHn-law: Susan Sim Neo Chew Lan Daughter. Lee Kheng Grane-dauehtffs: I Oian Yl. Pei Oi. Pei Ling In Lovint.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      125 41 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM C~ Tha Lord Is my light and my salvation. Psalm 27:1 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of HO LIP SHANG Departed on 19th July 1995 His Hfe was earnest, his actions true A gentle hand, an active mind Live at peace with all men,
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      854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES
      103 41 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES With Deepest Sympathy Condolences to Mr Elvln Yong on the demise of his father YONG PING YAU Age: 67 From: The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Stelatex Engineering Construction Pte Ltd Stelatex Industries Pte Ltd STX Engineering Services Pte Ltd 11 J
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      110 41 A Wl In Loving Memory of MARIA STELLA Departed 19.7.1997 Always remembered by children and loved ones. V In Everlovinq Memory of *fl MRS ROSELIND RAJOO nee Fernandez who was called to the Lord on 19-7-1998 Always smiling, whenever we see you. Always laughing at the slightest
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      87 41 r Ist Anniversary IN LOVING MEMORY OF I K.K. NAMBIAR Departed: 19 July 1998 Dearly missed by wife, family and friends Memories of you will remain with us forever Prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple at Geylang East today at 7.30pm. Pis. treat this as
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      24 41 The yean may wipe out many things But this they'll wipe out never; The memory of those happy day* Which we had spent together
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      47 42 Straits Timet meax .2134.22 -23.90 BT 08/ OS -1206.00 -272.00 BTCAW -*****.00 -242.00 BT 10-4*y MA -*****.00 -120.00 DBS CPF Index 638.20 9.59 DBS 50 ln<>t» 697.20 -7.90 OCBC 30 654.16 -8.04 UOB Blue Chip 862.86 U 2* MSCI Sir.q*por« 291.07 -1.85 Slmsci Future* 293.40 -0.90
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      65 42 TURNOVER COOO) Main Sesdag Total Multi md 7". 317 77,317 Menutecturtng 23". ,152 76,494 313.646 Commerce 69.59S 14.295 83.890 Tpt/Stor/Commj 55.583 11.918 67.501 Flnence 72.673 72.673 Construction 60,355 19,388 79,743 Properties 77.835 77,835 Hotels/Rsts 11,995 14,461 26,456 Service* 18.078 8.424 26.502 Others BLW 67.205 3.223 70.428 Total 747,788
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      WEEK'S TOP ACTIVES
      28 42 dZuEZnEZ^HHHI SSRaKSL==: JU-SS'SSo MotunglnvNTS 147 *****0 IPC Corpn 5c 0 p ***** C 'C^itlnglnt "77 *****0 «TinCfto™jW.fHV *****000 E»gl« Br.no H,*}» HKVS« _*****000 FrtUnhliOc.. 704n'000
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      WEEKLY SCOREBOARD
      109 42 MAIN SOO U» Pn Unch u» Dw uwcfc Mutti Ind 0 19 0 0 0 0 M«nuf«ctunoq 5 87 0 0 43 0 Comnwci 1 39 1 0 10 0 Tpt/Stor/Commj ...7 17 1 0 2 0 Flnjnc»..._ _..4 32 3 0 0 O Construction 0 20 0
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      Analysts pick institutional stocks
      711 42  -  Ng Wei Joo ROUNP-UP Singapore THE Singapore stock market may just pull out of the doldrums later this week if a couple of issues are resolved. The first is the sheer amount of forced-selling enforced on contra players as a result of limits set by traders
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      PRIME LENDING RATES
      537 42 Friday. July 16 ABNAmroßankNV SV« ABSA Sank Limited 6 1 Agricultural bank Of China 6 ANZ Banking Group 6Vi Allied Irish Bank PLC 5 American Express Bank 6 Arab Banking Corp 7v* Arab Bank PLC 5 V* Asahl Bank Ltd 6M_ Ban Hin Lee Bank Bhd 6>.
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      Lock icon Manila shares to trade 'sideways'
      82 42 MANILA Philippine share prices are expected to move "sideways" this week as investors await the release of corporate figures for the three months to June, analysts said. Local firms are expected to start releasing their sec-ond-quarter results this week, providing a direction for the market.
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      Corporate results may boost gains
      462 42  -  Bloomberg News FOCUS ON NEW YORK ■w" "w* nr ith 113 Standard m/ m Poor's V m/ cs&p) 500 T Index companies having reported earnings so far, analysts and investors say they are surprised pleasantly by most company reports and that may push stock prices
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      Lock icon Hang Seng may breach 13,000 mark
      865 42 ROUND-UP Overseas markets CONTINUED tension between Taiwan and China is expected to push Hongkong stocks lower this week, with the blue-chip Hang Seng Index seen testing easily support at the 13,000 level. Brokers said they did not see a quick end to the row
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        US DOLLAR REMAINS STEADY
        27 42 THE greenback again traded sideways against the Sing dollar last week. It closed at 1.7036 last Friday, up from 1.6992 the week before.
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        YEN RISES WITH FOREIGN BUYING
        40 42 THE yen drifted upwards last week against the Sing dollar as foreign investors bought yen to purchase Japanese securities on the belief that the economy was improving. The yen closed at 1.4112, up from 1.3888.
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        STERLING UP ON SIGNS OF RECOVERY
        33 42 STERLING UP ON SIGNS OF RECOVERY STERLING rose against the Sing dollar on signs that the British economy was emerging from a slowdown. Sterling closed at 2.6677, up from 2.6377 the previous week.
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        AUSSIE FALLS AGAINST S$
        39 42 AUSSIE FALLS AGAINST S$ THE Aussie dollar slipped against the Sing dollar last week as global commodity prices remained weak. Dipping gold and copper prices, especially, have dragged the Aussie down. The Aussie closed at 1.1241, down from 1.1327-
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        EURO MOVES UP SLIGHTLY
        33 42 THE euro was steady last week after the European Central Bank said euro interest rates could go up. The euro closed at 1.7363, up from 1.732the previous week. I
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      Lock icon Microsoft's market cap tops $860b
      418 43 Microsoft's market cap tops $860 b Only eight countries have economies larger than the software giant, which is the first to cross the USssoob mark WOODSIDE (California) If you could empty the wallet and pockets of every person m the United States, turn upside down the register m every store,
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      Lock icon Software giant to unleash Win 2000
      324 43  -  BRYAN LEE BATTLE AGAINST LINUX MICROSOFT expects its Windows 2000 operating system, which will be launched later this year, to aid significantly its battle against Linux, the new operating system which industry players see as a growing threat to Microsoft NTs dominance m the
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      Lock icon Hongkong's GEM set to sparkle
      155 43 HONGKONG China.com Corp's stunning Nasdaa debut is likely to strengthen hopes of fledgling technology firms to float shares on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), Hongkong's soon-to-be launched second board. "I believe this could bring a small fever to the market since the GEM is considered
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      590 44 Regional crisis is forcing governments to open up markets, but South Korea and Thailand still have a long way to go EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE MOST Asian economies are reluctant to ease existing protectionist barriers to trade, even as the regional financial crisis shook
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      Lock icon Japanese govt 'may spend another $140b'
      319 44 PUMP-PRIMING THE ECONOMY TOKYO Japan's thirsty economy has swallowed up about US$33O billion (Sss6l billion) m government spending m the past year. Now, analysts say, it is ready for more. Investors are betting on a spending package of about 10 trillion yen (Ssl4o billion)
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        92 44 THE ups and downs of a seafarers life are now plain for y»u to see, without your setting foot on a ship. Details of the journeys of the P&O Nedlloyd Kobe container ship are available on the Net, courtesy of P&O Nedlloyd
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        80 44 E-MAIL YOUR NISSAN MECHANIC FORGET the phone. Just use a mouse and click to make an appointment to have your car serviced. Tan Chong International is the first car dealer m Singapore to use the Internet to accept bookings for car service which it figured will save it 11.3 manhours
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        READ THREE MPH MAGAZINES ONLINE
        72 44 MPH Magazines will put three of its publications on the Internet through the Media Corporation of Singapore's Media City website. MPH Magazines general manager Wee Hian King said that the publications were two women's fashion and beauty magazines, the English-language Female and the Chinese-language Nuvou,
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      1260 45  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SA UDI PRINCE ALWALEFD Saudi Prince A! waleed's investment vehicle achieves return of over 30% and has investments all over the world Reports by THE PRINCE, HIS PRINCESS AND HIS PHILOSOPHY DECISION-MAKER 7 love challenges. I like to take
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      Friction at Citigroup exaggerated
      236 45 Friction at Citigroup exaggerated REPORTED friction between Citigroup Inc's two co-chairmen has been exaggerated, the US financial services giant's biggest shareholder, Saudi Prince Alwaleed, told The Straits Times. When Citigroup was formed nine months ago from the merger of Citicorp and insurer-securities firm Travelers Group, the heads of the two
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      Buyers snap up all 70 Sunnydale units
      266 46 CONDOMINIUM SALES ALL 70 units at Sunnydale, MCL land's 99-year condominium project m Serangoon, have been snapped up while 53 of the 80 freehold units at The Aston m the River Valley area have found buyers, all m a matter of days. Mainboard-listed
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      Lock icon 90 crisis-hit stocks surge to 10-year highs
      687 46  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK TWISTS AND TURNS But skyrocketing counters have slipped off highs due to waves of forced-selling and short-selling Hu TOP 10 BUY when there is blood on the streets this investment philosophy espoused by some has proven to be immensely profitable
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      Singapore fund managers get industry code of conduct
      402 46 The new guidelines would give external auditors, trustees and clients an understanding of the way fund managers work. FUND managers m Singapore have been given an industry code of conduct lyAfter a year and a half of preparation, the Investment Management Association
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      316 46 AN OFFER of a free umbrella and a chance to win a prize if spotted using it drew hundreds of eager people to Singapore Telecoms' (SingTel) headquarters. They lined up patiently m Sing Tel Square outside Comcentre, opposite Somerset MRT Station,
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      78 46 What's m M^ M today Weak yon, strong words US and Japan are on collision course over the latter's weak-yen policy. CPF vs stocks How do interest rates on CPF savings compare with dividends from listed companies? Others Interview with Michael Bloomberg, chairman of Bloomberg. Government likely to sharply revise
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      Lock icon Kwek and Alwaleed deepen ties
      738 47  -  KALPANA KASHIWALA Singapore tycoon will take a stake m Saudi prince's upmarket Fairmont hotel management chain St THE PRINCE AND HIS PERFECT PARTNER UK ONLY CHOICE MrnKwekisavery strong, able and important play _r globally m the hotel industry. ..l will not accept anyone butrwn,' SAMEWAYBENGTH
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      Lock icon Eyes Wide Shut gets raves and groans
      543 1 Mixed reviews for film on love and lust LOS ANGELES Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, a torrid treatment of love and lust, opened across the United States last Friday to praise from some critics but disappointment from others. New York Times
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      Lock icon Eeeya! Ghosts on stage!
      93 1 Tix s*s,4-~.s*\Xf^~.L o 1 rieatre WOrKS I DreWS CL s*n*nr>A*i hs^o-vrt*' COmeay-nOrrOr- 7 THUo ICCIL SINGAPOREANS love a good ghost story, and so the theatre group is coming up with Haunted, about a feuding family and its demons, both real and metaphorical. It is written by
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        Lock icon Street game gets an extra bounce
        554 2  -  STEVE DAWSON ;Nike Play Zone Nike's new strategy gets the rich and famous sports stars to put some spirit Into young and aspiring players You see him on the playingfield and you think he has that attitude. It's a winning attitude. he's got the
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        Lock icon Woodstock gathers its flower children again
        441 2 Originals and newcomers to mark 30th anniversaiy LOS ANGELES While some of today's leading pop stars are on the bill for a 30th-anniversary celebration of Woodstock later this week, a smaller show m August will reunite many of the artistes who played at the
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          Lock icon Crowd sings Boss' return
          189 2 EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey Rock star Bruce Springsteen has returned as a superhero to kick off his wildly popular tour with a threehour show m his home state of New Jersey. He launched into My Love Will Not Let You Down, the first of some 20
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          Lock icon Dad beat us all, says Hall
          142 2 JERRY HALL, who ended her marriage to Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger last week, has told Harper's Bazaar that her father beat her and her four sisters wh^n they were young. That led Hall to flee to Paris to seek her fortune. The model, who
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          191 2 LOS ANGELES Forget MTV, I want my Launch.com. That is the song the all-music website is hoping to hear as it builds the largest library of music videos on the Internet and one of the biggest music news operations, online and off-line. "We want to
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          Lock icon ELTON JOHN HAPPY TO BE TICKING ALONG
          82 2 LONDON Singer Elton John, fitted with a pacemaker after suffering neart problems, confessed: "I thought I was a goner." But the 52-year-old entertainer has promised he will be back performing m a couple of months and nas no intention of retiring. "I'm just
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        1342 3  -  ELISABETH GWEE Noodle Bars Don't mistake them for noodle houses. These minimalist outlets have turned the humble bowl of mee r an Asian staple, into chic chopstick cuisine fa OODLES OF NOODLES: What's cooking and where WHAT: Its name is a short form of
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      Lock icon You may laugh, but there's a ghost here
      681 4  -  CLARISSA OON Horror Musical A toilet that does not stop flushing and sightings on a hilltop have inspired the folks at Theatre Works to write the first horror musical here *L LATE at night, m TheatreWorks' headquarters on Fort Canning Hill, sounds
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      598 4 Herd instinct makes the queues longer in HK Whether queueingfor dolls or cakes, people there find queues worth the wait HONGKONG A casual passer-by m Hongkong's busy streets may wonder what all the fuss was about on seeing long queues snaking along footpaths. And unless you were a hawk-eyed speculator
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      Lock icon Elizabeth Arden goes for an image makeover
      600 4 THE Elizabeth Arden Co received some alarming news earlier this year when it heard the results of a study of consumer attitudes about its company and the beauty industry. The study by Lubin Lawrence found that most women were turned off by the
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        Be sure of why you want a maid
        1448 5  - Be sure of why you want a maid TUMINAH SAPAWI Maid To Order Or Not There is no easy way to guarantee that you will find a maid who will suit the needs of your family *L WHICH MAID?*. Pros and cons the Foreign Maid Employment Agency Association, share their
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        606 5 They trigger chain reaction when they take stress home DAD navigates his way home m one of those terminal traffic jams and greets Mum at the door by barking about his cold dinner. Irritated by the sharpness of his reprimand, Mum hustles the kids
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        Lock icon Mums have a role to play, too
        220 5 ALTHOUGH research shows that it is fathers who initiate emotional chain reactions, experts say both Mums and Dads need to observe their behaviour to lessen family conflicts. Says family psychology researcher David Almeida: "I can only speculate that it stems from the way
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      Lock icon Driven up the Great Wall
      1087 6  -  Irene Ng Traveller's Tale Triumph of engineering leaves a very different impression after return ticket becomes a one-way ticket home AS I walked on the ancient stones of the Great Wall of China, one of the wonders of the world, I found myself struck with
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      Lock icon LEAD THE TEAM, NOT CONTROL IT
      300 6 WHAT WORKS WE ARE moving into an era where employees will be empowered to make more important decisions on the job. They don't have to refer decisions or matters to their bosses constantly. They will enjoy more flexibility to decide on how they want
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        Lock icon Giving new feel to soul music
        743 7  - Giving new feel to soul music TAN SHZR EE Atmospheric Sounds This New Age act is dreamy about the kind of music it puts out and savvy about the CDs it produces *L 'Our music relaxes you, opens up your mind ana makes you able to see and absorb the
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        Lock icon Hollywood's smart cookie is taking her stardom to Yale
        1104 7 Claire Vanes hits big-time and the books at university FACT FILE: Claire Danes Name: Claire Danes First love: Chaplin, m elementary school (I scared him away by chasing him") Current boyfriend: Ben Lee Fave actress: Meryl Streep J First job: As
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      SSO caught in Wagner's minefield of booby-traps
      632 8  -  TAN SHZR EE MUSIC FAMILIAR FAVOURITES/ OPERA WITHOUT WORDS Bart Folse, conductor Singapore Symphony Orchestra Victoria Concert Hall Last Friday SSO'S VERSION OF THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES DID EVERYTHING TO REINFORCE THE MYTH THAT THESE WOMAN WARRIORS WERE AND CLUMSY BLONDES IN
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      Get set for a night of tango glamour
      342 8 Dance Treat Argentina's brightest export to the ballet world, Julio Bocca, the star of the American Ballet Theatre, arrives later this month with his own troupe HIS name may not ring a bell with Singapore audiences yet. But Argentine prodigy Julio Bocca
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        Don t Lai, was it a date?
        286 12 THE HlNtm 1 HAVE DINNER WITH A GUY r they come snappin6 photographs: Shu Qi on the media's Interest m her dinner with Leon Lai. A DINNER together is normal for any dating couple. But not for Hongkong singer-actor Leon Lai and Taiwanese
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        Ah Mei, will you strip for us?
        142 12 CHANG HUEI-MEI m a striptease show? A nightclub owner here thought she could pull this off. After reading newspaper reports about how the hot Taiwanese singer stripped to reveal a black brassiere during her concert m Taiwan, the nightclub owner called show organisers
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        Is Chow too Fat for role?
        115 12 IS HONGKONG actor Chow Yun Fat too fat to play a swordsman m Lee Ang's new movie, Wo Hu Cang Long (Sleeping Tiger And Hidden Dragon)? Rumours say the director is having second thoughts about casting him for the role because of this. But
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        Lock icon Is it just Gen X or gen gap?
        211 12 Is it just Gen X or gen gap? SOMEONE should remind Hongkong actor-singer Nicholas Tse about the virtues of filial piety. Two weeks ago, he accused his father, veteran actor Patrick Tse Yin, of sponging off him. He told reporters that Dad was broke and had to sell his house,
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        LISA IS HOT MAD ABOUT FOOD
        141 12 LISA IS HOT MAD ABOUT FOOD ONE would think that strong-willed Hongkong actress Lisa Wang would make her own decisions about her career and business. But just a word from her boyfriend, actor Law Kar Ying, has caused her to withdraw from her food businesses m two countries. Hongkong papers
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        MA MAY LOSE THIS SWORDFIGHT
        183 12 MA MAY LOSE THIS SWORDFIGHT POOR Ma Jingtao. The Taiwanese heartthrob's dreams of acting m the Television Corporation of Singapore's (TCS) adaptation of the Louis Cha swordfighting novel, Legendary Swordsman, appear to be dashed. The word on Caldecott Hill is that TCS may get a Singapore actor to take over
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      15 1 FAMILY Anger at home It is usually Dad who starts the bawl rolling PAGE 5
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      771 9 4M-^ ~^J Iff «^te** 1 fl B f v m I'^ i^*& V-t^^t IB Targets of a witch-hunt Dramaplus Arts stages Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, about witch-hunts m Salem. Directed by Lim Kay Siu, and actors include Ivan Heng and Neo Swee Lin. SUNTEC CITY. Auditorium/M tat 8 pm/IkMc
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      279 9 Emf 1*7.30 -8.30 pm Move to a quick tempo m this fun dance. Organised by MYMCA. hr. $72.10 (member). $77.25 M 731-0700 BaSIC J3MW6S6 Lanojiaqe CAIRNHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE IWY 7 9 pm Taro Imanaka conducts these sessions organised by Cairnhill Community Club. f h (12 Mutant $103 (member). $108.15 M
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      71 9 MISCELLANEOUS Upcfl MwvllHy SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM Glass Hall I— nn: 10 am Noon Are you interested m being a volunteer guide for one of the three museums managed by the National Heritage Board? Fm W 344-7683 The training programme runs from mid-Septembei till March MT state Dhoby Ghaut National Day
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      312 9 M 223-3800 ON* Me July 31 Sanqae Muzhangu '99 WORLD TRADE CENTRE Auditorium M*M:7pm A cultural extravaganza with dance, comedy and songs. Organised by the National University of Singapore Tamil Language Society. fictats: 312. $15 Crf 9546-3306 Have Fun With Singapore's Colourful Cultures SENTOSA Images of Singapore Forecourt Ml M|
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      394 9 Sweat it out and get a treat Runway Cycling 99 promises to be a morning packed with sweat and fun, and fringe activities and treats for families and the young. The two routes for this event are: leisure (12 km) and family (6 km). Transport is available for participants (without
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