Streats, 15 May 2001

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY 15 May 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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    Lock icon Legal entry, illegal eat
    197 1  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH THEY were all work-permit holders, working on a building site here. But they pined for their homes in Malaysia. So they hatched a plan to row across the Johor Straits. Last weekend, the four homesick Malaysian workers stole a sampan and started rowing.
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  • Article
    Lock icon Fifa overturns FAS ban on convicted ex-Sembawang Rangers player Match-fixer let off
    333 1 Wire services FORMER Sembawang Rangers player Mirko Jurilj has been cleared by Fifa of match-fixing charges, according to the Australian Professional Footballers’ Association. In a statement released in Sydney yesterday, association chief executive Brendan Schwab said that the
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    Lock icon FAS: Fifa charge absurd, we'll appeal
    251 1 THE Football Association of Singapore yesterday said it was “absurd (to say) that the FAS had exercised a blatant disregard” for convicted match-fixer Mirko Jurilj. In a statement Mr John Koh, FAS general secretary, wrote: “Mirko Jurilj was convicted and sentenced by a court
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      33 1 Hongkong Two of the biggest stars in the region underwent cosmetic 'surgery'for their new movie. Can you guess k who they are? For the answer, turn to VHC* PAGE 21 Pic: Apple Daily
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon Good news for tertiary students CPF rules relaxed for education payments
      246 2 IF you’re worried about not being able to afford your university or polytechnic fees, here’s good news. From June 1, it will be easier to take part in the CPF Education Scheme, in which you can use CPF funds
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      Lock icon US envoy heads to China for N-talks
      206 2 -AFP SINGAPORE The US envoy who will be hearing China’s opposition to the controversial nuclear missile defence (NMD) shield, left for Beijing from Singapore yesterday. While in Singapore, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly held talks with
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      Lock icon 5,000 new telecoms jobs on the way
      169 2 SURGING investment in telecoms is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs by the end of this year, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. Singapore took a bold step forward last year when it liberalised its telecoms sector,
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      Lock icon What's the password?
      59 2 morningsmile. A guy was typing away at his home computer, when his six-year-old daughter sneaked up behind him Suddenly, she turned and ran into the kitchen, squealing to the rest of the family, "I know Daddy's password! I know Daddy's password!" "What is it?" her sisters asked
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      Lock icon Armed forces relax regulations Short-sighted pilots okay
      312 3 MYOPIA, or short-sightedness, may not prevent you from achieving your ambition to be a fighter pilot. The Republic of Singapore Air Force has relaxed the old regulation that used to require such pilots to have perfect, 20/20 vision. If a candidate’s vision is
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      Lock icon Businessman jailed 18 months for dishonesty
      112 3  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH WHEN a cheque for $57,100 was mistakenly deposited in his company’s account, Ng Bee Soon, 42, dishonestly kept the funds. F N Food Pte Ltd had issued the OCBC Bank cheque on Dec 28,1999, to Acdscreen Pte Ltd, but it was
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        Lock icon Man found dead in flat
        113 3 A CHINESE man in his 40s who was found dead in his three-room flat at Block 540, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on Sunday afternoon is believed to have been murdered. Police were alerted at 3.45 pm by a neighbour who reported a smell coming
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        Lock icon Six arrested for rioting
        68 3 MORE than 10 youths fought in a playground near Block 266, Bukit Batok Avenue 4 on Saturday night. At 7.45 pm, the youths, apparently from two rival groups, suddenly attacked each other. Some used plastic chairs as weapons, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday. Police arrived
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        Lock icon Body pulled from river
        92 3 THE body of a man was found floating in the Singapore River, near Merlion Park, yesterday morning. It is believed to be that of a man who jumped into the river from Boat Quay on Sunday in a bid to escape after he was accused of
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      Lock icon Small-built mechanic liked to fight He went looking for trouble
      316 4  -  reports by KHUSHWANT SINGH ALTHOUGH only 1.6 m tall and weighing about 55kg, Ong Koh Leong, 25, an aircon mechanic, liked to fight. On Feb 26, 2000, Ong and an unknown accomplice went up to Chiam Toon Swee, 29, in
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      Lock icon He went the extra mile
      101 4 onekindact Mages THE Indian driver of SBS bus No 238, registration 3605, was so helpful when I boarded on May 2 at Toa Payoh Interchange. It was about 4.30 pm when I boarded the crowded non-aircon bus. The driver was very cooperative in helping to
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      Lock icon Cop made MCs on a scanner
      232 4 CORPORAL Mohammad Wazid Mohammad Said, 26, thought he was onto a good thing. He scanned medical certificates into his computer and printed out fresh ones. Just add a fake signature and he was in business holidays unlimited. Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to three charges
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      Lock icon Maxwell's back in business
      35 5 The official opening day for the popular Maxwell Food Centre, after eight-and-a-half months of renovations, is today. Most stallholders had already reopened for business when Streats visited yesterday Pic: Francis Lee
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      Lock icon New way to send SMS message Clue: Use voice
      286 5 REMEMBER our report about the risk of sending too many Short Message Service (SMS) messages? We reported then that the rapid movements you make with your thumbs while keying in an SMS message on your handphone pose the same risk as
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      82 5 For students still having their exams, hopefully, by the time their ordeal is over, they can have their fun in the sun. But for today, expect more late morning-early afternoon showers with thunder in various areas. The temperature.will range between 25°C and 33°C, and the tide
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    • Just a minute
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        58 5 From today The LTA opens a new pedestrian underpass at the junction of Maxwell Road and Cecil Street The underpass connects Tanjong Pagar MRT station with TelokAyer Park and the Capital Tower Building. A covered linkway stretches from the entrance of the underpass at Telok Ayer Park to the Annex
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        Lock icon Remember...
        144 5 Remember Employers stand to forfeit their $5,000 bond if they fail to locate their missing maids. MOM will consider appeals on a case-by-case basis.lfyour maid disappears: File a police report immediately; Contact the Singapore Immigration and Registration at 391 6100 and cancel her work permit. Otherwise, you have to keep
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  • Streatsmart regional
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      Lock icon Perils of changing jobs Beware of former colleagues
      300 6 JOB-HOPPING'S commonplace now in Japan, but landing a good position could make you a target of former colleagues’ or bosses’vindictive jealousy. Be prepared for spiteful telephone calls to your new employer informing the boss of your “dark side”, the Nikkan Gendai daily
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      Lock icon TOUCHING GIFT:
      43 6 TOUCHING GIFT: A doctor from the Love Recovering Centre of Disabled Federation massages a woman's shoulder in Suzhou, Anhui Province, China, on Sunday. Doctors from the centre provided free massages to mothers on May 13, which is Mother's Day PicAP PicAP
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      Lock icon PM Clark angry over nuked Kiwis
      188 6 -AP WELLINGTON Prime Minister Helen Clark reacted angrily yesterday to reports that New Zealanders were among servicemen used as guinea pigs in the 1950 s at British nuclear tests in Australia. According to Australian military documents released last week, troops dressed in a variety
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      Lock icon Philippines'election Polls mean so much
      505 9 Wire services MANILA Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s name is not on the ballot papers. She is not contesting the election and should be standing back to watch the fun. But she is not. The Philippines president has been in the front line, fighting for votes
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      Lock icon Family affair
      101 9 MANILA Though Mrs Arroyo and Mr Estrada are not running in the polls, members of their families are. Mrs Arroyo’s son, Mr Mikey Arroyo (above), is in the running for vice-governor. She said earlier this week that her son had received a death threat. He was to be
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      Lock icon HK aims to be no-smoking city
      189 9 -AP HONGKONG Lawmakers began debating a proposal yesterday to ban smoking in most indoor places including offices, schools, restaurants, bars and karaoke lounges that would make Hongkong virtually a nosmoking city. Mr Thomas Yiu, deputy secretary for the Health and Welfare Bureau, said the
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      Lock icon 164 websites hacked since May 4 Seoul caught in cyber war crossfire
      200 10 -AFP SEOUL South Korean websites have been caught in the crossfire between US and Chinese hackers involved in a cyber war over the spy plane crisis. A South Korean state computer security agency said 164 cases of hacking
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      Lock icon China to build world's tallest building
      110 10 -AFP HONGKONG Beijing plans to build a 520 m high, 120-storey building, which will be the world’s tallest, reports said here yesterday. The US$l billion ($l.Bl billion) building is part of the many deals signed at the start of the Beijing International High-tech Industries
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      Lock icon A new language on the airwaves
      184 11 Reuters LONDON Talking, it seems, is out but texting is in. News, gossip, idle banter, messages of emotion and abuse flood across the ether at the rate of billions each month Worldwide, destroying grammar, syntax and spelling. Most of us understand “D u wnt
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      Lock icon Duo fight to save the apostrophe
      231 11 -AP LONDON Apple’s and pear’s for sale, say greengrocers’ signs in towns and cities across Britain. Chip’s and pea’s are offered on pub menu boards. Retired copy editor John Richard had had enough. The founder members of The Apostrophe Protection Society Richard and his
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      Lock icon A future as outcasts for children who live with mums in jail Prison is home for them
      359 13 -AFP KARACHI Five-year-old Aisha has lived with her mother in Karachi Central Prison since 1997. “This is my home,” said the girl, who was just three months old when her mother was arrested
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      Lock icon Jayalalitha sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister
      188 13 -AP NEW DELHI Ms Jayaram Jayalalitha the feisty film-star-turned-politician convicted of graft was sworn in as chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu yesterday. Newly elected lawmakers of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in Tamil Nadu
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        Lock icon That stinks, say workers
        86 13 MOSCOW Hospital staff in Russia have been offered manure as wages. The deal for 400 staff in Nizhni Novgorod, about 500 km east of here, works out at six tonnes of manure for senior doctors. Staff say they are used to being paid in meat or
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        Lock icon S African men too big
        94 13 AFP JOHANNESBURG South African men are “too big”for standard condoms issued by the government, according to a national survey of 350 prostitutes, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. “Most (prostitutes) complained that these things break because they come from the Far East and they’re too small
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        Lock icon Charles gets a lift
        64 13 Daily Record EDINBURGH Scots businesswoman Michelle Mone presented Prince Charles with two silicone-filled bras last year, it was revealed yesterday. Royal watchers believe they may be the secret behind his lover Camilla ParkerBowles’ shapely new figure. Michelle’s £35 ($9O) bras which played supporting act to Julia
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        90 13 A BLACKBIRD is set to deliver its chicks by post. It has won a battle of wills to build its nest in a mail box, reported the Daily Record. Shop manager Mary Maclnnes, 37, made daily trips to remove twigs from one of two boxes on the island
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      Lock icon In a whirl
      610 15  -  From writing songs to calming artistes'tantrums, TV Works creative director Dick Lee finds he's got his hands full worKs personality* by YVONNE KWOK DICK Lee is serious. And he’s wearing his suit to prove it. “I find it confusing to juggle my artiste persona and my business
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      Lock icon No celebs, just great content
      492 16  -  tubby Yvonne Kwok by Yvonne Kwok YOU'LL be forgiven if the only local TV Works programmes that come to mind are Ah Girl, Paradise, Big Buffet, Here’s A Million and more recently, The Men’s Room. These productions are what TV Works considers its trump cards
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          Lock icon HEALING HEARTS
          49 16 Bpm, Channel U Not to be confused with the one on Channel 8, Healing Hands, although the cast, title and themes are similar. In this episode, an eight-year-old girl with signs of dehydration dies and Le calls the police when she suspects the child has been mistreated.
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          Lock icon HEALING HANDS
          34 16 9pm, Channel 8 Zili fails to regain consciousness after the operation and Zhimei regrets having persuaded Li to oper-ate on her. Guozhu considers giving his relationship with Xinyue another chance. Last episode.
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          Lock icon THE NEW LEGENDARY SWORDSMEN
          40 16 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Linghu and Yingying are ill-fated lovers from feuding sects. But before they can retire from the pugilistic world, they have to fight off a common enemy. Stars Anita Yuen and Ritchie Ren.
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          Lock icon THE BIBLE: JOSEPH
          67 16 10pm, Central The recipient of the Emmy Award for Best Miniseries in 1995, this one tells the story of Joseph, whose brothers were so jealous of their father’s love for him that they sold him into slavery. The themes of faith, family, brotherly love and in-tegrity are
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          Lock icon A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
          54 16 7pm, HBO (SCV 60) Like the Negro League players who were long excluded from baseball’s mainstream, female ballplayers had their own separate existence in the *****. Geena Davis plays the catcher; her teammates include Rosie O’Donnell and Madonna, and Tom Hanks is their alcoholic manager.
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      Lock icon Ginger spices up Labour campaign
      166 17 -AFP LONDON Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has given Britain’s ruling Labour Party her celebrity endorsement by appearing in an election broadcast, a party spokesman said on Sunday. The video clip features Halliwell serving tea to a group of pensioners to a music soundtrack while
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      Lock icon Oasis bad boy gives up drugs I'm a nicer person now
      229 18 -Reuters LONDON British rock star Noel Gallagher said in a newspaper interview published on Monday that he was a much happier and nicer person after having given up drugs. “People are not as scared of me as they were.
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      Lock icon A lot of 'wind' from this Fan
      159 20 TAIWANESE singer Mavis Fan hates to look cute. That’s why she’s going all out to get rid of the baby fat that makes her so cute and cuddly. When she saw an advertisement on Taiwan television introducing a diet powder, she immediately picked
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      Lock icon Utada goes the Distance
      111 20 J-POP R&B princess Utada Hikaru has the last laugh at critics who were so certain that her second album would not do well. The 18-year-old rival of popular singer Ayumi Hamasaki has proven that she’s not a one-album sensation who can be brushed aside. More than
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      Lock icon Leon and Ase sizzle in video
      210 20 IS there a new lady love in Leon Lai’s life after Shu Qi? His new music video may offer some clues. The female lead in the video, Zhong Du De Ai Qing (Poisonous Love), is none other than Singapore actress Ase Wang (right), aka
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      Lock icon Larger than life
      331 21 CAN you ever imagine the toned Andy Lau and the svelte Sammi Cheng as big, bumbling fatties a la Nutty Professor and Big Momma? Never mind if you can’t, because now you can actually see them that way in Johnnie To’s new movie, Shou Shen Nan Nu
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        Lock icon Bryant stars in Lakers' sweep
        394 25 -Reuters SACRAMENTO, California -The Los Angeles Lakers, led by 48 points from Kobe Bryant, completed a four-game sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 119-113 victory on Sunday, its 15th win in a row. Even after Shaquille O’Neal fouled out, the defending NBA champion showed
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        Lock icon Barrichello unhappy 'to move over'
        328 25 -AP SPIELBERG, Austria Rubens Barrichello (right) clearly resented the Ferrari team orders to let his team-mate Michael Schumacher pass him in the final straight of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Barrichello’s slowdown allowed Schumacher to take second place behind David Coulthard in a McLaren-Mercedes.
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        Lock icon Captain Nazri fined $800 for... Ungentlemanly conduct
        527 26  -  by LIM HAN MING SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC and national team captain Nazri Nasir (right) has been fined $BOO by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for “ungentlemanly conduct and bringing the game into disrepute”. Nazri was summoned to face the FAS disciplinary
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        Lock icon Leeds boss O'Leary to... Cheer for Charlton
        703 27 Leeds' Europe hopes rest on Charlton taking point off Liverpool LONDON Charlton has found itself a new fan Leeds’ boss David O’Leary. The Elland Road chief will be willing Charlton on when it tackles Liverpool on the last day of the Premiership season.
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        Lock icon Alaves – the team on a shoestring
        413 27 Alaves the team on a shoestring -AFP UEFA CUP FINAL Liverpool v Alaves DORTMUND (Germany) Little Alaves, on paper one of the weakest teams in the Uefa Cup, has blown a raspberry at the biggest and best of Europe’s clubs on an annual budget of US$l6.5 million ($29 million), enough
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        Lock icon Jones blasts false starts proposal
        107 27 ATHLETICS Reuters PRINCETON, New Jersey Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones says that she is against the rule proposed by athletics’ governing body to disqualify sprinters after one false start. She said: “I think it’s ridiculous.” She false-started once in Saturday’s meeting in Princeton before going
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        Lock icon Home United's cheerleaders make a... Song and dance about it
        499 28  -  by TAN KIM HAN When the team's down and oat, their cheering liven things up THEIR shoulders are stooped. Their steps heavy. And things are going badly on the pitch. To make things worse, their S-League opponents are sporting that
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