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Title Section21 2001-05-17 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 17 May 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-05-17 1 A privilege The fact that the Government has stipulated who may or may not vote overseas makes it clear that voting is a privilege as Mr Wong stated in no uncertain terms in Parliament Chua Lee Hoong, Straits Times senior correspondent in a column (April 25) A148 words
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Article110 2001-05-17 1 Market players do not doubt that the Government has substantial resources to defend the Singapore currency. They do not know the exact amount that we have invested abroad (through the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) and in what assets. Publishing this information would make it110 words
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Article437 2001-05-17 1 SARAH NG - by SARAH NG THE question is your vote a right or a privilege was a no-brainer. Almost. In a democracy, it is a right, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng clarified in Parliament yesterday. He never said it wasn’t. He never said it was a privilege granted437 words
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Streatsmart parliament
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103 2001-05-17 2 SARAH NG; SONNY PHUA - reports by SARAH NG and SONNY PHUA THE Banking (Amendment) Bill, passed yesterday in Parliament will allow banks to take advantage of operational benefits and savings by outsourcing operations like data processing provided they only divulge your name and contact103 words
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Article115 2001-05-17 2 YOU will now be protected from bucket shops with licensing requirements and stiffer penalties stipulated by the Commodity Futures Amendment Bill. Individuals engaging in forward contracts, trading in differences, spot and leveraged trading without a licence face a fine of up to $50,000 and/or up to a year115 words
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Why not... ideas & answers
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Article61 2001-05-17 2 ALLOW HDB lessees to use their HDB flats as mortgages for bank loans to finance their businesses? Mr Tay Beng Chuan, NMP No, because “they run the risk of losing their homes, thereby causing hardship to themselves and their families if they are unable to service61 words
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Article65 2001-05-17 2 ALLOW Singaporeans to display the national flag at their homes beyond the National Day period? Mr Simon Tay, NMP “Not a good idea. The government does not encourage the Singapore flag to be flown after the National Day celebration period as there have been cases where the65 words
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parliament moments
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Article114 2001-05-17 2 PETROL prices may be high but the threequarter tank rule will stay. Explained Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu: “The three-quarter tank ruling is to ensure that cheaper petrol elsewhere would not undermine our use of petrol duties to curb vehicle usage and limit traffic congestion in114 words
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Article89 2001-05-17 2 SINGTEL'S $l7 billion offer to buy Cable and Wireless Optus in Australia and DBS Bank’s $lO billion purchase of Dao Heng Bank in Hong Kong did not contribute to the weakening of the Singapore dollar against the greenback. “I don’t think the amounts are sufficiently large to89 words
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Article91 2001-05-17 2 NMP Goh Chong Chia asked whether any maids have been charged and convicted after running away from their employers’ homes and whether any persons have been charged with harbouring such maids. Mr Othman Haron Eusofe, Minister of State for Manpower replied that the number of foreign91 words
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Article, Illustration236 2001-05-17 3 GET off the MRT and instead of walking out into the hot sun, take a cool stroll through a shopping mall to get to the home or office. Singapore could do with more underground links lined with236 words
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Article227 2001-05-17 3 WHEN Mr Tan Boon Ghee’s daughters had toothaches, the 70-year-old retiree couldn’t do more than to give them Panadol for the pain. He could not afford to take them to a dentist. His worries are over, as the North East Community Development Council (CDC) launched227 words
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Article222 2001-05-17 3 PARENTS who speak English are more aware of the dangers of pornography and sex pests on the Internet, according to a study released yesterday. It also found that parents had more faith in their children to act responsibly on the Internet than the children had in themselves.222 words
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Article77 2001-05-17 3 morningsmile Bob, an experienced sky diver, was getting ready for a jump one day when he spotted another man outfitted to dive wearing dark glasses, carrying a white can and holding a seeing-eye dog by a leash. Shocked that the blind man was also going to jump,77 words
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249 2001-05-17 4 KHUSHWANT SINGH - reports by KHUSHWANT SINGH He was jailed on Monday for forging MCs SHE worked in a hotel off Tanglin Road. But she didn’t like being there very much, especially when she had the sniffles. ON Nov 21, Norasimah“MC” Hamir,249 words
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Article155 2001-05-17 4 WHILE most kids his age are still at school, this bad, bad boy will be back in jail. Half an hour before midnight on Sept 16, Mohamad Shahrom Mohamad Zakaria, a 17-year-old, stabbed Abdul Razak Mohamad, 18, after a scuffle at a playground. Police said155 words
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232 2001-05-17 4 MONEY woes drove freelance painter Kee Ah Chuan, 41, to drown his sorrows at a coffee-shop at Bukit Batok on Feb 19. He began binging at noon. By evening he was pretty sloshed. At about 6pm, Kee hailed a taxi to go232 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-05-17 5 Winston Chong - -by Winston Chong A FACTORY fire erupted yesterday evening at Sungei Kadut, causing extensive damage to a cluster of small tenant factories, at No 14, Sungei Kadut Street 3. No one was hurt. The SCDF was alerted at 5.32 pm. A team of 60 firemen,Pic: Lianhe Zaobao - 144 words
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409 2001-05-17 5 AN underwear thief isn’t satisfied with stealing from the residents of Block 681 C, Jurong West Central 1. He sends taunting messages to his victims, as well. The first theft took place last June. Just when residents thought409 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-05-17 5 Our weather girl says A brolly can make a good fashion accessory. Go grab a nice one and show off your sense of style this afternoon. There will be showers with thunder, mainly over northern and western Singapore. The temperature m will range between(/ 26°C and 33°C. High tide willPic: Wu Lifen - 76 words
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Article75 2001-05-17 5 Just a minute The Mammobus will be at the West Coast Community Centre until May 30. Women living in the Tanjong Pagar district which covers the Tanjong Pagar and West Coast GRCs aged 45 and above can hop onto the Mammobus for breast-cancer screening. Residents pay $25, while75 words
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Trail of blood
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290 2001-05-17 6 DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM A BURGLAR swiped about $13,000 worth of cash and goods from an office but left behind a trail of blood and fingerprints that will probably lead right back to him. The burglary was discovered by the managing director of Sambo Tosfoc Pte290 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-05-17 6 KAREN CHEN - by KAREN CHEN IT was like a scene from a Hongkong cops-and-robbers movie. There for all to see, on Tuesday afternoon, was a trail of blood trail along the 300 m from Blk 406 Fajar Road to Blk 166 Gangsa Road. ButPic: Shin Min Daily News - 207 words
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213 2001-05-17 7 Reuters HONGKONG Some 4,700 chickens are being slaughtered by the authorities to prevent a repeat of the 1997 outbreak of the deadly bird flu. Hongkong’s secretary for the environment and food, Ms Lily Yam, told media yesterday that the cull was prompted by– Reuters - 213 words
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Article121 2001-05-17 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian jungle plant used as an aphrodisiac is to be promoted as a healthy tonic. Tongkat Ali (Ali’s walking stick) can “become the king of Malaysian herbs”, an executive with the Malaysian Herbal Council was quoted as saying yesterday. Syed Kamaruddin Wazir-AFP - 121 words
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Article64 2001-05-17 7 onekindact. Carol Tan I WOULD like to thank the driver of Tibs bus registration No 1060 C, which I boarded on April 18 at around Bam. I was going to Yishun Polyclinic, but it was my first visit, so I didn't know which stop to alight at64 words
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323 2001-05-17 9 WASHINGTON Doctors here are declaring war on heart disease and one of the side effects is that this could nearly triple the number of Americans taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. The Associated Press reported that new guidelines, unveiled on Tuesday,323 words
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Article199 2001-05-17 9 SYDNEY Five diners who got hepatitis A from prawns are suing a restaurant which a food inspector has testified had some of the worst hygiene standards he had seen, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. Up to 27 people contracted the virus at the now-shut199 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-05-17 9 A boy offering to sell a whole string of postcards for one US dollar featuring pictures of Myanmar's popular tourist spots, on a street in the capital Yangon. Despite such beauty, Myanmar remains one of the less discovered travel destinations in Asia. Pro-democracy leader Aung San SuuPic: Reuters - 71 words
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397 2001-05-17 13 Wire services JAKARTA You know the word impeachment. It has been hanging over the head of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid for months now. Two days ago, he said he expects to be impeached. Within hours, his spokesman did anWire services - 397 words
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Article104 2001-05-17 13 -AP HONGKONG A 14-year-old Hongkong boy, known to his classmates as the “computer king”, has been arrested for allowing visitors to download copyrighted music from his website, a government spokeswoman said yesterday. The teenager, whose name was withheld by the authorities, could face criminal prosecution for violating-AP - 104 words
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145 2001-05-17 13 -AP BEIJING Beijing has not suspended a US$l billion ($l.B billion) deal to buy aircraft from Boeing, said China’s airline regulator and a representative from the US aircraft company. They denied reports that the deal had been cancelled because of the crisis created over the collision-AP - 145 words
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Article, Illustration320 2001-05-17 15 LONDON A divorce law firm’s “ditch the *****” advertising campaign has drawn fire from women’s groups. London divorce specialists Brookman commissioned posters which feature a packed suitcase and the caption “ditch the *****” for display in the men’s lavatories of city bars. Another poster, designedPic: AFP - 320 words
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Article299 2001-05-17 15 LONDON Couples in England and Wales planning to wed will receive a free magazine to help their marriage last. Written for every kind of wedding, whether secular or religious, the magazine Married Life, a Rough Guide for Couples encourages couples to think about their long-term relationship,299 words
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273 2001-05-17 15 -AFP WASHINGTON Light aircraft are more likely to crash if a man is at the controls, a study claims. And crashes involving male pilots are also 50 per cent more likely to result in serious or fatal injuries than accidents where a-AFP - 273 words
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247 2001-05-17 16 -AFP Campaign film slammed by ministers and some Conservatives LONDON The first televised election broadcast by Britain’s opposition Tories prompted a row on Tuesday after it said criminals released early from jail by the Labour government have raped twice.-AFP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration62 2001-05-17 16 -AP LONDON Britney Spears (right) has wished Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party good luck in the June 7 national election. A Labour spokesman said Mr Blair’s press secretary, Alastair Campbell, had received a signed goodwill message from Britney. Mr Campbell took his six-year-old daughter to-AP - 62 words
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210 2001-05-17 16 Don't let there be another family traumatised by watching their child deteriorate before their eyes Ms Karen Lawson, mother LONDON -A mum whose husband helped their suicidal daughter end her life says she backs what he did, reported BBC News Online. Karen Lawson210 words
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Article, Illustration147 2001-05-17 17 PROVO, Utah Jurors here watched videotapes on Tuesday in which a polygamist boasted about his life with five wives and their 29 children. The trial spotlights the once accepted but now forbidden practice of plural marriage. Tm the father of all these chil-PicAFP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration298 2001-05-17 17 -AP AGRA The Taj Mahal. One of the great man-made wonders of the world. A husband’s greatest monument to love. And “bloody expensive to behold”, as one British tourist put it, having just shelled out 960 rupees ($37) to get through the-AP - 298 words
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Article55 2001-05-17 17 Reuters MEXICO CITY Prostitutes in Mexico’s Caribbean resort city of Cancun are donning uniforms for their work. About 50 prostitutes began using the uniforms tight black shorts and yellow tops over the weekend in protest of a local council order that they move into a “zone of tolerance”– Reuters - 55 words
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Article70 2001-05-17 17 -AP CHICAGO A driverless freight train loaded with industrial chemicals sped down 100 km of track here on Tuesday before another locomotive slowed it and a rail worker leapt aboard and applied the brakes. Railroad officials at first thought the driver had collapsed at the controls, but in-AP - 70 words
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Article69 2001-05-17 17 Reuters LOS ANGELES A ripped and muddy old pair of jeans found half-buried in a field in a Nevada mining town are set to be sold for U 5525,000 ($42,000). The Daily Record reported yesterday that the Levi’s jeans, workman’s denim trousers dating back to– Reuters - 69 words
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Article68 2001-05-17 17 -AP BANGKOK A Pakistani man died here after one of the 43 balloons filled with heroin that he had swallowed in an apparent smuggling attempt burst in his stomach, police said yesterday. The 28-year-old man’s body was found in a luxury hotel room on Monday, and a-AP - 68 words
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Article75 2001-05-17 17 -AFP CAIRO An Egyptian who drank 700 Egyptian pounds ($327) worth of whisky in a nightclub on the Nile here on Tuesday jumped into the river to dodge paying, only to drown there, police said. Mohamed Massud, 27, a taxi driver, and a friend, Abdel-AFP - 75 words
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Article, Illustration282 2001-05-17 18 Reuters TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s supporters are bombarding his political opponents with angry calls and e-mails, telling them to stop attacking him in parliament. Telephones at the main opposition Democratic Party were flooded with more than 100 angry calls on Monday, after the party’s– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 282 words
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Article, Illustration275 2001-05-17 18 betweenthelines A quirk in accreditation gave me a pass to step through crowd control barriers and hobnob with top business leaders at the Fortune Global Forum last week. Like the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this gathering claims to attract the greatest minds. Ignoring275 words
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Advertisement345 2001-05-17 18 Congratulations to these 20 winners of the Streats Hot Spots Contest on May IS. To collect your prize of 5 cinema passes, please present your NRIC at 277 Orchard Road, #O3-54/55, Specialist Shopping Centre. Collection time: 9 am -12 noon, Monday Friday. Collection deadline: 25 May, 2001. Late collections will345 words
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Stephanie @the movies
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Article, Illustration689 2001-05-17 19 TWO-four sh-dijhf (mrocjtjfo? Singapore girls are going ga-ga over their pom-poms. And there are more competitions for them to cheer about Why? Is it a spillover of the success of cheerleading flicks likeßrinaltOn? HANG on to your pom-poms the cheerleaders are back. Following the success of the pompom bouncing689 words
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Article, Illustration79 2001-05-17 20 Blow Directed by: Ted Demme Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Paul Reubens Johnny Depp smoulders as drug dealer George Jung. Penelope Cruz sizzles as his foul-mouthed Colombian wife. And if this double dosage of eye candy is not enough for you, look out for astounding performances79 words
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Article, Illustration64 2001-05-17 20 Sugar and Spice Directed by: Francine McDougall Starring: Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton, Sara Marsh, Melissa George, James Marsden, Sean Young We're the A-squad cheerleaders from Lincoln High. We're cute and we're perfect and we make guys sigh. Diane's like the cutest, but she's oh, really pregnant. So we're64 words
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Article, Illustration63 2001-05-17 20 Forever and Ever Directed by: Raymond To Starring: Sylvia Chang, Chris Lee Your tear ducts will work overtime. Based on the true story of Hongkong playwright Chi Mo who contracts Aids through a blood transfusion, the acclaimed playwright Raymond To makes his foray into directing with this touching63 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-05-17 20 Driven Directed by: Renny Harlin Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Estella Warren, Burt Reynolds Give that man a pen, and he comes up with a mildly-enter-taining dud like Driven. Yes, Stallone is back with his bottle of ink. The man responsible for the Rocky series (I71 words
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Article, Illustration66 2001-05-17 20 Someone Like You Directed by: Tony Goldwyn Starring: Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, GregKinnear Men are like bulls. Bulls mate with cows only once. Bull meets cow, mates with cow, then moves on to cow N 0.2, and so on. So when Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) is dumped, she66 words
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Article, Illustration350 2001-05-17 21 DIANA SER - Channel U, which promises quality programming, reacts to viewers'feedback. They have spent s Bo,ooo just to improve the dubbing of one programme. by DIANA SER I.T. instructor George Su does not have to pay a cent for the programmes he is getting on the new350 words
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Article, Illustration406 2001-05-17 23 YVONNE KWOK - worKs personality by YVONNE KWOK MICHELLE Chong is a biscuit princess in reel and real life. Like John Cage “the Biscuit” in Ally Mcßeal, there is something just a little funny-flaky about the latest addition to TV Works’babe drama, Paradise. Maybe it’s the way she tells you that406 words
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Article140 2001-05-17 23 MICHELLE Chong was not TV Works’ initial choice for the role of Vivian in Paradise, which began filming last week at Calatagan, Patangas, along the south-western coast of the Philippines. News that Adelina Ong, who also appeared in MediaCorp’s Money, was taken off the production reached us late140 words
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Article, Illustration411 2001-05-17 24 CARA van MIRIAH - by CARA van MIRIAH HER 72-year-old father doesn’t understand her music. Her 50-something mother is as clueless. Only her older sisters, Cat and Daphne, know what she’s up to. Mei Sheum, more affectionately known as Mei Mei, comes from a Mandarin-speaking family who only watches Chinese411 words
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Article, Illustration190 2001-05-17 26 Reuters LONDON -Step aside Miss Saigon and Phamtom of the opera. Make way for British pop stars. Suddenly theatre is cool for the likes of Boy George, Robbie Williams and Bono who all also contemplating musicals. The latest addition to this trend are the Pet Shop– Reuters - 190 words
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Article, Illustration64 2001-05-17 26 7pm, Channel 8 Wong Li-Lin and Jacelyn i Tay star as two fallen I angels. Li- V Lin is Song Jingjing, the > Lone Star, who was sent to earth to be an SDU matchmaker. Jacelyn is Xingxing, the Love Star, who was banished as64 words
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Article31 2001-05-17 26 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Debut of this hit 11-part Japanese serial that traces the love affair between a hairstylist and a disabled librarian. Stars Takuya Kimura and Tokiwa Takako.31 words
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Article49 2001-05-17 26 10pm, Central With the “live” flamenco version of Carmen currently playing at the Kallang Theatre, fans of opera might want to catch this version which won the 1995 International Emmy Award and also the award for best stage recording/studio adaptation, IMZ Dancescreen 1996. Presented by the Culberg Ballet.49 words
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Article52 2001-05-17 26 7.15 pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) A Nasa space mission is endangered when its shuttle, the Endeavour, is damaged while in orbit, rendering it incapable of returning to Earth. Without a space vehicle available for launch, the Endeavour and its crew seem doomed as rescue options fade. Stars52 words
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Article, Illustration308 2001-05-17 30 HONGKONG heavenly king Andy Lau and popular Japanese actress Takako Tokiwa are sure good for each other when it comes to the fame game. Firstly, Andy, who was recently in Japan to promote his movie, A Fighter’s Blues, received a lot of attention from the308 words
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Article, Illustration283 2001-05-17 30 FRENCH director Luc Besson has a new love interest, L it seems. She’s none 1 other than JapaI nese cutie pie I Ryoko Hirosue, M of Beach Boys F fame, who’s currently in his new w movie, Wasabi, r reported The Sun yesterday. The director283 words
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Article, Illustration411 2001-05-17 31 -Reuters MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Bucks lost its third straight game on Tuesday, going down 86-94 to the Charlotte Hornets in Game Five of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals series. Bucks now trails the Hornets 2-3 in the best-of-seven series, and faces elimination after-Reuters; Pk: Reuters - 411 words
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Article, Illustration223 2001-05-17 31 -AFP NEW YORK The k Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen L Iverson (left) was named i the National I Basketball m AssociaU tion’s Most I Va 1u a ble jfl Player on TUesday. V The 25J year-old Iverson, polled 1,121 r votes to become the-AFP - 223 words
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Article117 2001-05-17 31 Reuters NEW YORK -The NBA is to return to Japan after a one-year hiatus next season when the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors play a pair of exhibition games at the Tokyo Dome on Oct 13-14. Although it is the first trip– Reuters - 117 words
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Article, Illustration401 2001-05-17 32 LIM HAN MING - by LIM HAN MING HERE'S a poser. What are the chances of you making it to the Guinness Book of World Records? Unless you stand taller than Robert Pershing Wadlow (2.46 m), talk faster than Steve401 words
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Article50 2001-05-17 32 THE last date for the TNP Big Walk registration has been extended to tomorrow, 9pm, at Takashimaya basement two and Tampines Mall. But the registration booth atJurong Point will close at 9pm today. You can also call our Big Walk hotline at 740-8899 for direct group registration.50 words
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Article, Illustration673 2001-05-17 33 r PREMIER LEAGUE L Newcastle 0 Arsenal 0 1 Arsenal boss agrees team has to be more competitive NEWCASTLE Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger saluted the character of his team as it secured its Champions League place and then vowed to stepPicAP - 673 words
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Article91 2001-05-17 33 LIVERPOOL, Leeds United and Ipswich Town are still in contention to finish third and earn a place in the Champions League with one game remaining. Manchester United has 80 points with Arsenal on 70. Liverpool has 66, with Leeds United and Ipswich Town on91 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-05-17 33 LIVERPOOL is lining up a sensational £l4 million ($36 million) move for French Euro 2000 hero David Trezeguet. The Juventus striker has revealed that he has already spoken to Reds’ boss Gerard Houllier, and is considering a summer move to Anfield, reports skysports.com. He said: “I have§|iGkßeutĕrs - 241 words
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132 2001-05-17 34 PARIS World and European champion France has dethroned Brazil atop the Fifa world ranking, a position held by the South Americans since the 1994 World Cup final. The French are only the fourth side to top the world ranking since its inception in132 words
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Article, Illustration114 2001-05-17 34 •golf HEIDELBERG, Germany Tiger Woods (left) has called on fans to avoid drink so the players can drive safely during September’s Ryder Cup at the Belfry. The world No 1 has asked supporters to abstain from alcohol in an effort to lessen the chance114 words
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Article126 2001-05-17 34 -AFP ROME Juventus and Holland midfielder Edgar Davids has returned another positive finding yesterday after his second urine sample was analysed, the Italian Olympic Committee confirmed. The result, confirming the finding of the first test which revealed traces of banned steroid nandrolone in the midfielder’s sample,-AFP - 126 words
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Article119 2001-05-17 34 ITE West (Ang Mo Kio) bagged both the ITE Sports Council A and B divisions soccer championships yesterday. The spotlight at ITE Dover was on Sulaiman Hashim, the tournament’s top-scorer who was also named Man-of-the-Match in the A Division final. The 17-year-old created two goals119 words
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Article, Illustration684 2001-05-17 35 TAN KIM HAN - Positive thinking and commitment have brought the Gombak forward closer to a national team call-up by TAN KIM HAN I ONCE before, he I had doubts about f his goal-scoring I ability. f His critics evenPic: Francis Lee - 684 words
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