Streats, 12 June 2001

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  • 23 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY iZ June 2001 I Another quality publication of gj?* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • 488 1 handphone manufacturers have persistently denied any link between cellular phone usage and cancer but they have been patenting devices for years to reduce the risk of brain tumours to users. Engineers for glpbal giants Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola
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  • morning rush
    • 166 1 Wire services TOKYO Japan lurched closer to recession as gross domestic product fell 0.2 per cent in the first three months of this year. Falling capital spending and exports have been blamed for the negative growth. The fall in economic output in the January-March quarter
      – Wire services  -  166 words
    • 94 1 -AP TOKYO Aiwa will lay off about 250 employees 86 per cent of its staff at its Singapore subsidiary by the end of this year, the Janese audio equipment maker said yesterday. Aiwa Singapore, a research and development unit, now employs about 290
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    • 123 1 -AFP FOR the first time in Singapore’s demographic history, the sex ratio fell below parity, with only 998 males for every 1,000 females, according to a government census report. In 1990, there were 1,027 males to 1,000 females. Ten years earlier, the figure for males was
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    • 69 1 Independent babe Celest Chong was courted by both Media Corp and Media Works. In the end, the model-turned-actress signed on with the newer kid on the block. PAGE 11 rJoi srnui S-League goalkeeper Shamsuri Ahmad, of dementi Khalsa, could face de-registration if he fails to show up for a polygraph
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 432 2  -  by I KAREN CHEN WAITING for a bus that’s what irks commuters. Half the 650 commuters aged above 12 surveyed by Singapore Press Holdings’ Marketing Planning and Development (Research) for Lianhe Zaobao said they were dissatisfied
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    • 88 2 morningsmile. A COP sees a man driving around with a car full of penguins. He pulls the guy over and says: "You can't drive around with penguins! Take them to the zoo." The next day, the cop sees the guy still driving around with the car full of
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    • 360 3  -  Salesman bought 17,000 air tickets using another's credit card details reports by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER ARMED only with somebody else’s credit card number and expiry date, Malaysian Lee Chee Bing, 35, bought $17,000 worth of Singapore Airlines (SIA) tickets. He travelled to Hongkong, New Zealand, Britain and Japan. But
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    • 200 3 SINGAPORE Airlines said yesterday that when booking tickets electronically, such as over the phone, the customer must supply a credit card number, expiry date and flight details. An electronic ticket is then issued by the SIA ticketing office confirming the transaction. This ticket is a
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    • 90 3 onekindact Lay Cheng THE driver of City Shuttle Bus service No 602 picks up Streats for his passengers to read every morning. He has also installed an air-freshen-er to keep the bus smelling sweet It's not his job to do these things that help to get my day
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    • news scan
      • 111 3  -  Sonny Phua A DRIVER found his car with the front passenger side window smashed, the door unlocked and the audio system stolen, but his wife speculated that the thief had been tempted by something else. Maintenance manager Mr 800 Keng Hup, 55, had left a briefcase which
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      • 114 3  -  -Sonny Phua MADAM Teng Swee Cheng, 77, felt her wallet being snatched from under her left arm, but all she could do was scream and point at the thief as he fled into the Zi Yun Kai Ji Kong Temple along Hougang Avenue 3. A passerby
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      • 118 3  -  -Zubaidah Nazeer CHOW Jih Shyong, 40, indecently exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl as she gave him directions. A court heard yesterday that Chow spotted the girl on May 24 at about 3.10 pm. As she walked along the pavement of Pasir Ris Drive 1, leading to
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    • 112 5  -  by KAREN CHEN IT was like in the movies police patrol car and van collide, van spins 360 degrees, car skids and hits pedestrians. But it was real. Ten people were hurt in the accident, at Sengkang on Sunday afternoon, Shin Min
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    • 67 5 Our weather girl says Try to get to office early today and avoid the showers with thunder in the late morning and early afternoon. Temperatures will range from 25°C to 32°C, with high tide hitting 2.2 m at 4.05 pm. The PS! stands at a healthy 26. Igggggi Ij&jSm jjgjgßaOgja^
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    • 282 5  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM STUDENTS will have more choices in the coming academic year when a cross-campus exchange programme starts in July. Up to 20 undergraduates each from NUS, NTU and SMU will take part in the Singapore Universities Student Exchange
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    • Just a minute
      • 55 5 From this month If you are heading Down Under this school holiday, you can get your visa via the Internet. The Electronic Travel Authority will be issued in seconds. To apply for one, log on to www.eta.immi.gov.au. You will also need a valid passport and a credit card to pay
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      • 101 5 Men's business shirts Brands like Hardy Amies, Pierre Cardin, Van Heussen and Daniel Hechter are going for $29.90 (usual $69.00) Renoma men's briefs You can get a box set containing three pieces from 12.90-$14.90 Ashworth end-of-season sale From now till mid July, you can
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • 324 6 Reuters MANILA The Abu Sayyaf called off their threat to behead three US hostages yesterday after the government backed down and agreed to let a Malaysian negotiate with the rebels. The guerillas also seized 15 new hostages, including children,
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    • 138 6 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s next finance minister must be a “clean” figure, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Dr Mahathir, who is acting finance minister following the sudden resignation of Tim Daim Zainuddin on June 1, said he would not be hurried
      -AFP  -  138 words
    • 117 6 JAKARTA Indonesia’s finance minister responded yesterday to a report that he might soon be sacked by saying: “I know nothing.” The report deepened confusion as President Abdurrahman Wahid desperately looks for ways to escape impeachment in August. The Muslim cleric earlier this month ditched four
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    • 22 6 Coordinating Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman.T Maritime Resources Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja. Economic Restructuring Minister Cacuk Sudaryanto.
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    • weird world
      • 80 7 LONDON Britons are the world’s biggest love cheats, a US study claims. Dr David Schmitt, from the University of Texas which carried out the study, told the Daily Mail: “The British stand out as having the greatest tendency to take other people’s partners. “The research shows
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      • 71 7 DURHAM, North Carolina Smokers will be able to add liquid nicotine to their drinks to try to give up smoking. The .treatment has been developed at Duke University in North Carolina by a team of doctors who helped invent the nicotine patch, reported online news service
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      • 72 7 Reuters MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a horse as a gift in central Russia on Sunday, and promised he would learn to ride it. He was given the horse by the president of Bashkortostan after receiving a costume and headgear. “The president
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    • 120 7 Wire agencies KUALA LUMPUR -The government is studying a request from loss-making Malaysia Airlines to raise domestic fares. Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad indicated that an increase was likely, saying that domes- tic fares were one-third those in Indonesia. Malaysia’s
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 276 8 Reuters Hindu rituals mark end of mourning period for King Birendra and his family KATHMANDU Nepal began exorcising the spirits of the royal massacre yesterday with the first of two Hindu ceremonies during which holy men take the palace’s troubles
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    • 162 8 Britons gadget- mad' LONDON The average Briton carries around £370 ($927) worth of electronic gadgets every day, The Mirror reported yesterday, quoting a survey. The popularity of handphones, minidisc players, electronic organisers and the like has made for a sharp rise in the value of people’s personal possessions. Gadgets worth
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  • Streatsmart people
    • 313 9 -AP TERRE HAUTE, Indiana Unrepentant till the end, Timothy McVeigh was executed by lethal injection yesterday. “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul,” McVeigh wrote in his final statement, quoting from the poem
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    • 149 9 THE woman whose k forbidden romance with the crown prince of Nepal sparked his family’s massacre is no stranger to tragedy. Devyani Rana has lost love before. Her first boyfriend, Afzal Khan, was murdered in 1989 by a political opponent of his father, who was contesting
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    • 218 9 Jiu Dan's bestseller, Wuya (Crows), is about Chinese women who came to Singapore to study but turned to vice. 'Sensitive' portions were deleted from the local edition, including those describing a 'former MP' and his mistress Just 1 one. It's not necessary.
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    • 161 10 12 June 2001 Who says Singaporeans can t laugh at themselves? w v iv. Urn m n i rf-c: H '.IJ' 1 I", I I I Catch the first episode tonight! Don't miss the lovable Seng and Wahid as the two old men debate whether sex education in our schools
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  • easy STREATS
    • Article, Illustration
      398 11  -  by YVONNE KWOK EXPECT to see more of Celest Chong on the small screen she has officially joined MediaWorks’Mandarin channel, Channel U. Looking gorgeous in a green backless gown at yesterday’s press conference, the long-haired beauty announced that she now has a two-year-contract with the station. This
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    • 159 11 ONE FAILED attempt at a singing career apparently did not douse Celest’s passion for singing. Yesterday, the Channel U star signed up with Universal Music to be a recording star. Said Ms Debra Maak, general manager of Universal Music:“She’s our very own Singapore Girl. She
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    • 127 12 GET ready to win $2,000 by simply tuning in to either TV Works or Channel U. Dubbed “Caught in the Act”, this contest sees the MediaWorks Patrol on an islandwide search to track down any shop that is tuned in to the station’s channels. Each
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV...
        • Article, Illustration
          40 12 Bpm, Channel U Junjie wins the Interschool Speech Con- I test and Miss Zhong tries to improve the spirit of competition in 1 her class, but soon rea- lises that Junjie is selfish and interested only in studying.
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        • 33 12 8.30 pm, Channel U Madam Lai, her daughter and her son suffer cultural shock in Yunan trying to cope with one toilet to the entire village and the thin mountain air.
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        • 51 12 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Ping Zhi is obsessed with seeking revenge for his parents but doesn’t have enough skill in the martial arts. Zuo discovers that Qu and Liu are friends. He tries forcing Liu to kill Qu, but Liu refuses and his whole family is
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        • 59 12 10pm, Central The famous musical about Tevye, an impoverished Ukrainian milkman with five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. A daughter marry outside religion and class. But these family troubles suddenly become insignificant when the corrupt tsarist regime turns against the pious Jews of Anatevka. Stars
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 394 17 -AP r NBA Finals Game 3: j Philadelphia 76ers 91 Los Angeles Lakers 96 PHILADELPHIA He plays in such a relaxed state that you wonder if Phil Jackson has to send an assistant to wake him up before he sends Robert Horry (right) into the
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      • 94 18 Xinhua PARIS Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten (left) came from behind to clinch his third French Open title here on Sunday, beating Spanish Alex Corretja 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0. The top seed and champion in 1997 and 2000, became the sixth player to complete a hat-trick of
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      • 361 18 Reuters MONTREAL Ferrari’s world champion Michael Schumacher still has a battle on his hands despite forging 18 points clear in the Formula One title race, according to McLaren’s David Coulthard. And the Scot aims to use the German’s first home appearance of the year to show
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      • 532 19  -  by LIM HAN MING CLEMENTI Khalsa goalkeeper Shamsuri Ahmad (right) has been given one more chance by the Football Association of Singapore to take a polygraph test. The 32-year-old had refused to turn up for a lie
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      • 212 19 GOODBYE Davor Dzelalija, hello Phanuwat Yinphan (left)? Tanj ong Pagar United has parted ways with its Croatian striker Davor Dzelalija after he was ruled °ut for the rest of the season with a bad back injury. Edmund Woon, Tanjong Pagar’s public relations
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      • FOOTBALL
        • 99 19 S-LEAGUE club Woodlands Wellington secured a main sponsor yesterday when it signed a two-year deal worth $700,000 with SembCorp Gas, a member of Semb-Corp Industries. This is the second sponsorship deal for the Woodlands Rams this year. In April, oil-trading company Ramtron Oil came in with
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        • 130 19 -Reuters TOKYO South Korea and Japan, joint hosts of next year’s World Cup, have passed the Confederations Cup test with flying colours and are right on course to host an outstanding finals in 2002. While some problems not all of their own making still
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        • 71 19 Xinhua LONDON, Uruguayan midfielder Gustavo Poyet has signed for English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur from Chelsea on a three-year contract. Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle refused to reveal the transfer fee, but said on Sunday that it was worth more than £1 million ($2.5 million). Poyet, 33,
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    • 101 12 streatsquestion&answercontest Here are the CORREC T winners of the June 4 and June 6 Pearl Harbor Contest June 4 answers: 7. Pearl Harbor is now showing at theatres: True 2. Kate Beckinsak stars as a beautiful nurse in Pearl Harbor. June 4 winners: Ist-3rd: *****90,*****61 *****51 4th 6th: *****70,*****94,*****14 7th
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 424 13 'U'i MBS* Ifit'i irbinhdafmday, r share it vggl a dcelyn Tam Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20 FEB 18 Let go of the past and think towards the future that’s what you are naturally good at anyway. There could be financial gains today, so buy a lottery ticket. Take a
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 425 14 T A AUMf iv will The story is about Yuan Jian Ping who gets more than he bargains for when he enrols at Zhong Ren Pre-U. A natural busybody, he suddenly finds himself involved in everything, from girl problems to gang fights; from baseball matches to flower arrangement classes. Most
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 309 15 The story today, Xiao Yuer, Shen Qinghong and the Golden Monkey reckon that the fight outside must be very fierce. But Xiao Yuer is not worried. He is looking forward to the day when the winner comes looking for the treasures. At midnight a hand appears outside the cave. It
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 45 19 inthelivingroom BASKETBALL: WNBA: Houston Comets v Los Angeles Sparks (ESPN Ch23,Bam) DELAYED TELECAST BASEBALL: NCAA College World Series: Game 5 (11am). Game 6 (12mn). Game 7 (June 13,3 am). Game 8 (June 13,7 am) ESPN Ch 23. GOLF: US Open Championship Preview 1 (ESPN Ch23,11.30pm).
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