Streats, 2 November 2001

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  • 21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TODAY 2 November 2004 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 574 1  - PM's sober reminder: Let mem my job and focus on your jobs It's stiĺ the jobs, stupid by KEN JALLEH Jr EIGHT days ago, the news in Streats was on the Prime Minister’s focus on jobs. The headline was blunt. It was a take-off from former US President Bill Clinton’s
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    • 33 1 the new paper weekend specials The New Paper will be out in the morning for the next two days. On Saturday, read about Superpower's superweapons: Part 7 On Sunday, catch the GE latest.
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  • GE2001
    • Hot Seats
      • 400 2  -  by PETER SIOW THE mystery of the seventh month festival at Nee Soon East has been cleared. Last night, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew shed light on the mystery, which could have affected People’s Action Party candidate Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee’s
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      • 210 2 ONE day before Singaporeans go to the polls, PM Goh ChokTong is still campaigning actively on the ground. Last night, after a drive-about in Hougang with Mr Eric Low, reporters asked him: What are PAP’s chances in these three hotseats? Hougang: 50-50 There is a
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    • Hot Talk
      • The gist
        • 133 3 OPPOSITION leader Chiam See Tong urged voters to make this election a turning point. He said last night that the people had to vote more opposition members into Parliament. He said: “For 36 years we have been dominated by a single party in Parliament. It
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        • 90 3 SDP chief Chee Soon Juan based his poll pitch last night on retrenchment benefits. He proposed that retrenched workers receive full pay for six months and reduced pay for some time after that. He also proposed a minimum wage of $5 an hour. Dr Chee
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        • 124 3 THE People’s Action Party has sent an open letter to Potong Pasir and Hougang residents explaining its election promise of upgrading. In its letter to Hougang residents, the PAP said upgrading would be offered if PAP candidate Eric Low manages to increase the party
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        • 111 3  - Separated just in case Diana Ser, IF you have watched closely enough, you might have noticed that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and the two deputy prime ministers have not appeared in the same photograph together in the run-up to this election. The reason? Security.
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      • cut & thrust
        • 69 3 You will be giving them a blank cheque to do whatever they like... You have to decide now. Or you might j run the risk of not having the opposition in future to provide the checks and balances. -Mr Low Thia Kiang, at a
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        • 59 3 To be an MP just to check the PAP is a rather feeble excuse. PAP doesn't require others to check us. If we require others to check t/s, think we should have collapsed long ago. We require honest people, good people in government to check
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      • 360 3 The guide cut keep JURONG GRC 7pm- 10pm Jurong East Stadium at 21 Jurong East St 31 Take SBS bus service 335 or Tibs 4 service 180 from Chinese f Garden MRT station. Alight at I Blk 350 at Boon Lay Way. POTONG PASIR SMC 7pm-10pm Open field bounded by
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      • 81 3 if you haven't been to any of the rallies, tonight is your last chance. And don't Wworry, the island-wide thunderstorms I will have finished by the early morning. I If you're going to the ballot box f tomorrow morning and afternoon, do carry an umbrella. Temperatures
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      • 354 4  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM and ZUBAIDAH NAZEER HAVING been the target of some serious character dissection in the past few days, the Singapore Democratic Party yesterday tried to turn the tables on the PAP by singling out one of its highlytouted candidates. At
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      • 170 4  -  by DIANA SER PRIME Minister Goh ChokTong yesterday said that Malay support for the Government is strong because Malay Singaporeans are rallying round in times of a national challenge. Said PM Goh: “I’ve been to many places and they’ve been warm to me and the candidates.
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    • Writer's Corner
      • Article, Illustration
        526 6  -  by DIANA SER IT is not exactly the rainbow connection. Three different encounters with Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan and each time, three different colours for me to remember him by. Last Sunday, it was fire-engine red. The colour of his party’s signature vest has become
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 58 8 onekindact. Tan Chiew Hiang would like to thank the BraddellMßT station staff for sending my lost walletto my residence on Oct 29. Your gesture is greatly appreciated. If you wish to highlight a kind act, no matter how small, write in to Streats, 82 denting Lane, Singapore *****7;
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    • 325 8  -  by' WINSTON CHONG THE paper you hold in your hand is precious. Not just because of the news on these pages, but because of the paper it is printed on. It would be a waste of resources and trees if you chuck
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    • 293 8  -  by KAREN CHEN MADAM Boon Ah Lay was being kind when she held the lift for a man while on her way home from market on Wednesday morning. He repaid her by robbing her. It was 10.50 am and Madam Boon, 54, was in the
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    • 213 9 A HOUSEWIFE who beat her maid who was scrubbing the floor had her three-month jail term tripled yesterday. Farida Begam Mohamed Artham, 27, had the term increased after the prosecution appealed against the lower court sentence. The beatings happened on Aug
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    • 123 9 A WOMAN was accused in court yesterday of trying to scare a former colleague by sending her an envelope of white powder. It turned out to be nothing more lethal than talcum, but the woman could be jailed for up to two years for the
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    • 122 9  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH driver Chor Kim Seng, 44, was retrenched in September and his family has been living on the $l,lOO his wife earns as a factory worker. Yesterday, the Chors were all smiles when Ms Irene Ng, the PAP candidate for Tampines GRC,
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  • WAR
    • worry
      • 345 11 WASHINGTON The ghosts of Vietnam are coming back. The word “quagmire” has begun to haunt conversations among officials and foreign policy experts, the New York Times says. Could Afghanistan become another Vietnam? Is the US faclng another stalemate on
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      • 88 11 People don't just blow themselves up for nothing. They may be misguided but we have to know why they do this. The reason... Is the situation in Palestine; the situation in Iraq i, the situation in Chechnya where Muslims are being attacked and killed... Dr Mahathir
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      • 237 11 tony blair is in the Middle East to garner support for the US-led strikes in Afghanistan. But he didn’t find it in Syria. In fact, the British prime minister Was given a public dressing-down by Syrian President Bashar A 1 Assad, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.
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      • 66 11 —AP Media magnate Rupert Murdoch apologised to CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour for an insult in a New York Post column. Mr Murdoch's apology came after Ms Amanpour, who has been reporting from Pakistan, complained about a Post column where she was described as "CNN war slut" Murdoch
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 361 12 -AFP SYDNEY A new diplomatic spat between Australia and Indonesia has boiled over because President Megawati Sukarnoputri snubbed Prime Minister John Howard’s telephone calls. Yesterday, Mr Howard said that Canberra’s relationship with Jakarta was “not an easy one” and suggested that Ms
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    • 197 12 -AP WASHINGTON Microsoft and the US Justice Department reached a settlement of the historic anti-trust case against the software giant, but the terms are still being scrutinised by the 18 states that are also suing Microsoft. Terms of the settlement were closely guarded, and people close
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  • easy STREATS
    • 520 13  -  by CARA van MIRIAH TONIGHT'S the night. We want you to let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and head down to Zouk for three hours of fun and music at The Prologue to the most anticipated event of the year, ZoukOut with
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    • 413 14  -  Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon will have you know she doesn't suffer fools gladly by STEPHANIE GOH DON'T be fooled by her perfectly wholesome blonde looks. Not only is Reese Witherspoon far from being an airhead, this girl definitely has her feet planted firmly to the ground. “I
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    • 281 14 WILL the third time be the charm for the Emmys? The twice-postponed Emmy Awards is set to go on this Sunday (Monday morning in Singapore), but Monday’s warning of a likely terrorist strike next week has unnerved some of the guests. The list of New York
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    • 156 15 FOR the first time, the Jurong |SirdPark will be open to the public at nightfall today. To coincide with Halloween, the theme tonight will be Hocus Pocus Nite.Among the highlights are a “Ghost Train Adventure” on the park’s Panorail train and a “Mystery
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    • 346 16  -  by YVONNE KWOK HOW many times have you wished that you could play a part in selecting the winner of any televised contest? Miss World 2001 is giving its worldwide audience a chance to vote in their favourite coni testants with the help of an
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV
        • 39 16 7.50 pm, Channel U Guo wants to burn down Dong Sheng but Xian stops him. Then his own factory is burnt. Thinking that Ran is the one controlling Xian, Guo decides to kill him. Last episode.
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        • 72 16 9pm, Channel U Why? Why? Why? Bamei and Yang An i finally acknowledge I their love and the 1 guy goes and gets 1 himself killed. His death affects the morale of the army X and they go home. Wu- lang is furious, saying
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        • 51 16 Midnight, Central Wales, 1800. Catherine Morgan is a widow whose husband’s gambling debts threaten to plunge her family into ruin. She pins her hopes on selling their cattle at a distant market. She must drive them across the craggy Welsh countryside as a besotted sheriff tries to thwart
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    • 354 19  -  by YVONNE KWOK SHE'S neither Michelle Saram’s manager nor a friend. But when PCK actress and Ely Entertainment boss Irene heard about Michelle’s legal problems from Fly artiste and Talentime host Allan Wu a month ago, she felt that she should help. She has arranged
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 361 20 Wire services r NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS Miami Heat 97 Toronto Raptors 92] MIAMI Alonzo Mourning had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Eddie Jones scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat opened its season with
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      • SOCCER
        • 107 20 Reuters ZURICH Argentina’s Juan Sebastian Veron will be able to play for Manchester United against Liverpool this weekend, before flying home for a World Cup qualifier, following a Fifa ruling announced on Thursday. Fifa said it would be unfair for clubs to be deprived of
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        • 121 20 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO In-form striker Romario was surprisingly overlooked by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for the final round of World Cup qualifying games on Wednesday. Romario, a veteran of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup triumph, had been tipped as a virtual certain-’ ty for the two
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      • 377 21  -  by 'TAN KIM HAN WOODLANDS Wellington team manager R Vengadasalam (right) has been fined $3OO and given a severe reprimand by the club’s disciplinary committee for allegedly “assaulting” his former player, Adam Anderson. During the club’s end-of-year party on Sunday, Venga,
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      • 106 22 The eight group winners are divided into two pots of four. POf Top seeds Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus. POT Liver P° o1 Deportivo La Coruna, Nantes and Panathinaikos. (Group winners) P0JV Manchester United, Arsenal, Galatasaray and Porto. (Group
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      • 511 22 Wire services [CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Lille 1 Manchester United 7 LENS, France Bobby Charlton stood amid the hubbub of last year’s draw for Champions League phase two in Geneva, and boldly declared that his beloved team must do better in order to mount
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      • 249 22 Group E.......................................... Celtic (Sco) 4 (Valgaeren 24, Sutton 45,64, Larsson 57-pen) Juventus (Ita) 3 (Del Piero 19, Trezeguet 51, 77); FC Porto (Por) 1 (Pena 37) Rosenborg (Nor) 0 P W D L F A Pts Juventus 6 3 2 1 77 8 11 FC Porto 6 3
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      • 163 23 WANT to watch the Singapore Cup soccer final on Sunday between Geylang and Home for free? Easy. Just present a copy of Streats to the reception counter of the Football Association of Singapore, 15 Stadium Road, South Entrance, National Stadium today, the last day to collect
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      • 503 23  -  by TAN KIM HAN HOME United will have its Brazilian flavour for next season’s S-League. It has decided to retain the services of midfielders Peres de Oliveira (below) and Edson Garcia, whose touches and techniques are the hallmarks of Brazilian footballers the world
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 509 17 4 S W/ih US WK I Ml 'ĔI Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com MAY 21 JUN 21 The Taurus moon wants fidgety Aquarius to sit down and notice a few things. Plan to visit an older person who can tell you stories of
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 252 18 m The story today... Xiao Yuer has no chance of fighting back the blood-thirsty gang despite his Five Deadly Powers. Half a dozen men stamp on him, determined to kill him. But Xiao Yuer is too proud to shout for help. Fortunately, Xuan Yuan San Guang hears the commotion and
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 44 20 Inthelivingroom BASKETBALL: NBA: Washington Wizards v Atlanta Hawks (Star Sports Ch 24, 9am). Delayed telecast GOLF: European PGA Tour: Atlanet Italian Open, Day 2 (Super Sports Ch22,lopm). PGA Tour: The Tour Championship, Istrd(Star Sports Ch24,llpm). TENNIS: Masters Series, Paris: Day 4 (Star Sports Ch24,6pm).
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