Streats, 10 December 2001
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Title Section17 2001-12-10 1 STREATS MONDAY 10 o<sC«mh*if 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200117 words
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morning rush
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Article124 2001-12-10 1 the Government yesterday backed the National Wages Council’s revised wage guidelines. The Government said that it hoped that firms would implement the guidelines to help save workers’ jobs. The NWC on Saturday called for “severe wage restraint” in the light of the worsening economy. The council124 words
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Article131 2001-12-10 1 NTUC FAIRPRICE is extending its discount programme. The supermarket chain said yesterday that it is offering workers up to 20 per cent off rice and 200 other essential items for the next 12 months. There’ll also be an additional 5 per cent discount on toiletries, vitamins,131 words
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Article68 2001-12-10 1 If all of us have to take a pay cut in order to ensure that the rest of our colleagues and fellow workers continue to have a job, let it be 50... Everybody shares the pain and the burden. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang,68 words
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Article, Illustration489 2001-12-10 1 Ultrasound tests affect male babies: Study ULTRASOUND scans for pregnant women are now almost routine around the world, including in Singapore. But here is some worrying news for male babies. A Swedish study has found that male babies bom to mothers who underwent scanning were more likely to< I't/f ffu ■.inijtifUiie CfimnilHmpittii - 489 words
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237 2001-12-10 1 Wire services KABUL Osama bin Laden is cornered and personally leading about 1,000 non-Afghan fighters near a mountain stronghold in eastern Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance said yesterday. “Osama himself has taken the command of the fighting. He, along with around 1,000 of hisWire services - 237 words
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Streatsmart local
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288 2001-12-10 2 SENIOR citizens looking for jobs should try to be realistic about their expectations, said the Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage). The non-profit organisation told Lianhe Zaobao that job seekers still find it difficult to overcome the psychological barrier of288 words
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Article194 2001-12-10 2 A WOMAN who slapped and scalded her maid was sentenced to six months’jail on Saturday. Last month, Tan Peng Chen, 36, a businesswoman, pleaded guilty to scalding Ms Ratna Indrawati, 35, at her Jalan Bukit Merah flat in March. Tan had asked the maid to194 words
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Article78 2001-12-10 2 Sonny Phua A NIGHTCLUB at Arab Street suffered a loss of $13,000 when burglars broke in early on Saturday morning. When employees opened Club Boracay at about 6.45 pm on Saturday, the found the club’s three floors ransacked. They also discovered that the second floor rear window,– Sonny Phua - 78 words
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Article106 2001-12-10 2 -SonnyPhua 'TIS the season to be jolly. And to be wary of pickpockets, as two women found out on Saturday. A senior project engineer who was waiting at the Capitol Building bus stop at about spm discovered that her handbag was unzipped and her Nokia cellphone missing.-SonnyPhua - 106 words
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Article110 2001-12-10 2 A TEAM of four doctors, four nurses and a logistics specialist, left for southern Vietnam yesterday to help flood victims in the Thanh Binh district. Sent by the Singapore International Foundation, the team will spend 12 days in some of the worst-hit areas along the Mekong110 words
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Article, Illustration456 2001-12-10 3 KHUSHWANT SINGH - Three motorcyclists show the way by KHUSHWANT SINGH THEY'RE not intimidated by statistics of accidents involving motorcyclists and don’t think that bikes are dangerous. “Not if you are careful "three bikers told Streats at the Motorcycle Safe Riding Rally yesterday. All three are women. Mrs Noor Hasnah Adam,Pic: Francis Lee - 456 words
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Article, Illustration77 2001-12-10 3 The new week starts quite gloriously with sunshine over most areas. However, showers with thunder in the late afternoon and early evening are expected mainly over the North. Remember to pack an umbrella if you live in the North. Temperatures will range between 24°C and 32°C,Pic: Wu Lifen - 77 words
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Just a minute
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Article70 2001-12-10 3 Needy kidney patients will get about $2OO a month from the Health Ministry to pay for dialysis. The payment will be made through the National Kidney Foundation, the Kidney Dialysis Foundation and the People's Dialysis Centre. Patients choosing the automated and cheaper peritoneal dialysf§fan novs/r withdraw $45070 words
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Article56 2001-12-10 3 If you are looking for a one-stop source of information on family, www.aboutfamilylife.org.sg offers a wealth of information at your fingertips 4^ parenting tips§ |K family values and fun activities for the entire family. You can even share the joy of your marriage and the birth of56 words
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Article67 2001-12-10 4 onekindact. Sharmine I WOULD like to commend Mr Boon, the driver of City Cab taxi registration number SHA 8131 C I gave Mr Boon a $5O note for the fare from Tuas to Bukit Batok, and he short-changed my by $5. I hadn't even noticed that67 words
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Article, Illustration216 2001-12-10 4 SONNY PHUA - by SONNY PHUA A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was in critical condition yesterday after being knocked down by a lorry less than 100 m from her home. The accident happened just after the girl, a third-year student of Guangyang Secondary School, alightedPic: Francis Lee - 216 words
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Article, Illustration550 2001-12-10 5 THERE are times when fashion becomes more than just what Vogue dictates you should be seen in, and now is one of them. The current sartorial wave sweeping town like a tsunami is causing me to miss body parts. Thanks to the craze550 words
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259 2001-12-10 7 -AP We will have him deported as soon as possible Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri NorianMaion Nur Misuari KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police are ready to hand over to Manila Nur Misuari, the suspected mastermind of an armed-AP - 259 words
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159 2001-12-10 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Selangor state government’s plan to restrict the sale of condoms to those infected with the Aids virus and some married couples have come under fire, a newspaper report said yesterday. The proposal originated from a complaint by the Selangor Fatwa Committee-AFP - 159 words
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121 2001-12-10 7 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to cane illegal immigrants, even for a first offence, a newspaper reported yesterday. Currently, only repeat immigration offenders face the cane. The New Straits Times quoted Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Mohd Jamal Kamdi as saying changes to the ImmigrationReuters - 121 words
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Article85 2001-12-10 7 -AP BANGKOK Three Thai Airways International baggage handlers were arrested on suspicion of stealing US$lOO,OOO ($183,000) from luggage at Bangkok airport. The Nation said that two of the suspects, Worawut lammee and Thanit Phuhomcharoen, spotted US$lOO bills inside some torn luggage on Thursday. They took all of-AP - 85 words
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Article208 2001-12-10 8 Immigrants must ensure that future generations grow up 'feeling British' We have norms of acceptability and those who come into our home should accept those norms... Mr Blunkett LONDON Britain will no longer tolerate practices like arranged marriages for girls of Asian origin. British Home Secretary208 words
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229 2001-12-10 8 Reuters JERUSALEM A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded hitch-hiking post near the Israeli city of Haifa yesterday, wounding at least eight people, police said. Police said that the blast left the suicide bomber badly wounded. When they saw he was still– Reuters - 229 words
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Article122 2001-12-10 8 LONDON Plans are afoot to launch another free commuter newspaper in Britain. If media magnate Rupert Murdoch has his way, the new title will be launched in London in April, the Electronic Telegraph reported. Mr Murdoch’s News International (NI), which publishes The Times, has begun talks with122 words
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weird world
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Article104 2001-12-10 8 Reuters AS a Serbian city officially renamed a street after John Lennon, some angry locals vowed to tear down the new sign. About 10 people heckled a ceremony in Novi Sad to unveil the sign on the 21st anniversary of Lennon’s death, complaining at the changing of– Reuters - 104 words
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Article98 2001-12-10 8 Reuters BRITISH police are investigating the sale of suspected fake Elvis Presley songsheets at Christie’s auction house, London’s Metropolitan police said. “Police are investigating an allegation of deception in connection with items sold through a London auction house,” a police spokeswoman said. “There have been no arrests– Reuters - 98 words
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Article80 2001-12-10 8 BANGALORE'S 90 police stations are installing gongs to stop officers dozing off, Ananova.com reported. Bangalore police chief H T Sangliana is ordering the gongs to be banged on the hour, every hour. He said it will make his men more alert and stop them from sleeping80 words
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Article, Illustration292 2001-12-10 9 Wire services KABUL The Kandahar victory has turned sour. Afghan tribal forces were yesterday fighting pitched street battles for control of the city, a Pashtun commander said. Former Kandahar governor Gul Agha’s forces were confronting those of– Wire services; Pic: AFP - 292 words
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154 2001-12-10 9 KABUL The Taleban were forced to surrender Kandahar because US airstrikes killed over 10,000 fighters, a militia official told the Daily Record. The statement was at odds with Taleban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar’s official line: He has claimed they had retreated to avoid civilian casualties.154 words
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Article68 2001-12-10 9 -AP A group of former Taleban officials backed by Pakistan yesterday said they were reviving their old party which had merged with the militia. The group included the Taleban's former UN envoy Abdul Hakim Mujahid; former head of Taleban consular department Abdurßehman Hotak; former deputy education-AP - 68 words
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Article85 2001-12-10 9 WASHINGTON The case against Osama bin Laden became stronger yesterday with the Washington Post claiming that a videotape has been found showing the terrorist speaking about the Sept 11 attacks. In the 40-minute tape Osama describes the damage around the World Trade Center towers in New85 words
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Article, Illustration329 2001-12-10 10 YVONNE Ridley, the British journalist captured by the Taleban in f September, has claimed that Western intelligence agencies tried to get her killed, jj This, she said, was to bolster public support for the air strikes on Afghanistan, The Independent reported yesterday... - 329 words
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Article, Illustration196 2001-12-10 10 Reuters SRI LANKA'S new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wants peace. Sworn in yesterday after his United National Party (UNP) and its allies won a majority in Wednesday’s vote, he said: “I want to step away from confrontational politics.” He has made no bones about his plans to– Reuters; Pic.AP - 196 words
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Article, Illustration413 2001-12-10 11 STEPHANIE GOH - by STEPHANIE GOH SOCCER flick One Leg Kicking looks set to become the biggest local film this year, despite more than its share of negative reviews. As of Dec 5, the movie directed by Eric Khoo and Wei Koh and made on a budget413 words
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Article74 2001-12-10 11 FROM Thursday onwards, the two United Artists’ cinemas at Bugis Junction and Beach Road will be renamed Shaw Bugis and Shaw Beach Road. The two theatres, acquired by Shaw Organisation, will be closed for refitting today and will reopen for business under new management on74 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-12-10 12 Judi Low - wags M tm m m by. 'Judi Low Picky foodies are even pickier about where and what they eat these days-thanks to the economic slowdown. But this doesn't meanyouhave to compromise. I MUST admit to holding the popular dish mee hoon kueh with some trepidation. But sampling aPic: Wu Lifen - 300 words
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Article217 2001-12-10 12 CARA van MIRIAH - by CARA van MIRIAH Alley Bar opening on Dec 15 is at No 2 Emerald Hill. Timings: spm to midnight on weekdays and spm to lam on weekends. Tel: *****66 THE Peranakan Place Musuem which once displayed Straits Chinese artefacts, is to be a New217 words
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Article, Illustration80 2001-12-10 12 10pm, TV Works Asian superstar Chow Yun Fat i stars as John i Lee, the best 1 hitman money ft can buy. 1 But when John refuses to kill his target when he sees him with his seven-year-old son, John’s bosses send someone after John to kill him80 words
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Article53 2001-12-10 12 9pm, Channel U Jiunan tries to assassinate Kangxi but Bao foil her plans. As a result, Jiunan kidnaps Bao. Kangxi sends his men to rescue Bao an{ when Jianning realises that Bao is in trot ble, she frantically tells Kangxi that he mu try his best53 words
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Article96 2001-12-10 12 9pm, Channel 8 Sisi is asked to appear in a rape scene which traumatises her because she wa* once a victim. She confides in a sympathetic Wanlaf and even gives her an expensive bangle When Wanlan tells Sisi that she is suspi' cious of Alan, Sisi96 words
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Article, Illustration217 2001-12-10 14 KOREAN star Song Hae-Gyo may be Princess Fragrance in Channel U’s TV drama production Romance of The Book and Sword. Channel U’s chief operating officer, Mr Man Shu Sum, told Shin Min Daily News that he had contacted Song’s manager to discuss the collaboration.217 words
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easyStreats sports
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Article260 2001-12-10 16 HONGKONG Asia’s best golfers will be competing for an extra USslmillion ($l.B million) in prize money over the first half of next year. A total of US$5 million will be up for grabs in the first nine events on the Asian PGA’s rapidly expanding tour.260 words
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Article, Illustration360 2001-12-10 16 New York's coach Van Gundy resigns -AP NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS New York 101 Indiana 99 NEW YORK -With Jeff van Gundy undoubtedly watching from the edge of his easy chair, the New York Knicks began a new era without him by beating the Indiana Pacers 101-99 on-AP; Pic.AP - 360 words
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Article, Illustration547 2001-12-10 17 ADAM HASHIDY - Ex-world bowling champ Tom Hahl to apply for citizenship by ADAM HASHIDY FOR every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. For bowling, which has had a gloomy 2001, it may well be in the form of Tom Hahl. The former world champion has decided to apply forPic Choo Chwee Hua - 547 words
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Article91 2001-12-10 17 'SOCCER -AP LONDON England coach Sven Goran Eriksson said that David Beckham will be England’s captain at the World Cup. “Beckham will be captain in the World Cup, no doubt about it,” Eriksson said on the BBC’s Breakfast with Frost programme. “As a captain I-AP - 91 words
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Article93 2001-12-10 17 MOTOR RACING -AP KUALA LUMPUR The Italian based Formula One team Minardi has changed its name to “KL Minardi Asiatech” for the 2002 racing season to strengthen its link to Malaysia and promote Kuala Lumpur. Minardi owner Paul Stoddart said the team’s new logo-AP - 93 words
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Article95 2001-12-10 17 'XTOUR -AFP AN Asian Xtour competition organised by ESPN Star Sports to select representatives for Singapore at next year’s Asian XGames has been cancelled after a 14-year old boy died while attempting a stunt, the police said yesterday. Harry Chua died on Friday after attempting a-AFP - 95 words
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Article, Illustration698 2001-12-10 19 TAN KIM HAN - by TAN KIM HAN LIVERPOOL to win the Premiership? Why not. It may be early days, but I am putting my money on Liverpool this season. I always have. But, this time round, this long-suffering Liverpool fan is confident of doubling his money.Pic: AFP - 698 words
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Article207 2001-12-10 19 -Wire services LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson gambled by leaving out more than £lOO million ($260 million) worth of footballing talent against West Ham and paid a huge price. Manchester United’s Premiership freefall continued when it lost 0-1 on Saturday. Ferguson left out David Beckham, £l9-million-Wire services - 207 words
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Miscellaneous192 2001-12-10 13 nn t e story today > Yuer continues his search and j a stack of papers under a table. |>icks them up and discovers that texture feels like Tie Xinlan's ure map. le picks up a handful of dust, drops the paper, and rubs the dust y. A map begins192 words
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Miscellaneous500 2001-12-10 14 f m j/ Your Daily Horoscope mmmm JAN 20- FEB 18 Thanks to Sagittarius’s influence, you’re eager to see what’s written on the next page or what lies beyond the next hill. Aquarius is ready to assume the best. The results are likely to meet your expectations. PISCES FEB 19-MAR500 words
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Miscellaneous16 2001-12-10 17 Inthelivingroom AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL Denver v Seattle (Ch23,9.30am). DELAYED TELECAST: SOCCER: Italian Serie A highlights (Ch22,9pm).16 words
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