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Title Section10 2003-05-08 1 Streats THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/200310 words
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593 2003-05-08 1 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee WITH giant charities like the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Community Chest collecting over $lOO million annually from the public, some leaders of small charities are facing a nail-biting time. They are asking:593 words
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Morning Rush
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448 2003-05-08 2 Janice Wong - No cancellations after July, say event organisers and venue owners By Janice Wong EXHIBITION organiser Stephen Tan groaned last week when he was forced to cancel Asia’s largest telecommunications and broadcasting exhibition because of the Sars crsis. Like other organisers, he worried how long448 words
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Article, Illustration446 2003-05-08 2 Oh Boon Ping - By Oh Boon Ping NATURE-LOVERS can now walk on water, thanks to the National Parks Board folk. Wooden walkways have been constructed over the shoreline and into the forests of Macßitchie Reservoir, spanning an area of about 12 hectares, 16 football fields. Providing a safe,Jonathan Wee - 446 words
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Article, Illustration334 2003-05-08 3 Zubaidah Nazeer - Conservation site transformed into residential area By. Zubaidah Nazeer AS a Secondary 3 student in Serangoon Gardens Secondary School, Roystem Tan always had a passion for design. But when he asked to be enrolled in the design and technology course in his school, he was turnedJonathan Wee - 334 words
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Article, Illustration285 2003-05-08 4 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng WHEN Mr Saifulnizam Saion saw the question for the Who Reads Wins Challenge in Streats on May 2, he knew the answer straight away. This avid Streats reader, a businessman, scours the newspaper from cover to cover. “I remember reading the story because itJonathan Wee - 285 words
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125 2003-05-08 10 BUZZSTOP Reuters MARIJUANA-SCENTED cellphone covers caused such a hullabaloo at a technology fair in Sydney that the company selling them had to pull them out yesterday. Local authorities and New South Wales state Premier Bob Carr slammed the green, marijuana-motif covers– Reuters - 125 words
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Article, Illustration68 2003-05-08 10 Professional wrestler Masanori Murakawa, 33, who was elected to the Iwate prefectural assembly last month, having a lawmaker's badge pinned to his lapel as he reports for his first day of work at the assembly in Morioka, northern Japan yesterday. His trademark vinyl mask has beenap - 68 words
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Article143 2003-05-08 10 Sentencing guidelines -AP BRITISH Home Secretary David Blunkett yesterday announced proposals for new sentencing guidelines that would give the British Parliament a bigger say in how long convicted murderers spend in jail. Citing fears that some murderers have been receiving shorter than expected sentences, Mr-AP - 143 words
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Article152 2003-05-08 10 Paper glut BUYING a scrap certificate or Parf (preferential additional registration fee) now could save you a few thousand dollars on a new car. Parf is a document obtained when a car is deregistered before its 10-year statutory lifespan. It cannot be exchanged for cash but152 words
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Article140 2003-05-08 10 Microsoft goes potty -AFP US software titan Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its renowned technology had finally gone into the toilet. Its new innovation, iLoo, is a portable toilet with state-of-the-art wireless Internet access that hopes to replace the traditional newspaper as reading material in-AFP - 140 words
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Article84 2003-05-08 10 -AFP MERCHANT ships in the Russian far east are re-registering their vessels under the flag of Mongolia, a landlocked, mainly desert country, union officials in Vladivostock said yesterday. The head of the far eastern branch of the Russian Seamen’s Union, Mr Nikolai Sukhanov, said that impoverished-AFP - 84 words
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Article93 2003-05-08 10 Reuters TOKYO Electric Power Co Inc (Tepco) said yesterday that it would restart one of 17 nuclear reactors it closed after a string of accidents but had no plans yet to restart others it has said are needed to avoid summer blackouts. Tepco began shutting down– Reuters - 93 words
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Article101 2003-05-08 10 -AP IT CAN be a bird. It can be a plane. But it cannot be Superman. At least, not in Sweden, where a couple who wanted to name their child after the comic book hero found the law harder to bend than the man of-AP - 101 words
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Article110 2003-05-08 10 -AP DESPITE a ban on alcohol in the workplace in Denmark, masons at one company can have a cold beer while they’re on a break, a Danish labour court has ruled. Drinking on the job is frowned upon in Denmark. But after Mr Mogens Jensen, owner of-AP - 110 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article375 2003-05-08 6 Virus deadlier than earlier believed: study Wire services LONDON The first major study of Sars trends estimates that about 20 per cent of the people hospitalised with the disease in Hongkong are dying from it, and that more than half of those over 60 die.– Wire services - 375 words
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Article346 2003-05-08 6 Julie Sim - By Julie Sim WHILE a new WHO study indicates that the Sars mortality rate is higher than was previously thought, Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang said at a press conference yesterday that it is difficult to accurately gauge the rate. Scientists at the Imperial College in346 words
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Article30 2003-05-08 6 TREATED AND DISCHARGED 150 IN HOSPITAL 26 (IN CRITICAL CONDITION 9) DEAD 27 TOTAL NO OF CASES 204 INDEX CASES 7 SUSPECT CASES 12 UNDER HOME QUARANTINE 101530 words
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Article, Illustration39 2003-05-08 6 Spectators, wearing surgical masks to protect themselves against Sars, watching a model at a Hongkong department store on Tuesday. Many people in Hongkong are now wearing masks as the Sars death toll there continues to rise APAP - 39 words
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Article, Illustration380 2003-05-08 8 Oh Boon Ping - Oh Boon Ping WHEN Mr Ong dropped by the Regional Library at Woodlands yesterday, he did something unusual on his way out. Though he had not borrowed any books, he slapped his Identity Card (IC) on a scanning machine at the exit. ThisAshlelgh Sim - 380 words
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Article365 2003-05-08 8 New rules may make centre more powerful -ap BEIJING China’s handling of the Sars virus has generated public outrage and laid bare the weaknesses of its communist system. But China’s new rulers could emerge even more powerful, armed with tighter central government rule and heightened social-ap - 365 words
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Advertisement93 2003-05-08 6 HEALTH ALERT If you feel unwell and have symptoms such as fever, cough, muscle aches and chills, stay at home. Do not go to work or school, says the Ministry of Health. Call the MOH Special Ambulance Hotline (24 hours) at 993. An ambulance will take you to Tan Tock93 words
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Advertisement98 2003-05-08 6 Help Needy Sars Patients and Their Families The Courage Fund $7,728,779.12 TO DONATE BY CHEQUE A crossed cheque made out to “The Courage Fund” should be sent to The Courage Fund, c/o National Healthcare Group, 6, Commonwealth Lane, Level 6, GMTI Building, Singapore *****7 BY PHONE Members of the public98 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration561 2003-05-08 12 -AFP SINGAPORE The newly-signed US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) will boost Singapore’s economic growth by 0.5 per cent, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Raymond Lim said yesterday. He told the American Chamber of Commerce-AFP; AP - 561 words
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Article82 2003-05-08 12 Reuters SINGAPORE A wholesale property fund set up by Keppel Land and money manager Henderson Global Investors has raised 180 million and wants to hit US$3OO million (*****.6 million) by year-end. Investors in the Asia No 1 Property Fund include two Dutch pension funds and two insurance– Reuters - 82 words
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Article102 2003-05-08 12 Bloomberg JAKARTA Indonesia is forming a special transition team headed by Chief Economics Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti to draft economic programmes once the International Monetary Fund’s guidance ends, Finance Minister Boediono said yesterday. Indonesia plans to exit from the IMF’s US$4.B billion (SsB.4 billion) loan package by the– Bloomberg - 102 words
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Article89 2003-05-08 12 Wire services SYDNEY Qantas Airways said yesterday that the deadly Sars virus had bitten deeper into its business, forcing it to axe more staff and further shave its profit forecast for 2002/03. The airline offered no specific forecast in its second profit warning in less than six– Wire services - 89 words
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Article79 2003-05-08 12 Bloomberg WASHINGTON Federal Reserve policy makers on Tuesday held the benchmark US interest rate unchanged and said that the possibility of an “unwelcome substantial fall in inflation” might threaten growth in the US economy. The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep the overnight bank lending rate– Bloomberg - 79 words
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Article, Illustration398 2003-05-08 14 Cheung tipped to replace HK financial secretary, even as Leung wins vote Wire services HONGKONG PCCW Ltd deputy chairman Linus Cheung, the last remaining executive director of the former Cable Wireless HKT Ltd, will step down at the end of this year. “Having achieved the goals– Wire services - 398 words
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Article, Illustration308 2003-05-08 14 Janice Wong - By. Janice Wong THE Japanese have their green tea and the Chinese, their jasmine tea. And, if Mr Anson Low has his way, Singapore’s signature tea would be brown rice tea. Mr Low, 53, is the managing director of w Highlanders BrownAshleigh Sim - 308 words
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Article79 2003-05-08 14 SINGAPORE Sembcorp Engineers and Constructors has been awarded a $125 million contract to construct a solids building to house sludge processing equipment at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant. So far, four contracts totalling $627 million have been awarded to the company to develop various facilities for the79 words
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Article86 2003-05-08 14 -AFP TOKYO Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy said on Tuesday that it will spend up to US$B4 million (S$ 146.4 milliob) to turn a 50 sq km patch of desert in Saudi Arabia into forest to improve.the environment and generate fresh water. The Saudi government will take part-AFP - 86 words
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Article109 2003-05-08 14 Bloomberg HONGKONG Hongkong.com Corp, an events promoter and web site operator owned by Chinadotcom Corp, said sales have been hurt as the Sars outbreak forces organisers to shelve exhibitions and advertisers to curb spending. Sars may damp earnings at Hongkong.com, which has reported 12 straight quarters of– Bloomberg - 109 words
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Article85 2003-05-08 14 Bloomberg SYDNEY Promina Group Ltd may raise about A$ 1.85 billion (552.06 billion) in the world’s biggest initial public offering this year, benefiting from global stock market gains after the end of the Iraq war, investors said. Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group Pic is selling Promina,– Bloomberg - 85 words
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Article329 2003-05-08 16 Top IPO price set, but investors drawn by 9% yield Wire services SINGAPORE Investors have shrugged off depressed global equity markets to deliver a top-of-the-range $684 million to Sing Tel in the initial public offering of its Sing Post unit. Sing Post announced yesterday that it– Wire services - 329 words
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Advertisement169 2003-05-08 17 Restrict the movements of germs, not your child. Unlike adults, children focus their energy only on one thing play. Living fun, sweaty and sometimes grimy lives is part of that carefree experience called childhood. That’s why they get mighty annoyed when you restrict their movements and keep them in confined169 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration418 2003-05-08 18 Jobs for Iraqi scientists being considered AP PARIS The US, anxious to keep deadly knowledge from falling into the wrong hands, is mulling the possibility of finding alternative work for scientists who once laboured on Iraq’s weapons programmes, a US official said on Tuesday. The official also– AP - 418 words
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Article, Illustration400 2003-05-08 18 Wire services VATICAN CITY -A 21 -year-old Indian-born man has become the first non-white member of the Swiss Guard, the elite corps of soldiers enlisted to protect the Pope. Private Dhani Bachmann (pictured), who was adopted by a Swiss family from Lucerne at the ageWire services; AFP - 400 words
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154 2003-05-08 18 BERKELEY, California The University of California, Berkeley, has dropped Singapore from the list of countries whose incoming students are barred from summer sessions. Its decision to ban those from Sars-hit areas has incited a backlash. A prominent US civil rights group Chinese for154 words
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Article, Illustration74 2003-05-08 20 Amodelcfsptayingthe OfhEdo Bra, developed to mark the 400th anniversary of the Edo Shogunate by lingerie manufacturer Triumph International Japan during its 2003 Autumn/Winter collection in Tokyo yesterday. The brassiere features embroidery depicting the 400yeardd Edo Castle on its cups and 38 crystalline pieces embedded along the straps and cups’outlinesAP - 74 words
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Article375 2003-05-08 20 UK medical body wants health warning on home loans LONDON The British Medical Association (BMA) wants mortgages to carry a public health warning because the struggle to keep up with payments is making millions of people sick, the Times of London reported yesterday. The newspaper375 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration839 2003-05-08 22 LEE HAN SHIH - By LEE HAN SHIH The Business Times SIX weeks into the fight against Sars, it is time for the Government to do something really drastic more drastic than closing schools or imposing home quarantines. It is time to suspend the Goods and Services Tax. Of course, inThe Business Times - 839 words
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Article, Illustration768 2003-05-08 24 SOH WEN LIN - Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times JUDGING by the activities of my peers over the long Labour Day weekend, you’d never guess that we were beset by Sars and a stubbornly long economic downturn. On the contrary, we’ve been living it upThe Straits Times - 768 words
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Vocal
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Article322 2003-05-08 26 I REFER to media reports that poor families are to get $2O deducted from their utilities bills. The one-off discount this month is to help 260,000 families living in three-room, or smaller, flats cope amid the exacerbation of the economic downturn caused by Sars. The six322 words
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Article211 2003-05-08 26 NATIONAL University Hospital would like to thank Mr Jonathan S R for his suggestion that we consider using ear thermometers for the screening of patients and visitors (“NUH, please use thermometers”, Streats, May 6). We agree with Mr Jonathan S R that ear thermometers give a211 words
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Article192 2003-05-08 26 I REFER to the letter, “HDB estates need clean-up, too” (Streats, May 2), by Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng. Following the onset of Sars, the Ministry of National Development asked all town councils, which maintain the common areas in HDB estates, to step up their cleaning192 words
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Advertisement85 2003-05-08 26 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be85 words
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Social
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Article, Illustration533 2003-05-08 29 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng IT has been Irwan B Mohd Sidik’s dream to become an interior designer some day. But when the former student of Teck Whye Secondary School passed his O levels in 1999, he decided to put his studies at the Institute of TechnicalFrancis Lee * - 533 words
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Medical
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221 2003-05-08 30 AP WASHINGTON Scientists have genetically altered a common cold virus so that it can destroy the most lethal type of brain tumour while not harming healthy tissue nearby. The experiment worked so well in mice that researchers hope to begin studying it in– AP - 221 words
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Article206 2003-05-08 30 I I Which food contains ‘good’ KqJ cholesterol and which has had’cholesterol? A There is no “good” or “bad” cholesterol in food. Fat and cholesterol are not soluble in water and thus cannot move freely in the blood. In order to be transported to different parts of our206 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration739 2003-05-08 32 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Benq’s new Joybook laptop distinguishes itself with a good audio system and an exclusive add-on MP3 player. It won’t make you jump for joy, but should please those who like to listen to music on their laptops By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times LAPTOP computers haveThe Straits Times; Ashlelgh Sim - 739 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration533 2003-05-08 35 Fans of veteran rockers Wendi Koh and John Molina can catch them performing tomorrow and on Saturday at Fort Canning Green party. And neither singer is letting Sars cramp their lifestyle. JILL LLM reports THEY’VE both been around for the longest time, and both have different goals533 words
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Article135 2003-05-08 35 JOIN the party tomorrow and on Saturday at Fort Canning to launch the Singapore Cares Keeping Our Spirir Alive, Let’s Go Party campaign, organised by travel and events company Pacific World and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. Fee: S 5 a day or SlB for a group135 words
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our PICKS
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Article, Illustration73 2003-05-08 35 IF you love eating to music, head down to Ristorante Teatro at the Esplanade Theatres On The Bay for Mother’s Day this Sunday. Enjoy a sumptuous four-course dinner created by chef Gabriele Michelotti while listening to the operatic voices of Lemuel Dela Cruz and Maria Rachelle73 words
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Article59 2003-05-08 35 BE tickled by this modem beachsetting presentation of Richard Sheridan’s The Rivals, a play of mistaken and disguised identities, romance and love, with characters such as Lydia Languish, Captain Absolute and Mrs Malaprop. The play, directed by Daniel Toyne, mns until Saturday, at Bpm.59 words
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Article, Illustration75 2003-05-08 35 ENJOY a range of activities at Chijmes this weekend. On Friday, it’s Mediterranean night from 7pm to 9pm, with belly dancing, Arabic/Spanish music and dance, and Turkish food. On Saturday, catch movies on the Chijmes lawn, with Meet The Parents at Bpm, and Two75 words
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Article, Illustration339 2003-05-08 36 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK WHITE ROOM Starring Lee Eun Joo, Jeong Joon Ho Directed by Im Chang Jae IF you’re a horror junkie planning on watching this film don’t. There is no horror in this film the film itself is a horror. Lee Eun Joo stars as339 words
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Article, Illustration180 2003-05-08 36 IF you’re looking for a holiday location nearby, try Batam. No, not for village or night life. But if you’ve always hankered after a private beach villa escape, then Batam View Beach Resort may be the perfect place for you. The four-star hotel has villas that are180 words
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Article, Illustration353 2003-05-08 38 Gregory Leow - DVDs by Gregory Leow ***** REVIEW ASK anyone what the best Bible movie is and it’s likely to be Cecil B DeMille’s magnum opus, The Ten Commandments. But aside from watching it in reverence, there are 10 points to note when watching this film classic to353 words
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Article, Illustration168 2003-05-08 38 Gary Lim - VCDs by Gary Lim 00©®® REVIEW DON’T expect a soppy family drama a la Taiwan Ah Seng, the current Channel U primetime hit with aunties and uncles, in Secret Garden. But if Meteor Garden is your cup of tea, then this other Garden is a drama you’re likely168 words
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Article, Illustration821 2003-05-08 40 Graham Winter - Graham Winter NO one ever wants to be in the position of needing emergency medical treatment, but if you face that situation, you’d like to meet Dr Bill Griggs, the leader of one of the best medical retrieval units in the world and a veteran of the821 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-05-08 42 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or lessfor four servings, will see you through these tough times MUM used toFrancis Lee - 422 words
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Article, Illustration87 2003-05-08 43 THE powerful ocean tides that surge beneath San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge may be harnessed to generate enough electricity to light up some of the city. The tides would be channelled through an underwater concrete passageway, building up pressure and creating a suction effect to spins PicAshleigh Sim - 87 words
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Article, Illustration54 2003-05-08 43 Bpm, Channel 5 With just four contestants left, tough decisions have to be made by the American audience on who their idol will be. Clay and Ruben have the voices, Kimberley looks like a sweetheart while Joshua is a Stars and Stripes waving marine. So who’s going54 words
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Article67 2003-05-08 43 Bpm, STAR World (SCVIB) Been frustrated that Buffy comes on at the dead hour of midnight on Channel 5? Fret no more as Star World brings you season 6 at a much more palatable hour. In the first episode, Willow gets a mystical urn and tries67 words
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Article41 2003-05-08 43 TONGUES UNTIED Today till Saturday, Bpm LASALLE-SIA Studio Theatre Free Drama students embark on a project to examine how to deal with issues that are sensitive or taboo These challenge actors, directors and playwrights to create exciting and original works.41 words
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Article, Illustration52 2003-05-08 43 THE QUEST Tomorrow and Saturday, Bpm Victoria Theatre Tickets $3O and $2O from the Substation (tel: 6337-7800) A dance-drama focusing on the theme of the search for the meaning of universal consciousness. The quest is the return to supreme consciousness and the path one chooses depends on one’s quality52 words
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Article, Illustration685 2003-05-08 44 Business pleasure THAILAND is an established destination for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE). Last year, the country played host to over 2,000 MICE events, including regional and global corporate and association meetings, incentive activities, conventions, exhibitions and trade shows. Traditional Thai hospitality, impressive MICE facilities and Thailand’s unique blend685 words
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Article, Illustration681 2003-05-08 47 Real Madrid confident despite slender one-goal lead Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL (IST LEG) Real Madrid 2 Juventus 1 MADRID Real Madrid players say they are confident of overcoming Juventus to reach the Champions League final, despite feeling short-changed by their 2-1 first leg win on Tuesday. “The– Wire services; Reuters - 681 words
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Article, Illustration319 2003-05-08 47 Reuters MILAN Juventus striker David Trezeguet (below) says the away goal he scored in the 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid gives the Italian champion a genuine chance to progress to the final. He said: “We showed to ourselves that we can knock out– Reuters; Reuter - 319 words
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Article, Illustration571 2003-05-08 48 TAN KIM HAN - Players, coaches come and go, but Nasiruddin evades chop S-League savv^^ By TAN KIM HAN NASIRUDDIN Sawardi (right) is a survivor. The 27-year-old defender joined Woodlands Wellington in 1998 and is the only player left of the original squad of 20. The others have either moved on toFrancis Lee - 571 words
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Article156 2003-05-08 48 P W FTPK D L F A Pts Home United FC 9 7 l 1 0 27 13 24 Woodlands Wellington 9 6 0 1 2 21 10 19 Tampines Rovers FC 9 5 2 0 2 15 9 19 Jurong FC 9 5 1 1 2 11 8156 words
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Article114 2003-05-08 48 HOME UNITED VS S’PORE U-23 IX2 Home United 1.13 Draw 7.20 Singapore U-23 9.40 1/2 Goal Home United (-2 1/2 Goals) 2.30 S’pore U-23 (+2 1/2 Goals) 1.50 TOTAL GOALS 0 Goal 22.00 1 Goal 12.00 2 Goals 5.30 3 Goals 4.60 4 Goals 4.30 5 Goals 4.90114 words
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Article, Illustration257 2003-05-08 48 TODAY: Home United v Singapore U-23 Team news: Home no injuries; S’pore U-23 Abdul Hadi, Mustaqim Manzur and Jaslee Hatta out Team progress (last 6 league games): Home DWWDWW; S’pore U-23 DWDLLD Last season: NA Verdict: Home 3 S’pore U-23 1 Jurong FC v Geylang United Team news:257 words
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Article326 2003-05-08 50 -AFP NEWCASTLE Newcastle United, having reached the Champions League for the second year in succession under manager Bobby Robson, is ready to brandish the chequebook. Newcastle is guaranteed to finish third after last year’s fourth-place. It has also shored up its balance sheet with a run-AFP - 326 words
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Article, Illustration457 2003-05-08 50 Wenger looks to next season to set record straight Wire services LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (below) is not even planning a summer holiday. He is already looking towards next season. The Frenchman said: “I don’t want a break. To me it is not refreshing to– Wire services; Reuters - 457 words
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Article142 2003-05-08 52 Reuters LONDON Tottenham Hotspur will not be offering skipper Teddy Sheringham a new contract when his current deal runs out in this weekend’s last game of the season. The decision was mutually agreed with the 3 7-year-old former England striker, who is now a free– Reuters - 142 words
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Article, Illustration584 2003-05-08 52 Unsung David Moyes gives Everton fans a dream season Reuters LONDON Everton’s David Moyes has managed an admirable double in his first full season as a Premier League boss the successful launch of a teenage prodigy and the club’s highest league finish since 1996. This season’s campaign– Reuters - 584 words
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Article, Illustration396 2003-05-08 55 Sacramento Kings rule the roost, thanks to Webber’s sharp-shooting Wire services NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIS Sacramento 124 Dallas 113 (Sacramento leads best-of-seven series 1-0) DALLAS The Sacramento Kings, refreshed after a six-day break in their play-off campaign, dismantled the Dallas Mavericks in the opening game of their– Wire services; AP - 396 words
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262 2003-05-08 55 -AFP WASHINGTON Michael Jordan plans to meet Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin this week to discuss his future. The big question is: Will the retired superstar return to his role as president of basketball operations or will he leave the club? If-AFP - 262 words
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Article114 2003-05-08 55 BASKETBALL Reuters NEW YORK Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs was named to the All-NBA Team on Tuesday, the sixth consecutive year he has been on the squad. The two-time NBA MVP becomes just the sixth player in history to be named to the team in– Reuters - 114 words
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Article96 2003-05-08 55 SOCCER Bloomberg HETHEL, England Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest carmaker, said it has entered into a three-year agreement to sponsor English First Division club Norwich City. The move comes as Proton’s UK unit relocated its offices to Hethel in the East Anglian region of Norfolk, home of– Bloomberg - 96 words
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Article65 2003-05-08 55 BOWLING SPORTSGIRL of the Year Valerie Teo will be taking a break after the World Bowling Masters in July. The reason: The 18-year-old Raffles Junior College student wants to focus on her A-levels. She said: “It’s part and parcel of juggling between sports and studies.” Two65 words
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Miscellaneous27 2003-05-08 55 IN THE LIVING ROOM GOLF: PGA Wachovia Championship, Ist rd (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 4am). TENNIS: Masters Series, Telecom Italia Masters, last 16 (Star Sports Ch24,l2mn).27 words
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