Streats, 14 May 2003

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  • 10 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 111/03/2003
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  • 575 1  -  Singaporean Nickson Fong was key member of special effects team for sequels to blockbuster movie By_ Yvonne Kwok KEANU Reeves. The hottest movie to hit the screens this year The Matrix: Reloaded. Singaporean Nickson Fong. They can be mentioned in the same breath. Mr Fong was
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    • 330 1 800,000 READ US DAILY We wish our readers a Happy Vesak Day. There will be no publication tomorrow American tertiary institution, Savannah College of Art and Design. The Los Angelesbased 34-year-old told Streats in a phone interview: “During my master’s, I put together a fiveminute animation short called cartoon feature
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  • Morning Rush
    • 621 2  -  Top motor insurer wants all claimants to send vehicles to Idac to avoid disputes over repair bills Chua Kong Ho TIRED of fighting with motor repair workshops over inflated repair bills, NTUC Income now wants all vehicle owners who file third-party claims against it
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    • 425 3  -  Expatriate hopes to cash in on S’poreans’ craze for Korean dramas and movies By Julie Sim MS HUR MOON SOOK, 33, who has lived in Singapore for five years, has so much faith in Korean cosmetics that she will soon open a small shop
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    • 130 8 BUZZSTOP -AP BRITISH doctors and morticians removed at least 20,000 brains many from the bodies of depressed and mentally ill people without families’ consent, a senior government doctor reported in London on Monday. Dr Jeremy Metters, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy, said
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    • 57 8  -  Text and picture by Ashlelgh Sim Customers at Raffles City Shopping Centre yesterday got to wear masks of a different kind. They received complimentary facial treatments and makeovers as part of the Ayura Beauty Festival. Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido is celebrating Ayura’s first anniversary in Singapore at
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    • 127 8 100,000 discs seized KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities seized more than 100,000 illegal video compact discs in a new crackdown on pirated and pornographic material led by the minister in charge of intellectual property rights, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Utusan Malaysia yesterday reported that the minister
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    • 130 8 Police confirm investigation POLICE yesterday confirmed that, given market concerns, it is investigating allegations of market rigging in Leong Hin shares. It said that its commercial affairs department (CAD) was alerted by the Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX). “CAD has been and continues to work closely
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    • 125 8 Skill deficiency ABOUT 50,000 university graduates in Malaysia remain jobless despite measures to help them get jobs over the past three years, says the government’s economic panel. National Economic Action Council executive director Mustapa Mohamed said the figure was alarming, the Berita Harian reported yesterday. An
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    • 119 8 Reuters SHARES in Singapore Post, the country’s largest IPO so far this year, rose more than 8 per cent on their debut yesterday in buying fuelled by a strong dividend yield and the firm’s dominant market position. The stock, issued to investors at 60 cents each, hit
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    • 89 8 -AFP GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder yesterday praised Singapore’s strict measures to combat Sars and said that he and his delegation were subjected to a fever check like other visitors. Mr Schroeder said that he had his temperature taken once after arriving from Malaysia. “I find it perfectly
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    • 75 8 Reuters A NEW and complex computer virus called Fizzer spread rapidly on Monday, infecting computers worldwide via e-mail attachments and the Internet file-swopping service Kazaa, computer security experts said. Few infections were reported in Singapore, but businesses in Asia were first to report the virus, followed by
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    • 94 8 -ap A COUPLE in San Jose whose daughter died after choking on a gel candy that is now banned in the US has been awarded US$l6.7 million (Ss29 million). Mr Gil Enrile and his wife, Yvonne, sued Taiwan-based Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Company Ltd, after their
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  • SARS UPDATE
    • 324 4  -  30 cases cloud WHO all-clear hopes By Sarah Ng A NEW Sars scare has emerged after a cluster of 24 patients and six nurses from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) at Buangkok View in Hougang were found to have fever on Sunday and Monday.
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    • 50 4 Change from yesterday TREATED AND DISCHARGED 157 +1 IN HOSPITAL 19 1 (IN CRITICAL CONDITION 8} DEAD 28 TOTAL NO OF CASES 205* INDEX CASES 7 SUSPECT CASES 3 -2 UNDER OBSERVATION 17 IMH CLUSTER 27 UNDER HOME QUARANTINE 667 -70 one case who died from non-Sars causes
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    • 292 4 Bloomberg HONGKONG Encouraged by a drop in new Sars cases, Hongkong residents are taking off their surgical masks and getting on with life. New Sars cases have now been in single digits for nine consecutive days. The city’s death toll stood at 225
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    • 262 7 BEIJING In the 10 days before April 17, the two new leaders of China struggled with the profound question of whether to break with Communist Party orthodoxy and reveal the rampant spread of the deadly virus Sars, The Washington Post reported. President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen
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    • 166 7 Bloomberg News BEIJING China blacked out a CNN interview critical of the government’s handling of Sars and which called the country’s healthcare system “decrepit”. The seven-minute segment on the network’s Insight programme yesterday was an interview of Newsday reporter Laurie Garrett, author of The
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    • 115 4 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. Call the MOH Special Ambulance Hotline (24 hours) at 993. An ambulance will take you to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for screening at
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 44 4 HANDS-FREE NOSE CLEANING: STEP f; TAKE A COTTON BUD STEP 2: ATTACH IT TO THE END OF AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL Q NOW,YOU'RE ALL READY w\ CAUTION: DON'T SET THE TWIRL CONTROL ON “HIGH” WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER CLEANING YOUR NOSE. Cartoon by MIEL
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    • 331 7 Help Needy Sars Patients and Their Families The Courage Fund $8,215,158.72 TO DONATE BY CHEQUE A crossed cheque made out to “The Courage Fund” should be sent to The Courage Fund, c/o National Healthcare Group, 6, Commonwealth Lane, Level 6, GMTI Building, Singapore *****7 BY PHONE Members of the public
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  • Financial
    • 408 10  -  By Janice Wong THE bear market put a deep dent in investment professionals’ pay packets last year in Singapore and Hongkong, survey results released yesterday show. In Singapore, the overall median compensation last year was U 5560,420 (S$ 104,640), a 46 per cent decline from 2001
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    • 338 12 CapitaMaU Trust pays $264.5 million for the Jurong mall Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Mall Trust, which is buying a fourth shopping centre for $264.5 million, said that it plans to increase income from its new acquisition by expanding rental space on its prime lower floors. The trust
      – Bloomberg  -  338 words
    • 91 12  -  Chua Kong Ho SINGAPORE Star Hub yesterday launched MaxOnline 3000, a new premium broadband access plan with an advanced cable modem. The plan is priced at $79.04 a month for up to three megabits per second of download speed. New subscribers will receive a free hardware
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    • 101 12 -AFP SINGAPORE Singapore Telecommuications (Sing Tel) has been put on credit watch with “negative implications” along with its whollyowned Australian unit Optus, Standard and Poor’s said yesterday. SingTel’s AA- long term and A-1+ short-term ratings were put on watch after Singapore’s recently signed trade pact
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    • 95 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, Evergreen Marine Corp and other shipping lines, which lost US$2 billion (553.46 billion) last year on trans-Pacific routes, started to raise rates by as much as a fifth this month after US-Asia trade increased. A group of 14 shipping lines
      – Bloomberg  -  95 words
    • 413 14 -AP CUPERTINO, California Apple founder and chief executive Steve Jobs has pulled off a major coup, forcing tectonic change in an industry notorious for its dinosaur pace and dragon tactics. His iTunes Music Store has shocked record executives, selling one million tracks
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  • Global
    • 395 18 Valerie Amos named as new International Development Secretary LONDON Lady Valerie Amos made history when she became the first black woman to be appointed to the British cabinet yesterday. But while Lady Amos was being showered with plaudits in London, political leaders across Africa
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    • 343 18 -AFP LONDON The resignation of British international development secretary Clare Short on Monday is just the latest in a political career that had already earned her a reputation as the Labour Party’s “serial resigner”. But this time around, the biggest surprise about Ms Short’s departure is
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    • 513 20 Briton sues Saudi govt for torture while in jail as 29 people die in fresh suicide attack blasts LONDON A former British tax adviser is hoping to make legal history by being the first private individual to successfully sue a government for torture. Mr Ron
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    • 316 22 Cookies contain trans fat which is unhealthy, he says in a 13-page suit LOS ANGELES The Oreo cookie may be America’s favourite biscuit. But it has now become a target for a lawsuit. According to a report in yesterday’s issue of the British newspaper, the
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  • StreatsSmart Money Your personal finance quarterly special
    • 651 25  - It PAY to shop around By ChuaKongHo RECENTLY, a friend of mine tried to convince me over a lunch of burgers and fries that endowment plans were what I needed. She was an “adviser” with a reputable foreign bank, but she didn’t go through the mandatory fact-find to find out
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    • 812 26  -  By ChuaKongHo BANKS would love to have more customers like Ms Becky Lim. The 25-year-old marketing executive has not stopped using her plastic even when the Sars outbreak kept most people at home. She said: “I still go out, I still shop and
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    • 670 28  -  If top agent UthayKumaran had delayed plans to enter the insurance industry, he might not be one today he doesn’t have the requisite 4 O-levelpasses By. Janice Wong THE economy may have taken a beating but you can’t blame Mr Uthay Kumaran for not noticing
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    • 495 30  -  By Janice Wong FINANCIAL advisers serve everyone, not just the well-heeled. A common misperception is that professional financial advice is prohibitively expensive and unnecessary. “People assume you have to be rich to be in need of financial planning. Wrong. People with money are least in
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    • 322 33  -  By_ Janice Wong THINK you are k financially-sawy? Then put your skills k to the test with the first financial planning u computer game developed f by a local bank. OCBC Bank, in partnership with the National Library Board, hopes to educate HDB heartlanders
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    • 831 34  -  With almost all big decisions tied to money, financial planners and other organisations say it’s high time young workers set their finances in order By Choong Choon Yee FLUSHED with the excitement of receiving his first pay packet, a new worker may be tempted to spend, spend
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    • 470 36  -  For healthcare workers, there’s no letting up By Chug Kong Ho THE new cluster of 27 probable Sars cases at the Institute of Mental Health announced yesterday has set back hopes that Singapore has won its battle against Sars. It could be dengue fever or influenza, the
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    • 93 25 Ifc Credit card usage up as Sars situation abates and shoppers are out in force at the malls PAGE 26 n m If Uthay Kumaran had delayed plans to enter the insurance industry, the top-earner might not be one today PAGE 28 It’s not just the rich who need financial
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    • 413 32 Invest for the future and protect your present with free SARS cover. War, SARS and depressed economy These are the 3 reasons to invest now. It may sound strange, but the best time to invest is actually when the markets are low. In simple terms it's like buying property or
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    • 135 36 ex Manulife Financial and Streats honour the people in the frontline of the fight against Sars m Manulife Financial temp she does wa Ge woi A Tribute To Healthcare Workers Our heartfelt thanks to all healthcare workers for their tireless commitment and dedicated efforts in overcoming SARS. Join us in
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  • Comment
    • 766 37  -  By WILLIAM PESEKJr Bloomberg SEOUL South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun has a novel idea for raising the economy’s stature: Find an Alan Greenspan. Asia’s fourth-largest economy has come a long way since the region’s 1997 financial crisis, but it’s still struggling to bridge a credibility
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  • Vocal
    • 160 38 THANK you, Streats, for publishing the photographs of those selfish Singaporeans who do not give up their seats for pregnant women on our MRT trains. I have often wondered how these inconsiderate commuters can be ignorant of such an obvious and basic courtesy. Having their
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    • 128 38 A TIBS bus No 61 stopped some distance from the bus stop along Clementi Road as I waited to board at 6.20 pm on May 6. As his passengers alighted, the captain signalled to me that he would drive the bus nearer so that I would
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    • 188 38 WE refer to “Bowl them over with more safeguards’ (Streats, May 9), a commentary by Mr Chua Kong Ho. The Singapore Contact Bowl campaign is a purely voluntary scheme By dropping their contact information, visitors to various places are helping themselves. Should a Sars situation develop,
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    • 84 38 I COULD not stop smiling as I read Janice Wong’s commentary, “Help! I have STD’ (Streats, May 13). Thankfully, I was alone. Her experience sounds so familiar. So far, only copious amounts of alcohol appear to alleviate my symptoms, but that hardly seems like the
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    • 388 38 ifc m m r 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
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  • Medical
    • 266 40 Reuters LONDON Drinking large quantities of alcohol may increase the risk of rectal cancer, although wine appears to be less of a threat than beer or spirits. “Regular drinkers significantly increase their risk of rectal cancer, but that risk is reduced if wine makes up a third
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    • 149 40 QDo slimming'products such as herbs ana teas help achieve weight loss? A The use of slimming products may lead to relatively fast weight loss initially. Many slimming products contain bioactive substances that suppress appetite, stimulate metabolism or induce water loss from the body. It is not safe to
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    • 661 43  -  By Sarah Ng INVESTMENT manager Tham Chee Chung had never lived abroad before, let alone in a developing country with an unfamiliar language and culture, such as Cambodia, where he has been for the past half a year. He’s a volunteer with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF), lending
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    • 867 44 A new-old top-40 cover band looks back and shares with GREGORYLEOWthe ups and downs of music-making in Singapore ALONG Duxton Road is the nondescriptlooking JJ Atlante bar. It is home to Grand Margin, a top-40 cover band. That’s a band that plays current chart-toppers. The three-piece
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      • 472 46  -  Like his seminal Roger and Me, documentary-maker Michael Moore takes up the cudgel on behalf of the American public orwe again, giving gun violence in America a beating with his Oscar-winning Bowling For Columbine By YVONNE KWOK BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE Directed by Michael Moore 0000£) THIS film is
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        • 64 46 HEAD to Zouk this Friday for a Brazilian Love Affair at 9pm, which will feature all things Brazilian, from Caipirinhas (a cocktail) to dancers, live musicians and percussionists to football. Also features Velvet Underground’s Jeremy Boon (above), DJ B, Aldrin and The Groove live. Admission to Zouk/Phuture that
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        • 61 46 SIT back and relax at Chijmes on two consecutive evenings, with a selection of bands and music from Latin, jazz and the blues on Saturday from 6pm, followed by Movie Under The Stars (Bridget Jones’ Diary, above) at 10pm. On Sunday, enjoy the Blues Soul Series
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        • 95 46 WOODLANDS and Kranji residents, drop by the Singapore Racecourse at Kranji this Sunday for a free concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, from 7pm to 7.45 pm. Conducted by Lim Yau (above), the orchestra will play familiar, easylistening and horse-y tunes such as the Finale from
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      • 211 48  -  By_ Julie Sim CD REVIEW LISTENING to the original soundtrack album of A Chance of Sunshine is like sitting through the musical of the best-selling romance novel. The mix of pop, new age, classical and jazz music succinctly depicts the mood of Taiwanese cartoonist Jimmy Liao’s
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        • 90 48 THIS recent book by Catherinne Lau has more than 70 cheesecake recipes and large coloured pictures. Easily half or more are for chilled cheesecakes, that require no baking. Some are intriguing enough to inspire, such as the banana cheesecake and the carrot cheesecake, which looks like
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          78 48 SURE, it’s not as haunting, stylish or exotic as the 1998 Japanese original, but this Dream Works remake of The Ring, while more predictable and Hollywood in some ways, is still pretty creepy and worth watching. Naomi Watts is not bad as the sceptical journalist investigating a mysterious
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        • 112 48 http://dontbetonit. tripod, com/ index, html# covers IF you like comparing book-cover art and also enjoy looking at blood-and-gore-type illustrations, check out this fan website that features a collection of scanned-in covers of Graham Masterton’s horror novels. With titles such as The Wells of Hell and The Devils
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      • 173 49  -  VCDs by Elsie Ch’ng 00©€>® REVIEW BOYS Be chronicles the joys, trauma and confusion of six high-school friends. Like a spell, this sweet and romantic Japanese animation magically makes the viewer forget real-life pains and struggles albeit for awhile. The six-disc VCD will probably
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      • 258 49  -  VCDs by JillLim ©oo®® REVIEW THIS Ridley Scott movie may be old 1989 but still makes enjoyable watching, especially as it’s not one of those films shown too often on TV. Black Rain’s crosscultural setting, in both the US and Japan, and the slick dark tone
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      • 505 50  -  Books by Janice Wong; REVIEW WHEN I graduated from university in 1999,1 received five photo frames from relatives and friends. These gifts are now gathering dust in my storeroom as I have no graduation photos to display. Today, if I were to present a
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    • 95 51 BUSINESSES in Bangladesh kept their shutters down and schools closed their gates yesterday, bracing for a double blast from a nationwide anti-government strike, and a hovering cyclone. The cyclone, whipping up winds up to 115 kmh, has been stationary offshore for two days, gathering strength. It
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      • 48 51 10pm, Central Korean film about Gilnam, a taxi driver who plans to propose to his girlfriend, Yoojung. But he gets in a hit-and-run accident and dies on the spot. He comes back as a “ghost taxi driver” and looks for Yoojung all over Seoul at night.
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      • 49 51 llpm, Channel 5 In 922 AD, Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is a Muslim emissary from Baghdad who is captured by a gang of Vikings. In time, he develops an understanding and respect for the Viking warriors and is welcomed into their society by their leader, Buliwyf.
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      • 59 51 MADDER Friday till May 25; 11.30am-Bpm on Monday to Saturday and 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art (208 South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605) Free This show by Rossalyn Tan, Tamares Goh and Sia Joo Hiang is full of intense, romantic images, people and landscapes derived from the active imagination
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        58 51 BACK TO BAROQUE Friday, Bpm Victoria Concert Hall Tickets at $l6 and $2l from Sistic (call 6348-5555) The Chamber Players and their guest soloists soprano Jeong Ae Ree and bass Kee Kirk Chin perform music from the Fairy Queen and Dido Aeneas by Purcell, Bach’s cantata Ich Habe Genug
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    • 145 48 masterclass Streats r a Our popular masterclass series continues with another Spanish treat. In response to your requests, our latest session features a mouth-watering paella, by Sol Restaurante's new Executive Chef, Carlos Huertas. The native of Madrid digs into his heritage to create a delectable paella marinera (mixed fish, shellfish
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    • 427 51 Yourdailyhoroseope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Your social skills are wasted in the back office. You dare anyone to sneer at your lifestyle choice. Accept the compliment when someone tells you that you’ve given them inspiration or courage. GEMINI MAY2I-JUN2I Sometimes the medium makes the message
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    • 535 54 Defending champion welcomes back top scorer for Juventus clash Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS (2ND LEG) Juventus v Real Madrid MILAN Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez (above right), top scorer in the history of the Champions League, returns for the defending champion in its semi-final second leg
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    • 298 54 -AFP ROME For Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved, easily Juventus’ best player this year, the season would not be complete without a Champions League medal around his neck. Despite a knee injury, the former Lazio star is ready to play through the pain barrier to
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    • 559 56  -  Battle of the Sexes in Tiger Skins tournament Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT The Straits Times BRING on the women. Three weeks ago, in this column, I urged the golf tournament organisers in Singapore to invite the world’s top women players to the Tiger
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      437 57 New Jersey sweeps Boston to make conference final -ap NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS New Jersey 110 Boston 101 (20T) (New Jersey wins series 4-0) BOSTON Jason Kidd scored 29 points as the New Jersey Nets completed a sweep over Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Monday
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    • 471 59  -  Captain Zainai gives up armband after eight straight defeats S-League savvv^ By TAN KIM HAN IT was a source of deep pride for Zainai Zainuddin (right) when he was appointed captain of Tanjong Pagar United earlier in the season. The 24-year-old midfielder had been with the
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    • 150 59 P W FTPK D L F A Pts Home United FC 10 8 1 1 0 30 14 27 Tampines Rovers 10 6 2 0 2 18 9 22 Woodlands Wellington 10 6 1 1 2 24 13 21 Jurong FC 10 5 2 1 2 12 9 20
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    • 107 59 SINCHI v BALESTIER IX2 Sinchi 1.43 Draw 4.00 Balestier 5.60 1/2 GOAL Sinchi (-11/2) 2.05 Balestier (+1 1/2) 1.63 TOTAL GOALS 0 Goal 15.00 1 Goal 7.80 2 Goals 4.70 3 Goals 4.30 4 Goals 4.40 5 Goals 5.50 6 Goals 8.20 7 Goals 14.00 8 Goals 25.00
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    • 298 59 TOMORROW: Sinchi FC v Balestier (Jurong Stadium) Team news: Sinchi He Hongji suspended; Balestier Hairil Amin and Rizal Rahman out, Itimi Wilson suspended Team progress (last 6 league games): Sinchi WDWLLD; Balestier LLLWLL Last season: NA Verdict: Sinchi 1 Balestier 1 S’pore Under-23 v Jurong FC (Jalan Besar
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    • 62 54 -Sf IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA Conference play-offs s-finals, Game 5: Sacramento Kings v Dallas Mavericks (ESPN Ch 23, 7am) SOCCER: Uefa Champions League s-final, 2nd leg: Juventus v Real Madrid (Tomorrow ESPN Ch 23, May 15, 2.30 am and Chs, 2.35 am) TENNIS: Masters Series, Germany 2nd rd
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    • 243 57 #> IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH. IMPROVE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY f A w Thames Language School (TLS) is established to fulfill the rising demand for training in effective spoken and written English, and to empower employees with the most valuable of market skills effective communication. Thames Proficiency in English provides students with a
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