Streats, 29 May 2003
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Title Section10 2003-05-29 1 Streats THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/200310 words
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511 2003-05-29 1 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong THE call went out for help from doctors, dentists or nurses to audit the safety measures implemented by medical insitutions to curb infectious diseases. But it failed to elicit511 words
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Advertisement57 2003-05-29 1 i 4 ART ATTACKS m f ALWAYS m JThe most prominent healthcare professional to fall to Sars won’t be forgotten, JULIE SIM reports Mi PAGE i GREGORY LEOW learns some like it hot, some like it cold at the Arts Fest IT’S ALL LEGIT ChuaHianHou I celebrates Netizens’ J access57 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration386 2003-05-29 2 Julie Sim - Sars victim Alex Chao honoured; memorial service with webcast arranged for Sunday By. Julie Sim A FUND has been set up in honour of the most prominent healthcare professional to succumb to Sars here, Dr Alexandre Chao, a vascular surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital386 words
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Article306 2003-05-29 3 NMP to lead team which will scrutinise standards every three years DR Jennifer Lee has a task that must tickle everyone who has ever approached examinations with trepidation. She will be chairing the team which will see if the local universities can meet the standards set306 words
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262 2003-05-29 3 Ckoong Choon Yee - B v Ckoong Choon Yee MEMORY-CHIP recycler EC-Asia International has postponed its plan for a stock exchange listing and will return all funds collected for its initial public offering (IPO). The decision came after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) ordered262 words
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Article, Illustration543 2003-05-29 4 ‘l’m so old, they’ve cancelled my blood group’ LOS ANGELES A couple of years ago, someone asked Bob Hope (above, with his wife) how it felt to be getting close to 100 years of age. “I don’t feel old,” Mr Hope replied. “In fact, I don’tPics: AFP - 543 words
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114 2003-05-29 8 BUZZSTOP AP DR LING LIONG SIK, who stepped down as chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) five days ago, also resigned from the cabinet yesterday, after more than 17 years as a minister. He said that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had accepted his– AP - 114 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-05-29 8 An Indian soldier (left) and his Pakistani counterpart in action during the flag-lowering ceremony at the Joint Check Post at Wagah on Saturday. The soldiers display their anger and determination, which always stays formal, at the ceremony, which has been held daily since India and PakistanAFP - 55 words
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Article138 2003-05-29 8 Scientists to the defence AFP A PAIR of brain scientists have leapt to the defence of video games, long blamed for turning teens into socially dysfunctional geeks or angry misfits. Cognitive experts Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier from the University of Rochester in New York– AFP - 138 words
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129 2003-05-29 8 50th anniversary of conquest AP ON the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, there is increasing debate about whether access to the world’s highest mountain should be closed or limited. Sir Edmund Hillary and other Mount Everest pioneers say the mountain deserves a. – AP - 129 words
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Article139 2003-05-29 8 COEs may rise ANOTHER record number of cars could be taken off the road this year. The Straits Times reports today that in the first four months of the year, 26,368 cars were scrapped or deregistered, 12 per cent more than in the same period last139 words
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Article98 2003-05-29 8 THE Thai government will prosecute employment agents who hire Thais to work illegally in foreign countries. The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) will have the power to seize and redistribute assets, such as bank accounts and land, belonging to such agents. The organisation is at the forefront of98 words
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Article80 2003-05-29 8 SMRT and escalator manufacturer Otis Elevator are still investigating how a gear came loose and caused an upwardmoving escalator at City Hall MRT Station to jolt and move downwards. The gear is supposed to be permanently fitted to a motor shaft. When it came loose, the weight80 words
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Article87 2003-05-29 8 -AFP CHLORINE in swimming pools could be one of the causes of an astonishing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, according to a new study by the Brussels’ Catholic University of Louvain. The suspected culprit is trichloramine, an inhalable irritant which-AFP - 87 words
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Article85 2003-05-29 8 THE words you use can give away your sex. A new computer program developed at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago can determine the sex of an author by detecting subtle differences in the words men and women prefer to use, Melbourne’s The Age newspaper reported85 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article, Illustration364 2003-05-29 6 Officials raid markets as new rules give teeth to China ban HONG KONG Having failed to curb the appetites of the people of southern China for wild game despite a ban last month the authorities have introduced new regulations. Last month, even before the scientificAP - 364 words
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197 2003-05-29 6 -AFP TAURANGA, New Zealand Sales of New Zealand kiwifruit to Taiwan have jumped after two medical experts there said that eating it would help protect against the Sars virus. National Taiwan University’s Mr Wang Cheng-hsiung, of the department of-AFP - 197 words
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Article47 2003-05-29 6 Change from yesterday TREATED AND DISCHARGED 165 IN HOSPITAL 9 (IN CRITICAL CONDITION 5) DEAD 31 TOTAL NO OF CASES 206* INDEX CASES 7 SUSPECT CASES 0 -1 UNDER OBSERVATION 4 -1 UNDER HOME QUARANTINE 429 -27 Includes one case who died from non-Sars causes47 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration470 2003-05-29 10 ChuaKongHo - Overdraft promotion geared to appeal to drivers, who make up 66% of customers ChuaKongHo CITIBANK is aggressively wooing new customers for its personal overdraft facility with perks and a lucky draw that appeal to motorists. The focus is deliberate. Four of five of its Ready Credit customers470 words
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Article, Illustration103 2003-05-29 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Exchange Ltd has named Mr Seek Wai Kwong (pictured) as chief financial officer, the latest personnel move by chief executive officer Hsieh Fu Hua. Mr Seek takes over on June 2, Singapore Exchange said. He was formerly with DBS Group Holdings Ltd, where– Bloomberg - 103 words
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Article58 2003-05-29 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines yesterday said its shareholders have approved the sale of its tanker unit to Malaysia International Shipping Corp. NOL last month agreed to sell American Eagle Tankers Ltd for US$l.l billion (S$ 1.9 billion), including debt. The sale is still subject to– Bloomberg - 58 words
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Article77 2003-05-29 10 Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft Corp, the world’s biggest software maker, will lower the price that stores charge for its Office package of word-processing, e-mail and spreadsheet programs. Microsoft will trim 15 per cent off the price of the professional and standard editions of Office XP,– Bloomberg - 77 words
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Article, Illustration460 2003-05-29 12 Choong Choon Yee - Travel industry plans recovery blueprint Baj_ Choong Choon Yee CONFIDENCE and costs these are the two “key ingredients” that travel and tourism leaders identified, at a recent industry meeting here, as vital to the recovery of the airline industry. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) isReuters - 460 words
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Article149 2003-05-29 12 -AFP SINGAPORE hopes to conclude negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India within a year, Trade Minister George Yeo said yesterday. “Our links with India are Very good. We have begun negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement which should be concluded within-AFP - 149 words
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Article, Illustration435 2003-05-29 14 Website dedicated to quirky finance minister Reuters TOKYO Meet Japan’s Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa: He is a papaya lover who eats rice cakes for breakfast, wears discount T-shirts on his days off and has small feet. At least according to a website on the octogenarian politician– Reuters; AFP - 435 words
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Article162 2003-05-29 14 Bloomberg TOKYO Japan’s top financial regulator, Mr Heizo Takenaka, is seeking a teaching job in the US in the expectation that he may be forced out of the government, according to a New York Times report. Mr Takenaka, the Minister for Financial Services, is preparing– Bloomberg - 162 words
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Article162 2003-05-29 16 Latter heads Aussie competition watchdog despite state govts’ rejection -AFP SYDNEY Australia’s Treasurer announced yesterday the appointment of former banker Graeme Samuel as acting head of the country’s competition watchdog even though state governments had already rejected his nomination as the body’s permanent chief. Mr Samuel will-AFP - 162 words
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Article24 2003-05-29 16 *AS AT MAY 28 US$: 551.728 EURO: 552.034 Ss: RM2.199 Ss: 24.14 BAHT 552.829 Ss: 68.00 YEN Ss: HK54.514 Ss: 4,757 RUPIAH24 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous61 2003-05-29 10 No 1 Biggest Box Office Opening for a Comedy this year! ill IF YOU COULD BE GOD FOR ONE WEEK, WOULD YOU DO? 'Jim Carrey's Divine Powers Overcome Matrix' Reuters Jim Carrey's BIGGEST Box Office Opening! JIM CARREY BRUCEALMIGHTY MORGAN FREEMAN www.bruceatmighty.com JENNIFER ANISTON Universo! Pictures It Spyglass Entertainment The61 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration526 2003-05-29 18 JOHN F WASIK - B.V JOHN F WASIK Bloomberg SUPPOSE every architect who designs a house or a building had an iron-clad guarantee that they got paid a huge bonus even if their structures collapsed. But, in the maharajah’s world of corporate compensation, chief executive officers trumpet their “golden parachutes”,– Bloomberg - 526 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration376 2003-05-29 20 Suspect’s handover has a price: report TEHERAN Iran is believed to be considering handing over the alleged mastermind of the Riyadh bombings to the US, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. But in exchange for A 1 Qaeda leader Saif A 1 Adel (pictured), Iran376 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-05-29 20 A pedestrian walking past graffiti on a bank in Geneva which has been barricaded in preparation for an anti-G8 summit protest march on Sunday. The G 8 industrialised countries’ summit will be held from June 1-3 in the French spa town of Evian on theReuters - 55 words
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Article251 2003-05-29 20 WASHINGTON Pilotless planes which the US military used to find Iraqi tanks and assassinate an A 1 Qaeda terrorist are to be used in Ohio to combat traffic jams. According to a report in Tuesday’s issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio transportation officials and university251 words
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320 2003-05-29 22 Online auctioneer says patents battle is far from over’ after being ordered to pay s6om -AP NORFOLK, Virginia A jury on Tuesday ordered the online auction house eßay to pay US$35 million (Ss6o million) for violating patents filed by a northern Virginia lawyer. Jurors-AP - 320 words
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Article170 2003-05-29 22 WASHINGTON The Pentagon’s quest for weapons of mass destruction yielded some success yesterday except that the stash, which includes anthrax and other dangerous bacteria, turned up in its own backyard. The discovery, reportedly remnants of an abandoned germ warfare programme, was made close170 words
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Advertisement513 2003-05-29 23 il K?C CfIpCMC J J\»fl\.L*lkllCL 'Mi n JatfK It f The boy bas fo be further examined as the red color indicates fever while the green image shows normal temperature "SARS SCREENER" technical specifications Operating mode: Thermal image size: Thermal sensitivity: Contrast/Brightness: Control: Display: Start-Up Time: Optical Image size: Automatic513 words
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Vocal
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Article211 2003-05-29 24 IN response to Ms Christine Goh Hua Shuen’s letter “A shoe-cleaning, tablewiping cloth” (Streats, May 28), I would like to express our sincere apologies to Ms Goh for her encounter. We are seriously looking into this matter. Meanwhile, I would like to assure both Ms211 words
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235 2003-05-29 24 WE refer to “Tariff increase dwarfs discount” (Streats, May 8), a letter by Mr Leong Sze Hian. SP Services buys electricity from the electricity market, at market prices based on competitive bidding by the generators. SP Services passes on the cost of buying electricity from235 words
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Article39 2003-05-29 24 IN yesterday’s report, “SIA pilots stand firm on wages”, we ran a picture of Capt S Sutharsanan, honorary secretary of Alpa-S, instead of Mr Frank John who was quoted in the story. We are sorry for the error.39 words
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574 2003-05-29 25 AS a 17-year-old, I have become increasingly aware that there is something fundamentally wrong with values and behaviour in our society, and I strongly believe that when something is wrong it is one’s duty to correct it. The issue is that adults take574 words
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Article, Illustration70 2003-05-29 25 I REFER to the report “Sars-spect walks off” (Streats, May 21). Being associated with Sars is very bad for business, so I would like to inform your readers that the suspected Sars case who was checked at Bukit Merah Clinic by me and admitted to TTSH70 words
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Social
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Article, Illustration444 2003-05-29 26 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng FEW Singaporeans would spend a weekend as a volunteer for a good cause. Fewer still would do so every weekend. But for Mr Muhammad Agus Othman, 47, even every weekend is not enough. His family devotes its time to comforting dying people, when mostAahMgh Sim - 444 words
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Advertisement29 2003-05-29 26 Streats, a winner of the Singapore Kindness Movements inaugural award last year, and bring to you stories of ordinary people who make Singapore a better place to live in29 words
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Advertisement226 2003-05-29 27 ft HANG TEN always happy to serve you CELEBRATE with THE COLOUR OF COURAGE We take pride in our nation’s united support throughout this period. We thank you and we salute you. Wear the colour of courage and be part of the spirit through this crisis. PROUD TO Be PROUD226 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration280 2003-05-29 29 Hormone pills more bad news Menopause treatment now linked to dementia -AP CHICAGO Hormone pills may be causing the very ailments they once were thought to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. A study, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association yesterday, suggests that estrogen-progestin-AP - 280 words
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Article165 2003-05-29 29 I What is the difference \w between saturated and sV unsaturatedfats? Should we choose food low in fat or low in saturated fat? A The main difference between saturated and unsaturated fats is the number of double bonds present. Saturated fats have no double bonds, monounsaturated fats have165 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration791 2003-05-29 30 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Apple’s new iPod is easy to use, sounds good and can hold up to 7,500 songs By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times HOW good is Apple’s new iPod? Well, the photographer who shot it for this review seemed to want to buy it based onThe Straits Times; Ashlelgh Sim - 791 words
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Article, Illustration628 2003-05-29 32 CHUAHIANHOU - Stop downhading pirated music and movies. Affordable quality-assured alternatives are now available By CHUAHIANHOU Computer Times BRITNEY Spears’ latest chart toppers and other latest music hits found online may be illegal, but increasingly, the entertainment industry is beginning to offer affordable legal alternatives to win theComputer Times - 628 words
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Article, Illustration716 2003-05-29 35 EVELYN YAP - As the wave of panic about Sars settles, more Singaporeans are stepping out beyond our shores thanks to cheap tickets and attractive deals. By EVELYN YAP 'vr i r -r-hen most other peo- pie stayed indoors, T v fearful of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), research716 words
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Article, Illustration179 2003-05-29 36 Evelyn Yap - TOURISM NEW SOUTH WALES Evelyn Yap Yes, Singaporeans are welcome and no, they will not be turned away or shunned. This is the message that several national tourism organisations (NTOs) want to say to Singaporeans who have cancelled their travel plans because of the severe acute179 words
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Article, Illustration609 2003-05-29 38 Tis the season to head Down Under to sight giant creatures of the deep at their playful best. Tail slaps, breaches, lows, tail up dives: These are just some of the energetic, yet graceful displays that the whales perform every year from late JulyPHOTOS: TOURISM QUEENSLAND - 609 words
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Article, Illustration533 2003-05-29 40 i SIMON ROWE - Photo studios around Kyoto are offering visitors a chance to fulfil their fantasies of being a geisha. By i SIMON ROWE On the gentlysloping hillsides of Kyoto, where 500-year-old temples rise out of maple forests and winding flagstone paths divide neighbourhoods, there is no shortage of beautiful womenPHOTOS: SIMON ROWE - 533 words
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Article, Illustration666 2003-05-29 42 SIMON ROWE - Korea’s capital is a city that never sleeps when it comes to shopping and eating. By SIMON ROWE On a clear spring evening, outside Dongdaemun stadium in west Seoul, hundreds of teenagers mill about waiting for the clock to strike Bpm. It’s not a pop concert or soccer‘nnHiiii WiLn inP r - 666 words
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Advertisement794 2003-05-29 43 A Newsletter of the Central Singapore CDC F CENTRAL SINGAPORE GRC an Central Singapore District Ang Mo Kio GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh l Besar GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC The Park Date: 6 8 Jun 2003 (Fri-Sun) t Time: 8.00 pm 10.30 pm Venue: Hong Lim Park Chinese Opera fans, look out!794 words
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Article, Illustration756 2003-05-29 44 Gregory Leow - The Singapore Arts Festival begins tomorrow with 24 groups performing over a 24-day period. But is it merely a treat for the arty fortyfew or is there all-round appeal? Bl Gregory Leow TOO esoteric? Not enough local input? We asked a few theatre-goers and practitioners to give756 words
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Article, Illustration555 2003-05-29 46 Local shows Instant is a Millennium by Singapore Chinese Orchestra When: May 30 31, Bpm Described as “a unique concert experience of music, poetry, calligraphy, sculpture and multimedia”, it features the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, led by Maestro Tsung Yeh, performing pieces by composers including Singaporeans Luo555 words
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Article, Illustration433 2003-05-29 46 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK BRUCE ALMIGHTY Starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman Directed by Tom Shadyac oo©®® WHAT if God was one of us? Just a slob like some of us? This latest Jim Carrey vehicle, Bruce Almighty, takes Joan Osborne’s tune, One Of Us, and gets the433 words
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Article, Illustration277 2003-05-29 51 iJillLim - DVDs by iJillLim ©oo®<s> REVIEW PROBABLY the most engaging thing about this movie is the fact that it is true. So when you watch John Travolta play the lawyer getting increasingly entangled in a case, even at a cost to his own pocket and law firm, you277 words
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Advertisement640 2003-05-29 48 > 0 ©v 0 0. r a; uP An Old'ihipßack with the Goodies. M aking a comeback at Ah Hoi's Kitchen is Executive Chef Wong Fook Hoi. His special comeback menu boasts of Ah Hoi's goodies at prices from the good old days. Wok it up with dishes like Soft640 words
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Article, Illustration438 2003-05-29 50 Amy Van - LA i 'Amy Van MODERATELY priced Japanese restaurant chains are a dime a dozen these days. Yet, there is no shortage of diners who flock to these places for a hearty bowl of ramen or don. And fans of Japanese M food will be glad to discover RamenTen,438 words
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Article, Illustration100 2003-05-29 53 IN the Philippines the authorities are using garbage trucks to help hundreds of people stranded in the wake of severe tropical storm Linfa. The nation of more than 7,000 islands j is typically J hit by about 20 large storms every June to November. Linfa hasPicAshleigh Sim - 100 words
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Article, Illustration54 2003-05-29 53 10pm, Channel i You might have seen the really awful Highlander 2 and 3 and the TV series. But the original movie still rocks. Starring Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert and Roxanne Hart, the movie follows Connor Macleod, one of a race of immortals who can be killed only when54 words
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Article55 2003-05-29 53 9pm, Channel U Widow Lu Fu Ming (Liza Wang), has concentrated on her career with the Customs, but the appearance of Tu Ling Shan (Lee Sau Yin), a publisher, changes that. Lin Zhi Gang (Wong Hei) and Feng Man Fen (Hsuan Jessica Hester) were foes but55 words
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Article65 2003-05-29 53 LOST Tomorrow till Sunday, 8.30 pm Dance Studio, The Substation Tickets at $8 from The Substation box office (tel 6337-7535) A story about a city of boats, where a river runs through streets and avenues, reclaiming and receding so that the city is always changing. An individual who doesn’t65 words
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Article, Illustration73 2003-05-29 53 MIKHAIL PLETNEV PLAYS BEETHOVEN Tomorrow and Saturday, 7-30 pm Concert Hall, Esplanade Ticketsfrom $22 to $122 from Sistic (call 6348-5555) Known as one of the great pianists and conductors of our time, Mikhail Pletnev (right) takes the audience through a complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle over two evenings with73 words
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Advertisement93 2003-05-29 53 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events. t TAKE OFF TO BRITAIN TODAY... BEFORE THE PRICES DO! Fancy a Jack the Ripper tour of London or perhaps catch up with Shakespeare? There93 words
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Miscellaneous451 2003-05-29 53 Yourdailyhoroscope jp aquarius" JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 By keeping it simple, you also keep down the cost. The big problem is communicating to others that you won’t pay their way. Some people have a very different idea of loyalty.451 words
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Article, Illustration681 2003-05-29 55 1989 French Open champion bids tearful farewell to Roland Garros Wire services PARIS Michael Chang’s (below) French Open finale was forgotten the moment he lost, as thoughts turned to 1989. When he walked off Centre Court on Tuesday following his last match at Roland Garros, French fans– Wire services; Reuters - 681 words
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Article, Illustration180 2003-05-29 55 Reuters PARIS All golden hair and dazzling white teeth, American darling Ashley Harkleroad (left) revealed a core of true grit yesterday to eliminate ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova in the second round of the French Open. A runner-up in the girls’ event here last year,– Reuters; AP - 180 words
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Article, Illustration492 2003-05-29 56 Alex Ferguson wants his defenders to tighten things at the back MANCHESTER Don’t be surprised if you saw Manchester United defenders taking notes of yesterday’s (this morning, Singapore time) Champions League final between Juventus and AC Milan. Sir Alex Ferguson (right) is a great admirer of the Italian492 words
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Article118 2003-05-29 56 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid were yesterday reported to have offered Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger a three-year contract worth 12 million euros (Ss24 million). Wenger admitted on Tuesday that he had talks with Madrid officials but said he had two years left on his contract with the-AFP - 118 words
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Article84 2003-05-29 56 Bloomberg TOKYO Shinji Ono, who helped Japan to the second round of last year’s soccer World Cup, was named Asian footballer of the year for 2002. The Japanese midfielder beat countryman Junichi Inamoto, South Korea’s Ahn Jung Hwan and China’s Li Tie to Asian soccer’s– Bloomberg - 84 words
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Article, Illustration508 2003-05-29 57 TAN KIM HAN - Geylang coach comes up with dubious award to ‘shame’ players S-League savvy^^ By TAN KIM HAN DON’T do anything stupid at Geylang United or you may end up being “Idiot of the Week”. Rookie coach Scott O’Donell (right) came up with the idea recently to shame508 words
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Article153 2003-05-29 57 i P W FTPK D L F A Pts Home United FC 12 9 1 1 1 33 16 30 SAFC 12 7 2 0 3 26 13 25 Woodlands Wellington 12 7 1 2 2 27 15 25 Tampines Rovers FC 12 7 2 0 3 20 10153 words
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Article109 2003-05-29 57 WOODLANDS v YOUNG LIONS 1X2 Woodlands 1.30 Draw 4.80 Young Lions 6.60 Woodlands (-11/2 goals) 1.80 Young Lions (+11/2 goals) 1.85 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 14.00 1 goal 6.80 2 goals 4.00 3 goals 3.80 4 goals 4.20 5 goals 6.30 6 goals 11.00 7 goals 22.00 8109 words
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Article, Illustration341 2003-05-29 57 TODAY: Woodlands v S’pore Under-23 (Woodlands Stadium) Team news: Woodlands Simon Clark and Basri Halis out; Young Lions Razaleigh Khalik and Mustaqim ManZur out Team progress (last 6 league games): Woodlands WWWDWD; Young Lions LLDLWL Last season: NA This season: Young Lions 2 Woodlands 1 Verdict: Woodlands 2341 words
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Article, Illustration460 2003-05-29 59 Mavericks gun down Spurs in second-half rally -AFP NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Dallas 103 San Antonio 91 (San Antonio leads best-of-seven series 3-2) SAN ANTONIO, Texas Michael Finley (below) had 31 points and four others reached double figures as the Dallas Mavericks climbed back into the National Basketball-AFP; \AP - 460 words
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Miscellaneous54 2003-05-29 56 IN THE LIVING ROOM GOLF: EPGA: The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open, Day One (Super Sports Plus Ch2l,lopm) PGA: The Memorial Tournament, Ist rd (Star Sports Ch 24, May 30, 4am) MOTOR RACING: FI Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying (Star Sports Ch 24, 7.55 pm) TENNIS: French Open, Day Four (Super54 words
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