Streats, 10 September 2003
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Title Section10 2003-09-10 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 111/03/200310 words
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Article636 2003-09-10 1 Zubaidah Nazeer - Sars patient didn’t travel out of Singapore, so where did he catch the virus? By Zubaidah Nazeer SOME Singaporeans said last night that if the latest suspected Sars patient did not catch the virus in the lab he worked in, then it must be lurking somewhere else. They636 words
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Advertisement268 2003-09-10 1 riras? of Medicine, g, told Streats: we do not liatsoever. >vay from the two weeks, vith him, search work ended. ictor was that t showed no most reliable ther tests had cted. Another Khaw Boon clinically 'or the past nisation ins do not on for Sars show any •e would,268 words
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Article, Illustration591 2003-09-10 2 Khushwant Singh - S’poreans can count their blessings even in these hard times, say those who have lived abroad By Khushwant Singh SINGAPORE may be facing tough competition from other countries in attracting investment and generating jobs, but the Government here is in a class of its own.Khushwant Singh - 591 words
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Article388 2003-09-10 3 Expert says it’s vital to keep Asia’s greying population productive -AFP SINGAPORE Workers who are 65 years old are now generally considered to have outlived their usefulness. But consider the future: They could retire, rest a bit and then take up a fresh career.-AFP - 388 words
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257 2003-09-10 3 Reuters NEW YORK Ms Alice Gould believes that when she joins her nephew Neil in heaven, he will admire the tattoo on her right forearm and call her “a crazy old lady”. The 64-year-old homemaker from New York’s Staten Island is one of many– Reuters - 257 words
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Article, Illustration689 2003-09-10 4 Shervin Seah - Lei Garden founder learnt the restaurant business the hard way burning his fingers on a hot wok By_ Shervin Seah MR CHAN Shu Kit, founder and chairman of the Lei Garden Group of Restaurants, is 70 years old but he is constantly on his feet.Lianhe Zaobao - 689 words
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Article, Illustration435 2003-09-10 6 Chug Kcmg Ho - Proposed service will hook up with Air Asia’s operations at Johor airport By Chug Kcmg Ho MR LIM Han Weng (pictured), the man behind the Causeway Link coach service between Kranji and Johor Bahru’s Larkin bus terminal, has applied to the Land Transport Authority for permission to435 words
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168 2003-09-10 6 WASHINGTON As unemployment rises in the US, states there may start banning information technology (IT) outsourcing to other countries, the United News of India reported yesterday. No Bills have been passed yet prohibiting IT contracts and work being awarded to offshore companies but, citing168 words
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128 2003-09-10 8 BUZZSTOP THE US government and airlines will phase in a computer system next year to rate the risk of passengers on flights in the US. The Washington Post reported yesterday that based on intelligence information, it will assign the passenger a128 words
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Article153 2003-09-10 8 Future inflation indicator SINGAPORE’S wholesale prices, indicators of future inflation, rose in July year-on-year for the second straight month, The Business Times reports today. Singapore’s manufactured products price index, which monitors price changes of locally manufactured goods, saw a 2.9 per cent rise in July153 words
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Article136 2003-09-10 8 Transparency report CORRUPTION is perceived to be rampant in certain sectors of the civil service in Malaysia, a report by Transparency International Malaysia (TIM) has said. The Straits Times today quotes the report as saying: “The results of the governmental efforts against corruption are less136 words
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Article, Illustration54 2003-09-10 8 An Israeli security officer inspecting a plastic walkway at the tomb of the slain Indian apostle of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi, yesterday, ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Mr Sharon is on a four-day visit to India, the first by an Israeli prime ministerAFP - 54 words
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Article151 2003-09-10 8 AP LEADING music companies in Europe and Asia have introduced “copy protected” CDs that use a variety of electronic techniques to deter computers from copying their songs. About 150 million protected discs have been sold so far. And though some buyers have complained about playbackAP - 151 words
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Article87 2003-09-10 8 EUROPE’S budget airlines are taking an increasing amount of flak and are even being slapped with lawsuits over their marketing campaigns. The airlines are accused of bad taste, sexism and inaccuracy, The Straits Times reports today. “Discover the arms of massive distraction,” Easy Jet urged87 words
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Article92 2003-09-10 8 AFP INDONESIA’S forestry minister has urged Singapore to crack down on the import of illegally logged timber. Mr M Prakosa said on Monday that Indonesia would ask the government to “view (the) matter seriously” but gave no estimate of the amount of illegal timber transiting SingaporeAFP - 92 words
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Article105 2003-09-10 8 ■AFP SOME 60,000 unruly Thai students could be sent to army boot camps under a plan devised by the education ministry to quell deadly brawls among vocational students in Bangkok. The move was announced after a riot at an outdoor concert last month left two students■AFP - 105 words
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Article93 2003-09-10 8 -AFP A MOVIE studio in Thailand whose latest hit inspired 11 young boys to be tattooed by a monk has donated money to cover the costs of the removal of the tattoos. Mongkol Cinema said that it realised its film, Maha Ut, which features a hero-AFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration748 2003-09-10 10 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee A-Sonic founder, unfazed by the threat of Sars, leads company to IPO launch MS Janet Tan, 42, could be the new poster girl for entrepreneurship in Singapore. She is the founder and chief executive of A-Sonic Aerospace which launched its initial public offer748 words
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Article83 2003-09-10 10 SINGAPORE Kingsmen Creatives, an exhibit and interior design firm, yesterday said that it will launch its initial public offer today. The Sesdaq-bound firm is selling 20 million new shares at 30 cents apiece 17 million through placements and the rest to the public. The shares make up83 words
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Article107 2003-09-10 10 Wire services SINGAPORE Keppel Corp yesterday denied that it has been awarded a US$775 million (551.36 billion) contract from Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s statecontrolled oil company, to build an offshore oil platform. It confirmed that its 60 per centowned Brazilian yard Fels Setal and Paris-based Technip– Wire services - 107 words
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Article79 2003-09-10 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE ComfortDelgro Corp has tied up with Global East Investment to form an insurance broking company. The new unit, known as ComfortDelgro Insurance Brokers, has obtained in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate as a general insurance broker, ComfortDelgro told the Singapore ExchangeBloomberg - 79 words
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Article73 2003-09-10 10 Reuters SINGAPORE State-run Chinese trader Sinochem is close to finalising its second overseas oil and gas acquisition a US$lOO million (Ssl7B million) deal to buy a 14-per-cent oil stake in Ecuador from US-based ConocoPhillips, a Sinochem official said yesterday. The company is now waiting for approval fromReuters - 73 words
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Article, Illustration500 2003-09-10 12 Pact allows US to review network security Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte, a governmentowned investor in phone companies, cleared a hurdle in its US$25O million (***** million) bid for fibre-optic network operator Global Crossing Ltd, people familiar with the matter said. ST– Bloomberg; Pics: Bloomberg News - 500 words
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Article, Illustration470 2003-09-10 14 Tycoons need monitoring if territory has to keep ahead of China, says financier HONG KONG Chinese cities could soon take Hong Kong’s place as a premier financial centre in Asia if more is not done to ensure transparency in its financial dealings. “The stock marketBloomberg - 470 words
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276 2003-09-10 14 Bloomberg SEOUL Hyundai Asan, which is trying to keep an unprofitable tombusiness to North Korea afloat after its chairman committed suicide, said it plans to sell shares privately to investors for the first time. The Seoul-based company is seeking to raise 1.8Bloomberg - 276 words
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Article, Illustration611 2003-09-10 17 Australia’s antitrust regulator disagrees that Virgin Blue and Emirates pose a competitive threat Bloomberg SYDNEY Mr Graeme Samuel, Australia’s anti-trust regulator is a very busy man these days. Yesterday, he blocked Qantas Airways’ proposal to buy a NZ$55O million (Sss6o million) stake in– Bloomberg; AP - 611 words
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Article247 2003-09-10 17 Bloomberg NEW DELHI Luring customers with new services and low rates, telecommunications companies in India signed up 1.78 million new users last month on networks run on two rival technologies. The total number of cellphone users in India rose to 21.3 million in August, industry associationsBloomberg - 247 words
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Article190 2003-09-10 18 Bloomberg TAIPEI Evergreen Group, the world’s fourth-largest shipping company by container capacity, plans to spend almost US$3 billion (555.2 billion) in the next 10 years to expand and upgrade its fleet to take advantage of a recovering global economy. The Taipei-based company will add 49– Bloomberg - 190 words
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Article348 2003-09-10 18 STI: 1,580.14 42.14 Reuters SHARES suffered their biggest percentage drop in more than five months yesterday after the confirmation of a new Sars case sparked broad-based selling. “The Sars news came out around 4.30 pm or so and people started to sell more aggressively,” saidReuters - 348 words
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Article20 2003-09-10 18 US$: 551.754 552.773 EURO: 551.946 Ss: 66.33 YEN Ss: RM2.166 Ss: HK54.446 Ss: 23.07 BAHT Ss: 4,821 RUPIAH20 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2003-09-10 20 ADELINE WOON - By ADELINE WOON LAST week, I got my husband the most “kawai” (“cute” in Japanese) water-bottle I could find for a jokey birthday present. Now squarely in his mid-40s, he goes to work with the water-bottle slung over his shoulders like a1,002 words
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Article343 2003-09-10 23 BAR-TOP dancing and pole dancing are now allowed. This has made me wonder whether those who made the decision to allow such forms of entertainment also encourage their children to participate. Would they encourage their daughters and wives to become pole dancers? It seems343 words
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180 2003-09-10 23 THE chairman of the Singapore School Transport Association, Mr Wong Ann Lin, explained in his letter, “Bus fees calculated on annual basis” (Streats, Sept 9), the system for collecting school bus fees. Mr Wong also mentioned that operators of such bus services collect fees180 words
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Article233 2003-09-10 25 I REFER to Mr See Leong Kit’s letter, “Mindef side-stepped ‘uncharitable’ issue” (Streats, Sept 3) and the reply by Colonel Bernard Toh, “SAF blood donation voluntary, safe” (Streats, Sept 8). As Mr See rightly pointed out in the first part of his letter, Mindef did not233 words
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176 2003-09-10 25 I REFER to Mr Ishwar Mahtani’s letter “Being charged for nothing” (Streats, Sept 4). There is no link between the monthly fees payable and the number of school holidays in a particular month. The total costs of running a school and the corresponding fees176 words
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Article172 2003-09-10 25 I REFER to Colonel Bernard Toh’s letter, “SAF charity goals flexible” (Streats, Sept 1). I know of many SAF personnel who are made to donate money to various causes or events. Each time, they are given a minimum sum to raise. This might be $3O172 words
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Article161 2003-09-10 25 EVERYONE in Singapore urgently wants to know the source of this latest case of Sars that has hit like a bolt from the blue. Is it transmitted from animals such as mice or hamsters used in viral research at the National University of Singapore (NUS),161 words
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Article, Illustration403 2003-09-10 26 Muslim school’s Christian headmaster draws praise SYDNEY Mr lan Paterson is a Christian who heads a Muslim school here. But the King Abdul Aziz Islamic School’s board is happy with him, and so is Australia’s mufti, or leader of the country’s Muslims. Mr Paterson doesn’t understand403 words
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294 2003-09-10 26 KUALA LUMPUR All it took was for one member of parliament to allege that there was no racial equality in Malaysia and chaos erupted in Parliament yesterday, with several MPs almost being thrown out of the House. Mr Kerk Kim Hock (DAP- Melaka) said294 words
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172 2003-09-10 28 AFP NEW YORK -One out of every four cats and dogs in the western world is obese, experts warned yesterday. The US National Research Council said that cat and doggy diets were the only way to protect pets from diabetes, heart disease andAFP - 172 words
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Article, Illustration345 2003-09-10 28 Cheerleaders take Norths hopes big leap forward DAEGU, South Korea A team of 300 statuesque North Korean cheerleaders is the latest sign that the two Koreas no longer have their minds on the splits. “What do we want?” the women barked to the crowd. “Unification!”AP - 345 words
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Article306 2003-09-10 30 -AFP NEW DELHI A stone’s throw from the hotel where Mr Ariel Sharon will stay on the first visit by an Israeli premier to India, a minuscule but ancient part of the Jewish diaspora perseveres after decades of emigration. Behind a simple padlocked fence on one-AFP - 306 words
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Article, Illustration374 2003-09-10 30 Pradeep Rajan - Maverick politicians popularity extends to Pakistan By_ Pradeep Rajan MR Laloo Prasad Yadav (centre in picture) has been the urban elite’s favourite political whipping boy since he appeared on India’s political scene 13 years ago. The maverick politician, whose mere presence draws laughter in parliament, provides hoursReuters I - 374 words
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Article, Illustration420 2003-09-10 32 Envoy to tilt opinion against India: report LONDON Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has a weapon of mass persuasion Ms Maleeha Lodhi. At least, that is the description of Ms Lodhi that has been circulating since she took up her appointment as Pakistan’s high commissioner inUS State Dept - 420 words
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Article137 2003-09-10 32 AP OSLO A huge study has revealed that Norwegian women are becoming sexually more assertive. The seven-year study of 2,700 young Norwegian men and women says that the line between male and female sexual roles is fading. Norwegian women in their 20s have become moreAP - 137 words
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225 2003-09-10 34 SMOKING is known to damage the lungs, heart and arteries, but medical scans show that it affects the kidneys and spleen as well. What it does is inhibit the level of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) in the body, reported Reuters. MAO-B breaks225 words
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Article168 2003-09-10 34 Q I mini three times a week, each time doing 2650 m laps. How many calories are burned? If I want to bum the same amount of calories by mnning on a treadmill, how long should I mn and at what speed? A We can only provide some168 words
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Article, Illustration115 2003-09-10 36 A FORGOTTEN play by one of the bestknown murder mystery writers will be staged for the first time, more than 70 years after it was written, reported BBC News online. The Secret of Chimneys, written in 1925 by Agatha Christie and based on her book of115 words
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Article, Illustration91 2003-09-10 36 IT’S five months late but director Roman Polanski has finally received his Oscar statue for his harrowing World War II film, The Pianist. Harrison Ford, a friend of his and also the star of Polanski’s 1988 film, Frantic, presented it to him on Sunday at the91 words
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Article, Illustration65 2003-09-10 36 AUCTION house Sotheby’s is to hold its first-ever sale devoted to the pop art of the *****, including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Among the highlights are Warhol’s Soup Cans series expected to fetch £35,000 (5597,300) to £40,000 for 10 silkscreens early self-portraits, and diamond-dusted65 words
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Article, Illustration622 2003-09-10 36 She may he best-knownfor her Phantom of the Opera role but British singer Sarah Brightman verdures far from the classical in her latest album GARYLIMfinds out more in an interview SHE stands in the middle of an oasis in a Moroccan desert, staring somewhat mysteriously at622 words
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Article, Illustration245 2003-09-10 38 -AFP TRIPOLI, Lebanon The ancient northern port city of Tripoli is going ahead with its annual arts festival despite calls by Islamic extremists against what they term as a “nest of debauchery”. The festival, which runs until Sept 14, will host performances by Arab-AFP - 245 words
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Article, Illustration513 2003-09-10 38 h'olhnoingan inlcrviar with carl Takeshi Kancslriio YVONNE KWOK finds (I /<(7 Leung a refreshingsnhjeel IT was a relief to interview Hong Kong singer-actress Gigi Leung after just 15 minutes with Takeshi Kaneshiro. The Taiwanese-Japanese actor was, in a word, reclusive, at an interview in Singapore recently. WhenAshlelgh Sim - 513 words
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Article, Illustration368 2003-09-10 40 POOR old David Blaine. Far from being admired for his starvation stint suspended in a clear box in London, the American illusionist has been pelted with food and taunted by mischievous Brits. In fact, the teasing started just hours into his ordeal, reported ITVcom, when teens368 words
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Article, Illustration101 2003-09-10 40 THE media in the west has gone into overdrive over the rumoured Sunday wedding of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Us Weekly magazine has reportedly offered US$80,000 (S$ 140,600) for wedding pictures, while England’s OK! magazine has offered US$1.5 million, but publicists for both actors say101 words
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Article, Illustration82 2003-09-10 40 FILM stars and directors teamed up with some of the biggest names in academia last month to set up Britain’s first organisation dedicated to the work of William .Shakespeare. Dame Judi Dench (pictured), the actress and a star of the film Shakespeare in Love, has agreed to82 words
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Article, Illustration269 2003-09-10 42 PG Wodehouse fans may want to take note: The author’s famous, or infamous Blandings Castle, home to his character, Lord Emsworth, in seven of his books, has been given a location, finally. Its mystery location has been the subject of three books which couldn’t agree on ap!mrJ.a - 269 words
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Article, Illustration87 2003-09-10 42 ACTRESS Nicole Kidman says that she feels guilty about the way her children are being brought up. She and Tom Cruise, who were married for 10 years before divorcing in 2001, adopted two children, Isabella, now 11, and Conor, eight. The children divide their time between87 words
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Article, Illustration122 2003-09-10 42 -AP FORMER Czech president Vaclav Havel wants to return to the literary career that made him famous and wishes he had more time to write. The former dissident’s literary career ended in 1989 when he became president of then-Czechoslovakia. Havel, 66, whose last term as-AP - 122 words
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Article, Illustration112 2003-09-10 43 IN Italy, there’s a sex change in the weather. The forecasts on Rete Quattro, a network owned by Prime Minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, I will be presented from this week by Miss Italy Eleonora Pedron, NBC News said yesterday. The weather on Italian TV;Pic Francis Lee - 112 words
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Article52 2003-09-10 43 10pm, Central The third in the Gakko (School) series, The New Voyage is about middle-aged and elderly students at a professional training school. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s unprecedented business recession, these students come from different walks of life to acquire new skills that could help them52 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-09-10 43 8.30 pm, Channel U Xiaowen invites Cuixi to his place for dinner but she does not turn up. She refuses to tell him why she didn’t show up. When he confesses his feelings for her, a touched Cuixi reveals her medical condition to him.46 words
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Article, Illustration58 2003-09-10 43 CARNIVAL Saturday and Sunday, 10am-9pm Turf City Shopping Mall $2 entry Hongkong heart-throb Louis Koo (pictured) will perform with his dancers on Saturday afternoon. Over the weekend, celebrities such as Michelle Saram, Phyllis Quek and Rui En will entertain. You can also try your hand at the game booths.58 words
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Article57 2003-09-10 43 FLORAL BLISS Tomorrow till Sept 30, llam-7pm Min Heart Art (Block 2, Balestier Hill Shopping Centre, #Ol-653, tel 6254-2260) Free It’s flower power at this exhibition of oil paintings. Chinese artist Zhou Yuwei displays his unique style of expressive painting. Iranians Mohammad Ali Afrazi and Vahan Zirakian showcase their57 words
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Miscellaneous448 2003-09-10 43 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19 -MAR 20 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Your pace slows, but your sense of wonder remains. It’s still your world on some level. Stay young, no matter what your actual age. Right now, the Piscean version of reality is dominant. Daring decisions448 words
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Article, Illustration544 2003-09-10 44 Questions remain about Eriksson’s ability to get best out of the squad EURO 2004 QUALIFIERS England v Liechtenstein MANCHESTER A win for England against Liechtenstein tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) will see Sven Goran Eriksson’s (right) side set a new post-war record for consecutive wins. Since the embarrassing defeatAP - 544 words
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Article434 2003-09-10 44 P W D L F A Pts Group 1 France 6 6 0 0 24 2 18 Slovenia 6 4 1 1 13 8 13 Israel 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 Cyprus 7 2 1 4 7 16 7 Malta 7 0 0 7 3434 words
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Article, Illustration322 2003-09-10 47 Wire services LONDON Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has handed his new chief executive, Peter Kenyon (right), his first task bring Sven Goran Eriksson to Stamford Bridge. Kenyon quit Manchester United on Monday after agreeing a £5 million (5513.89 million) deal to run Chelsea for– Wire services - 322 words
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Article, Illustration561 2003-09-10 47 Gerrard admits he needs different approach against Liechtenstein to avoid booking Wire services MANCHESTER Steven Gerrard has admitted that he will tailor his game to the requirements of the match against Liechtenstein tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). The Liverpool midfielder is well aware that he is oneWire services; Reuters - 561 words
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Article, Illustration498 2003-09-10 49 PETER SIOW - Comment By PETER SIOW THE S-League kicked off in 1996 mainly to give local soccer a leg up following its breakaway from the Malaysia Cup. From eight teams, the S-League expanded gradually to the current 12. The reasons were threefold: To have a wider498 words
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Article, Illustration290 2003-09-10 49 r Tan Kim Han - By r Tan Kim Han SEVERAL club officials are in favour of having fewer teams in the S-League. They feel that the league’s resources are now overstretched. With fewer teams, there will be more money to go round. The S-League is reported to be keen290 words
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Article, Illustration45 2003-09-10 51 There was no stopping Home as they whipped Singapore Cup defending champions Tampines 3-0 in the quarter-finals at Bishan Stadium last night The goals came from Peres de Oliveira (right, 39th minute), Indra Sahdan (left, 59th) and Egmar Goncalves (centre, 69th). Edwin KooEdwin Koo - 45 words
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Article473 2003-09-10 51 Lim Han Ming - Chuas loyalty to Sembawang Rangers goes beyond attending matches By Lim Han Ming CHUA Kwee Peng is no fair-weather S-League fan. The 2 8-year-old creative manager with Sterne Lears Publishing has been through thick and thin with Sembawang Rangers since the inception of the S-League in 1996. He473 words
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Article77 2003-09-10 51 GOLF FIFTEEN countries have confirmed their entry in the Nations Cup golf tournament a World Cup qualifier here next week, despite a confirmed case of Sars, organisers said yesterday. Michelle Young, spokesman for organisers World Sport Group, said the tournament “will go on according to plan”,77 words
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Article80 2003-09-10 51 Reuters OSLO Striker John Carew has been thrown out of the Norway squad for hitting team-mate John Arne Riise during training for the friendly against Portugal, coach Nils Johan Semb said yesterday. The pair clashed in the players’ coach after an argument on the training pitch onReuters - 80 words
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Article81 2003-09-10 51 afp NEWCASTLE Newcastle could give reserve goalkeeper Tony Caig a debut against Everton on Saturday after Shay Given picked up neck and knee injuries while playing for the Republic of Ireland. Given required lengthy treatment after falling awkwardly during the Republic’s 1-1 draw against Russia in the Euroafp - 81 words
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Miscellaneous117 2003-09-10 51 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). FOOTBALL: International friendly: Norway v Portugal (Channel i, 12mn). Euro 2004 qualifiers: Denmark v Romania (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, tomorrow, 1.10 am), England v Liechtenstein (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 2.55 am), Spain v Ukraine (Super Sports117 words
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