Streats, 28 May 2002

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    12 1 Streats TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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    Lock icon Hotbed of good education
    619 1  -  Madrasahs ‘can balance religious teaching and 3Rs well’ B v Zubaidah Nazeer MADRASAHS, or Islamic religious schools, can give their students a solid foundation in Islam and prepare them well for working life. Just take a look at madrasahs in some other countries which have turned
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    Lock icon NO INFILTRATION IN KASHMIR: MUSHARRAF
    196 1 MORNING RUSH Wire services THERE is no infiltration of militants into Indian-controlled Kashmir, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a nationally broadcast speech yesterday. Instead, he said, the Kashmiris were fighting their own liberation struggle. He said Pakistan would always support the struggle of the
    – Wire services  -  196 words
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon More than religious studies Revamp for madrasahs
      257 2 ISLAMIC countries are taking a hard look at what is taught at their madrasahs, or religious schools, to revamp the curriculum and make it more relevant to today’s world. Their main focus: To produce all-rounded graduates who are employable, and have sound knowledge
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      Lock icon Art for the economy’s sake
      177 2 ART is food for the soul, but it could soon be putting food on many tables here. The National Arts Council hopes that Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, after its opening on Oct 12, will eventually host events as grand as the Edinburgh International Festival.
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      Lock icon A GEM OF A TUTOR
      85 2 ONE KIND ACT Hamdan Bin Naim I was retrenched and the economy is bad, so my family and I have had to cut down on expenses so that we can afford important things such as my daughters’ education. So I’d like to highlight the kindness
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      Lock icon 'Will anyone save my sister?'
      289 3 Woman who took Slim 10 could die by Friday unless she gets new liver ANOTHER woman is suffering from liver failure after taking slimming tablets. The 43-year-old woman, who wants to be known only as Miss Raja, could die by Friday unless a suitable liver
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      Lock icon 4 S’poreans hurt at Mt Ophir
      131 3 FOUR Singaporean women have been rescued after a weekend climbing mishap in Johor. The four, part of a fivewoman team, were being treated yesterday for injuries caused by falling several metres. None is seriously hurt. The accident happened around dawn yesterday on Mount Ophir,
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      Lock icon Click, dial, check-in and win
      229 4  -  By Cara van Miriah AIR travellers stand to win either a $50,000 necklace or a pair of first-class Singapore Airlines return tickets if they check in for their flights via the Internet or through the telephone. These are among 200 prizes on offer, including limited-edition
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      Lock icon PEOPLE POWER
      47 4 How fast can a dragon boat go? Well, fast enough to pull this wakeboarder. The Canadian paddlers were training in Singapore on Sunday and pulled off the stunt to raise awareness about the traditional Asian sport. With power like this, who needs a motorboat? AP
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      Lock icon A fate worse than death
      484 4  -  Prisoners find hanging better than lifetime in jail By Khushwant Singh SINCE Chief Justice Yong Pung How in 1997 defined life imprisonment as jail for the rest of one’s natural life, a death sentence has become rather attractive. Its appeal has not diminished, even though
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      Lock icon Offbeat names OK in Spore, says SIR Mr Buffalo
      358 5 FANCY having a name such as “buffalo” not as a nickname, mind you, but officially? Well, retiree Lin Shui Niu has lived with his name for 73 years. His Mandarin given name, Shui Niu, means Buffalo. In Singapore, should the fancy
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      Lock icon Hands up for S'pore
      145 5 THIS is one dance you can manage, even if you have two left feet. The Fun Dance, geared to get National Day Parade spectators up on their feet, consists of simple side steps, air punches and snake-like arm movements. “The steps are so simple that as
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      46 2 Oh, Utt ‘Carol possesses a great personality, too. How 1 wish our love scenes would go on forever.' Model-cum-actor and MTV VJ Uttsada Greg Panichkul, on co-star Carol Cheng in 0 Carol! Oh, Zoe Zoe Tay proves once again why she's the queen of Caldecott Hill
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      171 5 MANDARIN NGA P O R PICK OF THE ORCHARD I If s Wotld Soccer Time! Covering everyUvegame. Enjoy 1 for 1 beer for the Opening Game! MERITUS HOTELS RESORTS $k SI 28May-301une2002 Watch every World Cup match "live" at Mandarin Singapore with beers and sandwiches at an unbelievable discount! Watch
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      507 6 The stock recommendation is the average of al the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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      Lock icon Asian exports pick up, consumer demand booms, but... Capital spending sluggish
      435 6 Reuters TOKYO Twin legacies of Asia’s 1997 financial crisis one painful, the other positive point to another lacklustre year for capital spending across Asia despite rebounding exports and robust consumer demand. A glut of manufacturing capacity, coupled with more
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      Lock icon Investors hesitant about global recovery: bank
      340 6 AFP BASEL Investors had failed to revive their confidence in a strong global economic recovery by early this month, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in its quarterly review. “The early months of 2002 dissipated the ebullient mood that had built up in
      – AFP  -  340 words
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      Lock icon Foreign firms may get to buy big Chinese units
      189 6 Reuters BEIJING China is drafting rules to allow foreign multinationals to acquire large state-owned firms for the first time, the official China Securities Journal said yesterday. Such a move would be the latest step to shore up ailing state enterprises, many
      – Reuters  -  189 words
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      295 7 www.ml.com.sg Everywhere under the sun Breaking News! The limited edition 2002 FIFA World Cup Top-Up Cards are now on sale! TM Plus special discounts for Master Card Customers Get ready for the 2002 World Cup v with the World Cup Top-Up Cards, brought to you exclusively by Ml and Master
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Don’t keep pets if you can’t take care of them
      153 8 I WAS saddened by the death of the dog as reported in Streats on May 24. But I also wonder whether the dog is better off separated from his owner, who apparently liked to parade him as some sort of
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      Lock icon Outlaw gender discrimination
      346 8 EMPLOYERS should not have free rein to openly discriminate on the basis of gender when they hire staff. I have noted that this kind of hiring policy rather than one based on an applicant’s skills or merits is particularly prevalent in accountancy and customer relations. There seems
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      230 8 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@spficomsg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 ToaPayoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. Contributions should comprise no more than 200 words. Letters sent to other publications
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon No extra health risk, says US report Biotech food 'okay to eat'
      279 10 Reuters WASHINGTON Genetically modified (GM) foods pose no greater health risk than conventional foods, but the safety of new biotech products should be more closely scrutinised, US authorities said over the weekend. Europe and China are considering compulsory
      – Reuters  -  279 words
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      Lock icon Longer-lasting potency drug raises interest
      151 10 AP SOUTH BEND, Indiana A new impotence drug seems to be longerlasting than Viagra, according to the two US firms who make it. Men reported having erections as long as 36 hours after taking a 20mg pill of Cialis, said US firms Eli Lilly and
      – AP  -  151 words
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      Lock icon Impotency after oil injections
      110 10 LONDON British doctors are seeing more men injured after trying to increase their penis size by injecting themselves with oils, BBC Online reported yesterday. Injuries consist of severe deformations caused by tissue damage and erectile dysfunction. Doctors believe that Britons may be becoming interested in the
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      Lock icon Workplace hazards kill 2m every year: ILO
      275 10 Reuters BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria Two million workers die each year due to accidents and illnesses caused by workplace-related hazards, the International Labour Organisation said on Friday. The annual toll includes 12,000 children, according to a report issued for the World Congress on Occupational
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      278 10 Ql’m 35 weeks pregnant with my first baby. During a recent scan, I was told that my baby’s head is still not engaged. When does a baby’s head turn downwards? Ain first pregnancies, the baby’s head usually engages a week or two before labour starts. However, it should
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      Lock icon Mare women smoking
      92 10 HEALTH FACT WHILE the number of Singaporeans who smoke fell by a percentage point between 1998 and last year, the number of women smokers grew slightly. According to a 2001 survey, the number of women smokers grew by 0.4 percentage points over the three years. The biggest
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      465 11 Bio-Herbalogy Hair Series Advertising Feature Hair Loss? Act Now! A Great Offer for The Great Singapore Sale! In response to the 9th Anniversary of the Great Singapore Sale, Yun Nam Hair Care is offering an exclusive range of hair care products: Shampoo, Tonic and Travel Pack worth $89 —for only
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon NOSE JOB
      68 12 THE Dalai Lama touches noses in a “hongi”greeting with Maori girl Symon Knuckey in Wellington yesterday. Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader is on a brief tour of New Zealand. Government ministers here will meet him this week despite pressure from Beijing to ignore his visit. The 14th Dalai Lama,
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      Lock icon Multiplying Christian ‘cults’ alarm China: report
      196 12 -AFP BEIJING China is alarmed over the rapid rise of Christian “cults” in the countryside and will do more to win over people who flock to such groups, state media said yesterday. The “cults” are influential in rural areas, where the number of Christians
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      Lock icon Maluku manoeuvres Court OKs arrest of militia boss
      282 12 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian court yesterday rejected an attempt by an Islamic militia chief to challenge his arrest for allegedly inciting a massacre of Christian villagers. “The arrest and detention ordered by the national police chief was legally justified and does not
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      Lock icon Proposed Mahathir-Pope meeting wins approval
      167 12 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR The upcoming meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the Pope, the first.for a Malaysian leader, has come in for praise all round. Umno Youth called the proposed meeting a chance for Muslim-Christian understanding worldwide. Its chief, Datuk Hishammuddin Tun
      :. – Wire services  -  167 words
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      Lock icon 22,000 Koreans still off work Cup strike threat
      215 15 ap SEOUL South Korea’s second largest labour group yesterday said it hoped to end a strike by thousands of workers before the World Cup begins. But Korea’s Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU), which began the strike last Wednesday, said workers who fail
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      Lock icon Pakistan hands over terror suspect
      190 16 ap URUMQI, China Chinese officials yesterday said that Pakistan has caught and sent home a Chinese Muslim accused by Beijing of helping to lead a violent separatist group in China’s restive northwest. Officials said Ismail Kadir was handed over to China in March and is
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      Lock icon Airliner broke into four pieces in mid-air Taiwan rules out China missile theory
      333 16 Reuters TAIPEI Divers were yesterday expected to recover the flight recorders of a Taiwan airliner to help explain why the 23-year-old plane broke apart in mid-air, but the military dismissed reports it was hit by a Chinese
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      Lock icon Manila orders probe after $l.8m ransom report
      237 16 -AFP MANILA Manila will investigate reports that a ransom of US$l million ($1.85 million) was paid to an Abu Sayyaf emissary to free US hostages, and subsequently lost, an official said yesterday. Manila newspapers said that National Bureau of Investigation agents in March
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon KL CHECKS FOODS FOR CANCER RISK
        95 16 Reuters MALAYSIA has ordered a check after European scientists found some foods contain a substance found to cause cancer in rats, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. “This finding is serious and we will immediately conduct a study to ascertain whether the food sold
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        Lock icon PERTH SUICIDE BOMBER
        102 16 AFP A MAN blew himself up outside his Perth home, police said yesterday. The man died in the blast in the suburb of Merriwa, 30km north of the city centre, late on Sunday, they said. No details of the man’s age or background were immediately available. A
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        Lock icon INDON MISSION FOR DILI
        99 16 -AFP EAST Timor’s President, Mr Xanana Gusmao, will be in Jakarta tomorrow to sign a deal upgrading Indonesia’s mission in Dili. Jakarta’ envoy to East Timor Mr Kristio Wahyono, said the deal would be signed on Mr Gusmao’s first official overseas visit since he became president
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      248 13 Gives you the WINNI Joanne Peh Miss Personality 2002 ?N V*v '"V liet Chen, Media Corp artiste 1 st Runner-up Miss Singapore Universe 2001 Miss Charming 2001 Nuraliza Osman Miss Singapore Universe 2002 i m ADONI6 fulfils a makeover promise to anyone who aspires to achieve the charm and self-confidence
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Britons prefer newspapers to novels
      245 17 BRITONS have new favourite reading material, research indicates, as the newspaper has overtaken the novel. But the gogglebox is still way ahead, as they spend almost four times as many hours with their eyes glued to the television set as they do reading, a study
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      Lock icon 2-year-old chilli lover maybe world’s hottest kid
      166 17 -AFP SHILLONG, India Toddler Bantainam Sunn (above) could be the hottest kid around: Every day, he munches handfuls of fiery chillis that even most adults could not stand. The bubbly tribal Khasi child, aged two years and 10 months, does not relish any
      -AFP; AFP  -  166 words
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      Lock icon Border shelling intensifies
      323 19 Pakistan must stop infiltration: Bush Wire services PARIS US President George W Bush has told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to work harder to stop cross-border incursions into Indian-controlled Kashmir. “He must perform,” Mr Bush said, telling the Pakistani leader to “show results in terms of stopping people
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      Lock icon Kin across the border worried
      129 19 -AFP URI, India Each time a shell falls in this Kashmiri town, 45-year-old potter Ghulam Mohiudin worries about his relatives in Pakistan, barely 4km across the border. “If there is shelling from Pakistan then Indian soldiers will retaliate. My wife’s relatives are in Pakistan and
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      Lock icon ‘Probe Musharraf's mind’
      235 19 NEW DELHI In the simmering tension between India and Pakistan, Indian policy makers should try to comprehend Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s mindset, a former Indian foreign secretary said yesterday. “His (Musharraf’s) professional and psychological background is not just that of an army officer but that of a
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      Lock icon Why the fight over Kashmir
      156 19 THE territory of Kashmir was hotly contested even before India and Pakistan won their independence from Britain in August 1947. Under the partition plan provided by the Indian Independence Act of 1947, Muslim majority Kashmir was free to accede to India or Pakistan. The Hindu
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka airline ‘loses’ CEO
      167 22 -afp COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s national airline briefly “lost” its top executive after he was put on the wrong plane, embarrassed officials said yesterday. Mr Peter Hill, who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Emirates-managed SriLankan Airlines, was taken to the wrong plane by
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      Lock icon Israel moves in again
      251 22 Troops in Bethlehem after renewed terror attacks -AFP BETHLEHEM The Israeli army stormed back into the West Bank town of Bethlehem yesterday, a day after its chief of staff warned of bigger raids on Palestinian cities amid a rising tide of suicide bombings. The attack came
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      Lock icon Bush spars with US journalist
      251 22 PARIS US President George W Bush yesterday mocked an American TV correspondent for suggesting that there was widespread anti-Americanism. “So you go to a protest and I drive through the streets of Berlin, seeing hundreds of people lining the road, waving,” Mr Bush muttered to
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon ARTS FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL SINGAPORE DISTRICT
      203 18 A Newsletter of the Central Singapore CDC i) I i U. i m <}s. j o 3 Central Ang Mo Kio GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Tanjong Jalan Besar GRC A series of arts happenings coming to the Central Singapore District in this year's Singapore
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      Lock icon HIGH FIVE YOUTH AWARDS 2002
      149 18 The annual Central Singapore High Five Youth Award recognises all-rounded upper secondary students who have excelled in five areas: community spirit, co-curricular involvement, academic achievement, moral character and personal enrichment endeavours and self-improvement. This year, 20 deserving youths received the awards from Mayor Heng Chee
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      Lock icon PLAY:WRITE – THE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
      92 18 PLAY:WRITE THE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP Keen on plays? Here's how you can learn how to write one yourself. Conducted by playwrights Robert Yeo and Lee Chee Keng and led by TheatreWorks, the workshop covers 6-sessions for both students ($7O) and adults ($120). The comprehensive programme also comprises dramatised readings. Selected plays
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      Lock icon CALLING ALL YOUTHS INTERESTED IN SOCCER!
      135 18 The popular Central Singapore Youth Football Programme will cater to more youths from May 2002! The Central Singapore CDC, in partnership with Tanjong Pagar Football Club, will launch the third football school under the Central Singapore Youth Football Programme on 30 May 2002. For
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      Lock icon OUR MAYOR'S VOICE
      427 18 Four million years ago, a flock of pigeon-like birds k landed on the island of Mauritius. They liked the island i* because there was so much food there. The climate m was also very mild. Best of all, there was no other f animal or bird there
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      Lock icon YOUTH ENTREPRENEURsHIP CAMP
      94 18 The must-attend camp this June holidays for aspiring young entrepreneurs! Learn from our trainers basic business skills and tips on setting up your own business. The 5-day non-residential camp for secondary school and junior college students promises fun learning. Participants will be required to present a business
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Smile hides steel
      458 24 Colombia pins hopes on right-winger Reuters BOGOTA You don’t often see Mr Alvaro Uribe smile. More characteristic of the man who won a landslide victory in Sunday’s presidential election is the steely calm he showed after leftist rebels nearly killed him with a bomb in April. With
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      Lock icon Hanson faces trial for electoral fraud
      298 24 -AFP BRISBANE Right-wing leader Pauline Hanson, the anti-immigration campaigner credited with forcing Australia into its hardline stance on refugees, was committed for trial on fraud charges here yesterday. After a month-long committal hearing, magistrate Michael Halliday ruled that she and former political ally David
      -AFP  -  298 words
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Utt-erly smitten
      472 25  -  Pm. Cara van Miriah The hot-shot MTVVJcan’t stop talking about how lovely Carol Cheng is, and how he wishes his love scenes with her were longer HE has a cult following of both females and males. And they worship him, professing their undying love on the Internet. A
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      Lock icon Roman Polanski wins at Cannes for highly personal film
      290 25 ap CANNES The Pianist, Roman Polanski’s highly personal film about the Holocaust, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. This was the first time that Roman, director of classics such as Chinatown, Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby, has
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      Lock icon How we’ve missed Zoe
      649 26  -  Tellytubby B 'j YVONNE KWOK The Queen of Caldecott Hill reminds everyone how she got to the top with charisma and acting skills in her first sitcom, KatongMiss Oh HAVING just returned from a two-week trip to the land of fortune cookies and gay bars (San
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      Lock icon Utada sticks to tried and tested
      284 26 TOKYO J-Pop star Utada Hikaru is back from the brink. After being hospitalised recently for side effects from medication taken to remove a benign tumour from an ovary, her third album, Deep River, is set for a June 19 release. Yesterday, the Japan Times
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      117 28 You’re off to work on the train. Many women are wearing pants. Big deal? Yes, big deal. It wasn’t always normal to do this. It had to be ruled so. On this day in 1923 the US attorney-general declared that it was legal for women to
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        100 28 In conjunction with National Family Week, all families and groups of five will receive a 50 per cent discount on admission rates at the Singapore Philatelic Museum until Sunday. The closing date to nominate a retail or service business for the Singapore Tourism Awards 2002 is on Friday. Your
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        67 28 BRIDGING VISIONS Lot 1 Shoppers Mall Last day today Free This Thai festival cum exhibition of Thai food and goods is part of Operation Orion, an annual youth expedition from the National University of Singapore’s Civil Engineering Club. Later this year, Operation Orion will go to Thailand’s Pryao province
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        73 28 WORLD CUP LIVE AT CHIJMES May 31 till June 30, 7-30 pm (except for Sunday matches) Chijmes Fountain Court Free There’s no running away from the World Cup, not with three huge 2.2 m by 3m screens to give you the best soccer action. Perfect 10 DJs will organise
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        66 28 THE ULTIMATE GRAB CHALLENGE Tiong Bahru Plaza till June 23 With every $3O spent, shoppers get a chance to take part in the challenge. They will have to stand in a wind machine to grab fistfuls of shopping vouchers and prizes worth $20,000. There will be a glittering array
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        51 28 MANIC OPERA Friday, Bpm Chijmes Hall Tickets at $35 (adult), $25 (student) Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 or log on to www.ticketcharge.com.sg Top class stand-up musical comedy by an acapella trio from New Zealand. It’s a unique and cheeky adult cabaret show combining perfect three-part harmonies and earthy satirical
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        50 28 LINDY HOP COURSES YMCA, 1, Orchard Road Thursday $66 (non-member), $63 (member) A new course starts on Thursday at 7pm. You should be twinkle-toed I by the time P the weekly one-hour course ends in six weeks. Register at the member services counter of the YMCA or call 6430-2288.
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        647 29 Welcome to Macau Convention city A destination with multi-cultural heritage and modem style. Brought to you by Macau Government Tourist Office FOR almost four-and-a-half centuries international travellers have used Macau as a meeting place. So taking on the convention market is no great stretch. The groundwork is already in place
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        84 30 9pm, Channel i This series revolves around Doug Helfeman, a Queens, New York, parcel deliveryman with simple needs. When his wife Carrie brings her widowed father over to live with them, she houses him in Doug’s TV room, relegating Doug and his sports-watching buddies to the garage
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        81 30 5.30 pm, Channel U We didn’t translate the title of this new Hongkong series, so don’t look at us. As the title suggests, it’s a fantasy period drama. It’s about two gods, Jin Tong and Angel Bai Hua, who fall in love. This
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        133 30 ANNETTE Bening will star in a remake of the 1977 Disney family comedy Freaky Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She will play a widowed mother who constantly argues with her tomboy teen. When mother and daughter reveal their desire to escape their situation, they suddenly exchange
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      118 30 Mas Sepuloh By William Gwee Thian Hock IT’S good to bone up on Baba culture once in a while. William Gwee’s books are a good place to start. The author is known for his knowledge of Baba literature and culture, having written A Nonya Mosaic: My Mother’s Childhood
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