Streats, 30 January 2003

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  • 10 1 Streats THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 483 1  -  Camera-equipped phones may face more bans despite growing popularity By ChuaKongHo NATIONAL serviceman David Tan loves his new Nokia cellphone, which has an integrated camera. But he cannot take it into camp, even if he promises not to use it. The Defence Ministry has
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    • 58 1 HO OW TO SKIP Bak kwa QUEUE fOt CALLED TO THE BAR Ex-lawyer Rani Singam is all jazzed up, says GREGORY LEOW SOH WEN LIN RUES ii 1 It’s no fun being sick and alone THURSDAY TECH CHUA HIAN HOU invites you to join Ms Xu Jing Ai (right) and
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  • Morning Rush
    • 673 2  -  Airlines brace themselves for higher costs and the need to refuel By t Khushwant Singh FREQUENT fliers such as Mrs Christine Krishnan, 47, are worried that an attack on Iraq by the US would make visits to Europe more inconvenient. If war breaks
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    • 463 3  -  Long queues spark seller’s home delivery service By Julie Sim BAK kwa seller Kelvin Lim, 30, had a brainwave when he saw long queues outside shops selling the barbecued sweetmeat, a Chinese New Year favourite. He started a service last month offering home delivery of
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    • 263 4 NEW YORK -The pornographic movie industry’s backstreet image is off-track because some of America’s top household names are right in there reaping growing profits from sleaze which features unsafe sex, ABC News online reported yesterday. The report said some of the country’s
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    • 490 4  -  By_ i Caroline Marcus IF YOU go to the KFC outlet near Braddell MRT station in Toa Payoh, expect a different kind of customer service. Staff members will not speak but will smile, point to the menu and gesture for you
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    • 152 6 -AFP BUZZ STOP SITTING for long hours at a computer terminal may have the same effect as taking a long-haul flight in cramped seating it could cause a fatal blood clot. In the latest issue of the European Respiratory Journal, New Zealand
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    • 143 6 Transport council revamp BUS and train service operators will not be represented on the Public Transport Council from Saturday. Three members of the panel are to be replaced following a public outcry over its makeup after public transport fare increases were approved in July last
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    • 131 6 Water issue THE New Straits Times wrote in an editorial yesterday that it was “not within accepted norms to make official correspondence and diplomatic exchanges public”. It was commenting on the release recently of correspondence between Singapore and Malaysian leaders on the water talks
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    • 84 6 Suspended by wires 7m from the ground, Mr Hirotomo Yoshikawa presents a wedding ring to his bride Tomomi Sato at Daiba Little Hongkong shopping mall in Tokyo yesterday. The mall is offering the suspension facility using techniques adopted on the sets of movies Shaolin Soccer,
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    • 150 6 -AP US PRESIDENT George W Bush devoted the first half of his hour-long State of the Union address on Tuesday to presenting a case for war against Iraq. Hoping to sway allies which are reluctant to launch a military campaign against the country, Mr Bush
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    • 99 6 WITH ringtones in Singapore priced at 50 cents to $3, it is estimated that total ringtone sales should be between $5 million and $lO million, which translates to royalties to the ringtone songwriters of at least $400,000. But Singapore saw less than $lOO,OOO in royalties last year. The
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    • 90 6 A 6,500 sq m facility the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (BMTC) which helps companies take their drugs from research labs to clinical trials was opened here yesterday. The $35 million high-tech plant capable of producing up to 200 litres of clinical grade biopharmaceuticals every three months for
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    • 84 6 CHINESE New Year is now an official public holiday in Indonesia three years after Indonesian Chinese were allowed to celebrate it openly. President Megawati Sukarnoputri announced the government’s decision at a Chinese New Year celebration in Jakarta, where she was the guest of honour. In doing
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    • 88 6 MRT and LRT trains will run later than usual tomorrow. Transit Link said yesterday that the last trains heading north, east and west will leave City Hall station at lam. However, it said, there would be no connection to the east-west line for passengers taking the last
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  • Financial
    • 540 8  -  We’re not selling our souls; we don’t have money to run shops well: heritage board B y Chua Kong Ho NATIONAL Heritage Board (NHB) officials yesterday bristled at a suggestion that they had sullied their mission to promote culture by farming out souvenir
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    • 219 8 AFP SINGAPORE Consumers in China have the most optimistic economic outlook in the Asia-Pacific region, with confidence also strong in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand, according to a survey released yesterday. Optimism is lower in Singapore, Japan, Hongkong and the Philippines, Master Card International
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    • 341 8 CORPORATE RESULTS Wire services SINGAPORE Three of Singapore’s biggest technology firms reported stronger-than-expected December quarter results yesterday but warned that the outlook remained volatile due to economic and geopolitical uncertainties. Contract chipmaker Chartered Semiconductor and semiconductor testing and packaging firm ST Assembly
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    • 397 10 East, north-east areas post sharpest falls since 2000 SINGAPORE If you are looking to buy a private home, looking east might be a good idea. That’s where private home prices have fallen the most over the past two and a half years, according to
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    • 151 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Equity funds that lost money for their investors have picked up prizes in Standard Poor’s (S&P) annual investment fund awards. The awards are based on performance calculations using a relative risk-adjusted ratio. S&P officials said yesterday that the equity funds which lost money won beacuse
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    • 69 10 SINGAPORE Hong Leong Finance yesterday said that it has become the first finance company in Singapore to be given the right to market collective investment schemes, including those constituted as unit trusts. Hong Leong Finance is now in the advanced stages of choosing a service provider
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    • 567 11 Korean traders to invest own money to lift sagging market Bloomberg SEOUL South Korean brokerages have come up with a novel solution to the sliding market: they will use 400 billion won (***** million) of their own funds to buy shares. But there’s just one problem: Investors
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    • 415 11 STI: 1,302.85 36.84 Reuters SHARES sank to 16-month lows yesterday as a US-Iraq war appeared more imminent after a key speech by US President George W Bush. The Straits Times Index lost 36.84 points, or 2.75 per cent, to end at 1,302.85 the lowest
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    • 24 11 *AS AT JANUARY 29 US$: 551.732 552.852 EURO: S&LBB4 Ss: 68.20 YOU Ss: RM2.194 Ss: HK$4„5O4 Ss: 24.64 BAHT Ss: 5,106 RUPIAH
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    • 237 11 Bloomberg BURBANK, California Walt Disney’s shares have fallen by 24 per cent in the past year, but that hasn’t stopped its bosses from getting huge pay raises. Chief executive officer Michael Eisner’s pay last year rose almost fivefold from the previous year
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  • Medical
    • 284 13 Several readers have written to ask about the nutritional value of typical Chinese New Year goodies. We will run the nutritionist’s replies this week and the next, but for now, here’s how to have a good reunion dinner QHow do I prepare a healthy
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    • 265 13 A tantalising fusion of wine, North Indian cuisine and romance. HLX. i jandoor King of North Indian Cuisine wmm 3Sf m v•, 5» •c-. Lianhe Zaobao presents our exclusive “Wine Indian Cuisine Fusion” Workshop. Conducted in Mandarin by wine connoisseur Chng Poh Tiong, it’s an opportunity to sample renowned Tandoors
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  • Comment
    • 616 14  -  Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times SOMETIMES, when you get sick, all you need to do is to take two aspirin or whatever the panacea of the day is and sleep early, and you’ll wake up feeling fine. Other
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  • Vocal
    • 195 16 I AM pleased that Foreign Minister S Jayakumar has finally fully disclosed the behind-the-scenes exchanges of letters between Singapore and Malaysia over the troublesome water issue. Now I see the picture more clearly. And I am surprised that we have kept silent for so
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    • 581 16 IN his commentary “When lawyers slip, clients pay” (Streats, Jan 27), Mr Conrad Raj has delivered an unkind cut to the majority of lawyers by concluding that there should be a course on ethics for them at university, implying that they do not have ethics.
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    • 246 16 I REFER to “Recycling needs you” (Streats, Jan 24), a letter by Ms Gillian Kang. Like Ms Kang, we were encouraged to read the commentary by Ms Sarah Ng on the subject of waste recycling and agree that media exposure plays an important part in
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    • 38 16 IN our report, “Senior lawyer faces bankruptcy action” (Streats, Jan 27), we said that Citiraya Industries chief executive Raymond Ng is a shareholder of Ponggol Marina. Mr Ng yesterday clarified that he is no longer a shareholder.
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    • 79 16 your say m m m Jrm i E-mail us at tr »atS@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
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  • Global
    • 516 17 Supersecret team of commandos and spies already in Iraq, says Time magazine WASHINGTON Quietly, underneath the radar of the talk of war, secret US operators have been slipping into Iraq. Time magazine reported in a feature this week that US commandos and spies have been
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    • 371 17 AP USS CONSTELLATION, Persian Gulf Military experts have been debating the relevance of aircraft carriers since the end of the post-Cold War era, but the US and other navies keep putting new ones into the waters as the backbones of their fleets. As
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    • 129 17 LONDON A dramadocumentary on witches to I be shown on the BBC last night was to feature the “C-word” for the first-time, The Independent reported yesterday. Witchcraze charts the witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th century, in which 1,500 I women were killed. The c*** word
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    • 139 17 TORONTO US officials have imposed a ban on the Scotch whisky, Glenfiddich, for violating American restrictions on trade with Cuba. This follows an experiment by Glenfiddich to mature whisky in old Cuban rum barrels, Canada’s National Post reported yesterday. Now, Glenfiddich Havana Reserve 21-year-old single-malt Scotch
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  • Thursday Tech
    • 883 18  -  By CHUAHIANHOU The Computer Times More and more Singaporeans are being drawn into the fantasy world of massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, where you can become a wizard or barbarian to save the world AFTER a hard day in school, Ms Xu Jing Ai unwinds
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    • 755 20  -  By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times Is this the best time to have a baby? Are you too fat? WiU this activity i help you bum calories? Consult your Samsung cellphone A MAN asks his wife if he could book a sexy weekend abroad, starting on
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    • 234 20 IF YOU don’t need a fancy cellphone with special functions, or can’t afford the T500, check out the new SGH-A800 (above), which costs $498. This is a more business or work-oriented cellphone with some useful features. It is dual-band and WAPenabled, just like
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 82 21 Witness Fann Wong's Red Carpet Appearance At The Gala Premiere Tonight, Bpm Orchard Cineleisure (Gala Premiere Screening Strictly By Invitation.) “Best American Film I’ve made so far” Jackie Chan i Wf ill 1111 m w lllpis mmMM i V 1 mmm JR Don’t miss the funny OUnAKES at 1 the
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  • Easy Streats
    • 77 23 GWYNETH Paltrow is to play Wallis Simpson in a drama to be made by the BBC, provisionally named The American Woman, according to The Daily Express. Mrs Simpson was the American divorcee who led King Edward VIII to abdicate the throne in December 1936. The
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    • 116 23 AP BILLY Joel’s ex-wife Christie Brinkley expressed concerns on Tuesday about their teenage daughter riding in a car with him. Joel, 53, who had been alone, ploughed his Mercedes-Benz into a tree. He had to be extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to hospital, where
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    • 139 23 ACTOR Peter O’Toole is less than pleased about the honorary Oscar he is to receive at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. The 70-year-old actor sent a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, asking them to hold off with the
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    • 650 23 Lawyers wilt) quit ami) unusual these days. Hut do ryw kyoti' if an if who have junipeil headfirst into the jars, seme? (iHLA i( ViYLE( )W nieetsone \eoiuan who did just that JOINING the ranks of the many lawyers leaving the profession is 31-year-old Rani Singam, who
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    • 105 24 A MUDSLIDE triggered by four hours of heavy rain in West Java province has killed at least 20 people. Dozens more are missing. The slide hit two villages on the lower slopes of Mt Mandalawangi late on Tuesday, sweeping Jfl away more than 100 homes. Landslides
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        43 24 10pm, Channel 5 Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabriel Cash (Kurt Russell) are the two best narcotics cops in LA. And that’s why drug baron Yves Perret (Jack Palance) arranges for Tango and Cash to be framed for a crime.
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      • 38 24 9pm, Channel i The debut episode of a brand new local drama series. Stories are woven around the theme of Internet dating. Look out for special guest stars Stephen Chow, Lin Zhixuan, Cai Lilian and Zeng Baoyi.
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    • Happenin'
      • 45 24 JAMES LAVELLE Saturday, 10pm Centro Pre-sale tickets at $23 from HMV Tickest at the door at $2B Probably best known as half of Unkle (with DJ Shadow), James Lavelle returns to Centro to showcase his style of blending breaks and beats to current music.
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        76 24 WEE LI LIN: A RETROSPECTIVE OF SHORT FILMS Tonight, 7.30 pm Goethe Institut auditorium (#O5-01 Winsland House 11, 163 Penang Road) Free for members of the Singapore Film Society, membership at $BO available Catch nine short films by award-winning director Wee Li Lin, who will give a short talk
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 449 24 Yourdailyhoroscope jp AQUARIUS «Nfe JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at AsUology.com ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 Accept the reward that you have so obviously earned. A newcomer is amazed by your genius, while old-timers are struck with fresh appreciation. Aquarius delights in mixing up the regular pattern.
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  • Sports
    • 611 25  -  Balestier Khalsa’s new head coach Abdullah aims to prove his worth By Tan Kim Han AS a player, Abdullah Noor (above) was never in the same league as Fandi Ahmad and V Sundramoorthy. As a coach, the former national striker hopes to be mentioned in the same breath
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    • 283 25 AFP LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger yesterday called on Sven Goran Eriksson not to pick his players for England’s friendly international with Australia next month. The Upton Park match on Feb 12 is sandwiched between the Gunners’ trip to Newcastle and the mighty
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    • 188 26 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian player has been fined Real 20,000 (559,500) for a goal celebration in which he imitated a pig. Santo Andre striker Nunes got down on all fours and pulled pig-like faces in front of rival Palmeiras
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    • 537 26 Chelsea manager urges Eriksson to give Lampard regular run ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 3 Leeds 2 LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is tipping midfielder Frank Lampard (right) for an England call-up. Efigland coach Sven Goran Eriksson would probably agree with him. The Swede left Stamford Bridge impressed
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    • 239 26 Chelsea 3 (Gudjohnsen 57, Lampard 80, Matteo 83-og) Leeds 2 (Kewell 18, Lucic 66) k Bolton 1 (Facey 90) Everton 2 (Watson 33, 39) L Middlesbrough 2 (Maccarone 33, Greening 35) Aston Villa 5 (Vassell 24, 81, Gudjonsson 31, Barry 48, Dublin 90) Sunderland 0 Southampton 1 (Beattie
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    • 622 27 Coach Jackson at wits’ end about Lakers’ decline AP EL SEGUNDO, California With three-time defending champion LA Lakers in decline, basketball coach Phil Jackson has found himself in unfamiliar territory. He may have been the best NBA coach in history, but he has been so as
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    • 254 27 Reuters SYDNEY Former world No 1 Greg Norman has not been invited to the 2003 Masters, the opening major of the year. This was reported on his website yesterday. It said Norman received a letter from Augusta National Golf Club chairman Hootie Johnson saying
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    • 113 27 SWIMMING -AFP INGOLSTADT, Germany Australian swimming superstar lan Thorpe on Tuesday tested out a new aerodynamic bodysuit in the wind tunnel of German car manufacturer Audi. “Thorpedo” said he hopes the new adidas suit, an outfit described only as “an all-body suif’, will give him the edge
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous

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