Project Eyeball, 27 October 2000
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Advertisement200 2000-10-27 1 Hot LINKS Software sales remain soft The pirates haven’t returned to Sim Lim Square and neither have many customers, it seems. Despite the crackdown on pirated software, distributors and retailers say sales remain mostly sluggish. See Page 3 Will closing down pirates improve the bottomlines of software house? Speak out200 words
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Advertisement319 2000-10-27 1 Sesdaq loses steam Sesdaq the Singapore Exchange’s secondary board, is turning into a good old-fashioned ghost town. The number of counters on it that are chalking up zero trades each day has doubled over the past five trading days. The reason? Many punters pointed an accusing finger at the $3O319 words
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News & Views
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Article174 2000-10-27 2 A BRITISH policeman who handcuffed his girlfriend during sex lost his keys and had to go to a nearby police station at Lyndhurst in Hampshire to ask his bosses for a spare set. The special constable owned up to needing the keys to free his girlfriend, who was in174 words
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Article, Illustration514 2000-10-27 2 They survived blasts, but died later as sub filled with water Wires MURMANSK (Russia) At least 23 sailors aboard the ill-fated Russian submarine Kursk did not die immediately after powerful explosions tore through the nuclearpowered vessel, sending it to a watery grave at the– Wires - 514 words
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Article, Illustration368 2000-10-27 2 GAZA ATTACK Reuters GAZA A young Palestinian cyclist blew himself up at an Israeli army post in the Gaza Strip yesterday in the first suicide attack in almost a month of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. The incident reinforced fears of guerrilla attacks in Israel– Reuters; Reuters - 368 words
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Article, Illustration826 2000-10-27 3 Winston Goh - Some retailers believe pirates have Just gone elsewhere By Winston Goh winston@sph.com.sg THE pirates are nowhere in sight at Sim Lim Square and neither are the sales which should then have poured into the coffers of legitimate software dealers. Of 10Dominic Ong - 826 words
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Article, Illustration616 2000-10-27 4 G SIVAKKUMARAN - Singaporeans snapping them up By G SIVAKKUMARAN gsiva@sph.com.sg THESE landed properties are going for a song. They are spacious to the point of being described as “sprawling”, your children can cycle around in the garden, and your wife will be happy tending the flowerbeds. All thisBong Fortin - 616 words
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Article, Illustration263 2000-10-27 4 PROXIMITY PALM Ville is 30 minutes away from the second link, making it ideal for commuting to Singapore. Jenny Choo, 29, a Malaysian citizen and a Singapore PR, travels to Singapore often and has a Singapore-registered car. The proximity is what lured her to Johor. AAlphonso Chan - 263 words
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Article, Illustration564 2000-10-27 6 Lim Puay Leng - NTUC survey to assess if more centres are needed By Lim Puay Leng puayleng@sph.com.sg EVERY evening, engineer Kong Fanlu, 32, does the grand island tour. She takes a train from her workplace in town to the J&L Childcare Centre in Pasir Ris to pick upDesmond Wee - 564 words
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Article, Illustration458 2000-10-27 6 THERE may be a demand but childcare centres are not keen to expand into infant care. Overheads are too high and trained staff are hard to come by. Unlike ordinary child care, infant care is subject to stringent requirements. For starters, this means havingDesmond Wee - 458 words
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Article, Illustration195 2000-10-27 8 Police may issue shoot-to-kill order to prevent more bloodshed AP PONTIANAK Armed with machetes, swords and homemade guns, indigenous Malay gangs roamed the streets of this remote Borneo town yesterday and hunted down newcomers from elsewhere in Indonesia, witnesses said. At least four– AP; Reuters - 195 words
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World WIDE
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Article125 2000-10-27 8 Wires JAKARTA The United States ambassador to Jakarta, Robert Gelbard, has received several death threats, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab yesterday, explaining why the US embassy had closed its gates to the public for the week. “He told me there had been bomb threats– Wires - 125 words
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Article180 2000-10-27 8 Reuters LONDON A British judge ruled yesterday that two teenagers, jailed in 1993 for beating toddler James Bulger to death when they were just 10, should serve a minimum sentence of eight years, meaning they could walk free soon. “The two boys have made striking– Reuters - 180 words
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Article127 2000-10-27 8 Wires LIMA President Alberto Fujimori, shouting orders to members of an elite police force, deployed them in a manhunt for his former intelligence chief yesterday. But Vladimiro Montesinos, whose unexpected return from exile in Panama on Monday has plunged Peru into political turmoil, managed to– Wires - 127 words
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Article132 2000-10-27 8 SINGAPORE’S manufacturing outppt in September rose 14.4 per cent compared with the same month a year ago, meeting expectations and boding well for future growth, said analysts yesterday. “Manufacturing will remain buoyant, driven by the electronics sector,” said Song Seng Wun, economist at G K Goh132 words
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132 2000-10-27 8 YOUR company or even neighbourhood doctor may one day be an acupuncturist, if two Chinese medicine companies get their way. Singapore-listed Eu Yan Sang International and Hong Kong-listed Quality Healthcare Asia would be working together to develop a chain of high-quality Chinese medicine clinics in132 words
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106 2000-10-27 8 DO YOU know what the best food product of the year is? It’s not laksa paste or instant duck porridge, it’s pork floss. But it’s no ordinary pork floss. This crispy Hup Chong brand floss was picked from 15 entries and crowned at the Singapore106 words
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Article, Illustration846 2000-10-27 9 Bhagyashree Garekar - Net forum chosen because of ‘sensitive’ nature of topic Malay rights By Bhagyashree Garekar bhagya@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN politics are going online in a big way. And we don’t mean with run-of-the-mill political party websites and bulletin boards. Eyeball has learnt that846 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-10-27 11 Reptiles as pets can be fun, or a bit dicey. Todd Heins (above) doesnt seem to be having much trouble with his Mexican iguana called...Miss Trouble. They were in a pet-owner look-alike contest in Key West, Florida on Wednesday. The reptile in the picture (right) was a differentAFP; Reuters - 88 words
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291 2000-10-27 11 He defies corruption charges as crisis hammers peso AP DAVAO Political opponents are screaming for him to go and even his own camp is growing restless. But prove me corrupt first, the Philippine’s President Joseph Estrada has said. He promised yesterday to quit– AP - 291 words
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Article292 2000-10-27 11 REGIME WORSE THAN SUHARTO’S, SAYS AMIEN Wires JAKARTA Another regional leader facing a rocky term in office is Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. Yesterday, the speaker of the country’s top legislature, Amien Rais, predicted that the president’s days were numbered. Amien told a group of Muslim students– Wires - 292 words
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Article, Illustration958 2000-10-27 13 Francis Kan; and Nicholas Yong - Many point finger at minimum commission fee imposed by brokerages By Francis Kan and Nicholas Yong francisk@sph.com.sg nicyong@sph.com.sg YOU work downtown in the fastpaced business district and just want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the buy and sell calls. Well, forgetMike Lee - 958 words
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130 2000-10-27 13 – Nicholas Yong - Nicholas Yong IF STOCK tips make your eyes light up, this site is for you. It’s meant to be an informal pow-wow for stock punters to help them make the best of their buy-and-sell calls. The I-circles forum is a bit like an information130 words
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Article104 2000-10-27 13 THE minimum commission fee that brokerages have imposed on all share trades was raised from $lO to $3O starting Sept 1. This means that an investor who buys 1,000 shares of a 20-cent penny stock has to pray for the price to climb six cents, or a staggering 30104 words
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Article, Illustration503 2000-10-27 15 WDTSTON GOH (winston@sph.com.sg) goes on the high-tech trail and sniffs out the latest in phones and whatnots. ENZER ET8100 THIS type of phone has been making waves in Europe, where numerous models from manufacturers, such as Ericsson, Phillips and Samsung, have already found their way into the marketplace.Pictures: Yen Meng Jiin - 503 words
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Article, Illustration502 2000-10-27 16 Yahoo! Internet cabs taKe to the roads in traffic-choked Sao Paulo AP SAO PAULO If you have to sit in traffic, let it be in one of Yahool’s Internet taxis. The first five taxis to be equipped with Internet-accessing laptops and swathed in Yahoo!’s purple and yellow livery– AP; AP - 502 words
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Article367 2000-10-27 16 THE campaigns in the Pacific during World War II were the first ones in history where aircraft carriers decided the course of naval battles. You now have a chance to fly and fight in the air battles of those campaigns with Microsoft’s Combat Flight Sim 2:367 words
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393 2000-10-27 16 Reuters NEW YORK A Web-based system aimed at fighting identity theft was launched on Monday as US regulators mulled over ways of helping disentangle victims from this growing scourge of the Internet age. Privista, a New York start-up allied with credit bureau Equifax, rolled– Reuters - 393 words
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Eyeball SAYS
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Article, Illustration1363 2000-10-27 18 The advent of interactive newspapers, including Eyeball, has allowed the masses to air their opinions. But has an increase in viewpoints lowered the media's quality? Minister Without Portfolio him Boon Heng suggests that this is so. Eyeball brings you the various views on this issue. ViewsPaul Eric Roca - 1,363 words
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Article, Illustration1166 2000-10-27 20 Kirpal Singh; Alvin Pang - By Kirpal Singh By Alvin Pang alvinp@sph.com.sg David Lira, Minister of State for Information and the Arts, recently talked about the Qovernmenfs role in mediating between the artist and the audience. Arts practitioners have called fora lighter regulatory touch. Three arts practioners share their views. GOVERNMENT’S1,166 words
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Article, Illustration164 2000-10-27 20 Should art be regulated? ES: Art cannot be politically determined, if it is to be genuine. AP: The issue is how it should be expressed and implemented, by whom, and to what ends. The Government should... Let a thousand different art forms thrive and let citizens164 words
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Article, Illustration430 2000-10-27 21 ONG TAU SHIEN - ONG TAU SHIEN ‘Artists want a lighter hand in censorship’ (Oct 26) CENSORSHIP has not been reviewed since 1991. The Government has made it clear that it wants to remain the mediator between artist and audience. Is Government intervention necessary, or should the Government not come between430 words
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285 2000-10-27 21 Marriage courses ‘a waste of time’, say couples (Oct 26) SOME 75 per cent of couples who register their marriages have never attended any marriage preparation programme. Couples say that they are a waste of time, but may end up entering married285 words
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Miscellaneous28 2000-10-27 2 Qood morning! Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in the late afternoon and early evening over many areas. High: 31C I Low: 24C Tides: 10.30AM/2.8M 10.50PM/2.9M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin28 words
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Advertisement26 2000-10-27 3 Do you think that closing down pirates will improve the bottomlines of software houses in the long run? Tell us in our forum at httpV/eyebalL asial.com.sg26 words
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Advertisement66 2000-10-27 9 DID you know that one of the worst Malaysian political websites is that of Parti Keadilan Nasional, the party set up by Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim. Log onto httpy/eyetwUl.asial.com.sg to read an assessment of the biggest Malaysian political websites. http://www.umno-online.com Umno’s new portal,66 words
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Advertisement47 2000-10-27 13 IT IS supposed to protect investors, but the Securities Investors’ Association Singapore (Sias) has also been flamed by them. Read all about the controversy on httpV/eyebalLasiaJ,com.sg Also tell us what you think is the future of Sesdaq, and what brokers ought to do to attract investors back?47 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration100 2000-10-27 23 Reuters LONDON-Troubled former England striker Stan Collymore has signed for Bradford City, the club announced yesterday. The club’s website said the 29-year-old player, who has had a chequered career, had joined them from Leicester City until the end of the season. He had earlier been accused of being– Reuters - 100 words
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Article58 2000-10-27 23 AP SYDNEY Future American basketball teams at the Olympics may contain more role-players and fewer superstars, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern said yesterday. Stern, in a conference call with journalists to publicise the new NBA season, said the Dream Team concept may be overlooked for a more– AP - 58 words
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Article41 2000-10-27 23 Manager Arsene Wenger, after Arsenal humbled Sparta Prague 4-2: “For the interest of the game, maybe we scored too early. Afterwards, it was a little less exciting because there was no real interest anymore in the outcome of the game.”41 words
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Article, Illustration649 2000-10-27 23 Though a little slower, Borg and McEnroe still sparkle IN 1980, they played out the match of their lives, in what is widely regarded as the game of the century. Twenty years on, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe rivalry was rekindled. TheDesmond Wee - 649 words
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Article, Illustration491 2000-10-27 24 Outbursts suggest he’s unravelling AP TURIN, Italy A spikes-up spear at an opponent’s thigh. A head-butt under the eye. A temper that seems to explode out of nowhere. One might expect these kinds of episodes from the brutes of the soccer world, those without the skills to– AP - 491 words
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404 2000-10-27 24 Reuters MADRID It looks like Real Madrid has been resurrected from the 2-0 Nou Camp burial at the hands of Barcelona. Casting aside memories of that match, the European Cup holder reasserted its supermacy with a 4-0 win over Sporting Lisbon. Even the normally– Reuters - 404 words
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article251 2000-10-27 24 Group A REAL Madrid has already booked its berth in the second round of the Champions League, despite its 4-0 win over Sporting Lisbon. German side Bayer Leverkusen beat Spartak Moscow 1-0, but Spartak looks to get the nod for the next round, as it boasts a251 words
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Article32 2000-10-27 24 BARCELONA’S one-sided 2-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp should hardly be a surprise. After all, Real has failed to beat the Catalans at home since 1984.32 words
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Article158 2000-10-27 25 AP OREGON For the second time in a month, Nike has withdrawn an advertisement and apologised after complaints that material intended as humourous was offensive. Last time, it was an ad featuring middle-distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton fleeing a chainsaw-wielding maniac in a parody of various horror– AP - 158 words
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Article117 2000-10-27 25 AP SOUTH DAKOTA A year to the day after Payne Stewart died in an airplane crash in South Dakota, the golfer’s family on Wednesday sued the craft’s owner and operator. Tracey Stewart and her children are seeking an unspecified amount of damages. The lawsuit accuses Sunjet Aviation– AP - 117 words
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Article30 2000-10-27 25 In 1990, a 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati posted her first professional tournament win, defeating top seed Zina Garrison, 5-7, 6-4,6-2 in the finals of the Puerto Rico Open.30 words
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Article, Illustration586 2000-10-27 25 Hammer comes down on secret deal Wires NEW YORK In one of the most draconian penalties levied in professional sports, NBA Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday docked the Minnesota Timberwolves their next five first-round picks and US$3.5 million (Ss6.l million) for signing forward Joe Smith to an– Wires; AP - 586 words
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Article, Illustration154 2000-10-27 25 What went on Minnesota Timberwolves and Joe Smith’s agent Eric Fleisher entered into a secret agreement in violation of the NBA’s salary cap rules. Penalty The Timberwolves lose first-round draft picks in the 2001,2002,2003,2004 and 2005 NBA Drafts. Fined the team US$3.5 million. The contract between Smith and154 words
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Sports BUZZ
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Article, Illustration103 2000-10-27 26 SYDNEY Paralympians are overdosing on the friendliness of the Sydney Games with 50,000 condoms used after eight days in the athletes’ village, medical staff said yesterday. That equals about seven condoms per athlete or official staying at the Games village. Condoms and lubricants of all colours and flavours– AFP - 103 words
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Article87 2000-10-27 26 Wires BEIRUT S-League clubs would like to make a note of this. Jalal Talebi, the former manager of Geylang United, has resigned as head coach of Iran. The resignation comes after a dismal performance from his side in the Asian Cup. Talebi’s fate was decided in Monday’s quarter-final– Wires - 87 words
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Time OUT
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Article, Illustration520 2000-10-27 26 Jon Saraceno - Yankees reliever sits out the Series By Jon Saraceno USA Today ALLEN Watson knows what Shea Stadium can be like if you’re not wearing the right uniform. He was raised in the shadows of the old ballpark in Queens, although he refused to attend Mets– USA Today; Mik Zarzuela - 520 words
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Cheers & JEERS
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Article379 2000-10-27 26 SCORES TWICE IN BLACKBURN DEBUT CHEERS NOT bad for a 37-year-old man. When he made the free-transfer move from Everton to Blackburn earlier in the week, Mark Hughes became somewhat of a laughing stock. But he’s got the last laugh now. Hughes, the manager of the379 words
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Unwind
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Food
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Article, Illustration814 2000-10-27 27 Qoing swimmingly are exotic fish, which are finding new popularity here. ANGELICA TAN (tanaw@sph.com.sg) dives into the menu for a taste of this breed. THERE are plenty of fish in the sea. And the more exotic imports are making their way to dinner plates at home.Photo illustration: Desmond Wee Pictures: Wang Huifen; Pictures: Wang Huifen - 814 words
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Article, Illustration359 2000-10-27 27 DROWNING a stingray in belacan may be the usual way of treating fish. But David Lee, owner of Bluewater Fine Foods and Blue Lobster restaurant, advises: “Don’t season with belacan. It takes away the natural flavour of the fish.” “Bake fish in the oven to seal in359 words
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Pick of the EATS
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Article89 2000-10-27 29 HERE’S one marriage that’s working out great that of champagne and Cantonese cuisine. And Marriott Hotel’s Wan Hao has a promotion to prove it. The promotion marries Veuve Clicquot champagnes with dishes such as fried crispy eel with honey herb sauce, mixed mushrooms braised with vegetables,89 words
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Article138 2000-10-27 29 IF YOUR only brush with Austria is The Sound of Music, perhaps you’d like to get acquainted with its fine cuisine. Raffles Hotel’s Bar and Billiard Room is having an Austrian promotion with a sumptuous spread. Austrian guest chef Harold Stix has prepared Tirolienna barley soup,138 words
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Article71 2000-10-27 29 – Angelica Tan - Angelica Tan Original Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee 556 Serangoon Road, Teochew eating house Opens: 5.15 pm to 11.30 pm. Closed on Mondays. REMEMBER when your char kway teow or Hokkien mee came wrapped in o-pay (palm) leaves? For a taste of nostalgia and great Hokkien mee, head to71 words
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Article, Illustration733 2000-10-27 29 – Angelica Tan - Angelica Tan ANGELICA TAN (tanaw@sph.com.sg) savours the new incarnation of the Rang Mahal HE lights of TDeepavali may have waned, but the feasting isn’t over at Rang Mahal, undisputedly the Taj of Indian restaurants here. Established in 1971 at the now defunct Imperial Hotel, it re-opened733 words
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Music
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Article, Illustration727 2000-10-27 30 Having survived more than 75 minutes of fame, Sugar Ray knows what life in the limelight is like. RONALD RAJAN (ronrajan@sph.com.sg) meets the Californian mavericks in Kuala Lumpur. HEN Sugar Ray W first got together, guitarist Rodney Sheppard’s girlfriend went to see a fortune teller. The psychic told727 words
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Article, Illustration185 2000-10-27 30 THEIR name pays tribute to boxing champ Sugar Ray Leonard. But they are no lightweights on stage. More than 4,000 ecstatic fans who attended at their Rentak Asia gig in KL can testify to that. After an extended delay due to technical problems, they came185 words
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Music NOTES
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Article99 2000-10-27 30 WESTLIFE’S Shane Filan can't get a date because he’s too famous. The Against All Odds star has millions of adoring fans, but hasn’t had a girlfriend in two years, because girls are only after his celebrity status. Although band mates Bryan McFadden and Nicky Byrne have both99 words
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Article, Illustration89 2000-10-27 30 FANS of rocker Marilyn Manson will soon be able to view his shocking theatricals on the Internet. On Nov 1, in conjunction with the release of his new single and album, Manson is launching www.marilyn mansononline.co.uk. As part of the launch, visitors to the site can take part89 words
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Article85 2000-10-27 30 GARBAGE frontwoman Shirley Manson is obsessed with a bizarre dream that she's married to tragic rock star John Lennon. The singer isn't too keen to lose the dream, because it’s the best she has ever had. She explains, “I’m sitting next to him in an airplane. I’m his85 words
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Article, Illustration523 2000-10-27 31 Declarations of love flickered across the screen. Hundreds ofnetizens breathlessly typed as fast as their fingers could fly. Yes, it was the Aussie popsters live Eyeball webchat. JEANMARIE TAN (j eanm@sph.com.sg) was there when the Web went wild. UR already hot weather shot up a few degrees when theAlphonso Chan - 523 words
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Article464 2000-10-27 31 Ronald Rajan - LOCAL DANCE MUSIC CD LAUNCHED By Ronald Rajan ronrajan@sph.com.sg ALL those who are of the impression that there’s no such thing as a homegrown Singapore dance scene had better check their facts. The new electronica CD Electro Slang, a compilation featuring a host of local dancemeisters,464 words
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Article, Illustration840 2000-10-27 33 R&BISOUL RENAISSANCE Lionel Richie (Island) NO LONGER Dancing On The Ceiling, the man with the biggest mouth in showbiz attempts to stage yet another abortive comeback (after 1998’s false start, Time). This time, Richie has done a bit of homework.to find out what sells to the kids of840 words
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Article139 2000-10-27 33 June Wan A SATURDAY IN BOMBAY From the album What’s West Of Here?, By Gary Ridge Time: 1 min 53 sec http://audioload.com GARY Ridge, according to his biography on the site, is an Australian master percussionist, and drummer. He has a love for exotic Brazilian music– June Wan - 139 words
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Article, Illustration633 2000-10-27 34 POPIROCK THE GREATEST HITS Texas (Mercury) IT’S been 11 years since Sharleen Spiteri laid down her hairdressing scissors, walked out of her Glasgow salon, and took up with ex-Altered Images star Johnny McElhone and the stage. Despite their immediate hit I Don’t Want A633 words
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Article, Illustration238 2000-10-27 34 – Ronald Rajan - Ronald Rajan RUBBER SOUL The Beatles (Parlophone) BY LATE 1965, The Beatles had become Britain’s biggest-ever musical export, a title they can claim to this day. Yet, pressures of fame and the malaise of churning out pop hit after pop hit was taking its toll238 words
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Advertisement42 2000-10-27 28 All of these exotic fish and more are available from Bluewater Fine Food Pte Ltd, located at 01-50/54, The Riverwalk. In order to get the catch you want, it’s best to place orders a week in advance. Telephone 538-8533, or e-mail bluewater@pacific.net.sg.42 words
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Advertisement27 2000-10-27 31 Want to see Bardot fiddle with computers? Then log on to httpV/eyebaU. asial.com.sg for a video clip of the foxy fivesome, as well as the webchat transcript.27 words
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Advertisement32 2000-10-27 31 Don’t give up on the local dance scene. Some DJs are still alive and kicking it. Get a gist of what’s featured on the Electro Slang CD by logging on to http^/^yebalLasialxonusg32 words
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Advertisement60 2000-10-27 32 S sm Business or personal, 1.3 million adults decide on IT every Wednesday. Hi mmm llllla m w Computer Times the most widely read IT publication in Singapore, now gives you a weekly window to the entire world of IT and Communications Every Wednesday at your doorstep, together with The60 words
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Article98 2000-10-27 35 YESTERDAY (with apologies to Paul McCartney and The Beatles): Yesterday, All those backups seemed a waste of pay. Now my database has gone away. Oh I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, There’s not half the files there used to be, And there’s a milestone hanging over me The98 words
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Miscellaneous550 2000-10-27 35 The Last Of The Mohicans 10 pm TCS 5 A rousing re-telling of James Fenimore Cooper’s classic tale about the conflicts between the British Army and Colonial settlers in the American continent during the French and American Indian war in 1750. Don’t miss the charismatic performances of i Daniel Day-Lewis550 words
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Article, Illustration243 2000-10-27 36 RUMOURS are rife that one of the Spice Girls is pregnant—although whether it will be a first child, or a second, is unknown. So far, all of the members are denying it, but insiders expect an announcement to be made shortly. Mel B has been dating actor243 words
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Article, Illustration214 2000-10-27 36 THE tree made famous on the cover of U2’s Joshua Tree album has toppled over. It was located outside Death Valley National Park, where U 2 fans have been making pilgrimages to see it since the album was released in 1987. It was about 80 years old.214 words
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Article80 2000-10-27 36 Wires CANADIAN politicians would like to prevent Eminem from performing at the Sky Dome in Toronto today. “Nobody wants to curb free speech in the province of Ontario, but some of this rapper’s songs go over the line,” said MP Michael Bryant... After winning the 2000 Versace Award at– Wires - 80 words
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Article, Illustration287 2000-10-27 36 Wires MADONNA (above) has announced she will offer a free concert in New York in November, her first public performance since 1993. “This is a chance for me to get my feet wet on the stage again and away to say thank you to an intimateWires - 287 words
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