Project Eyeball, 10 May 2001
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Title Section11 2001-05-10 1 projecteyeball. eyeball.asiaLcom.sg Mita (p) 105/03/2001 Thursday, May 10, 2001 80 CENTS11 words
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Advertisement437 2001-05-10 1 MILLIONAIRE TRIVIA Eugene Wee wonders: Who wants to study hard when you can absorb trivia and win big bucks in a game show? See Page 14 SEX PREJUDICE Benicio Del Toro might be steaming up the silver screen, but minorities are still portrayed pretty much as stereotypes in Hollywood. See437 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration115 2001-05-10 2 MAKING A COMEBACK A SUPERMARKET based in the UK is currying favour with voters, literally. Asda supermarket now names curries sold on its shelf after leaders of the three main political parties running for Britain’s election. It recommends that (William) Hague’s Hot One is best enjoyed with 14 pintsMir Zarzuela - 115 words
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Article384 2001-05-10 2 Gail Aw; and Nicholas Yong - Plunge in Cat A certificate reflects dip in consumer confidence By Gail Aw and Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg The COE price for Category A has fallen to an all-time low of $lOl. For June, the COE for 1,600 cc and below cars nosedived from as high as384 words
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Article, Illustration64 2001-05-10 2 A non-invasive way of treating urinary stones is one of the latest technologies at the National University Hospital s new Urology Centre. Assoc Prof Li Man Kay (left) explains the procedure, called Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, to Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of theChia Yuen Che - 64 words
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Article322 2001-05-10 2 SINGAPORE’S VULNERABILITY AN ELECTION ISSUE SINGAPORE’S survival in an increasingly uncertain region will be a key issue in the coming General Election, says Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Speaking to reporters in Phnom Penh yesterday at the end of his official visit to Cambodia,322 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article82 2001-05-10 2 THE managing director of Venom Disco, which allowed a female model to perform topless, has been fined $4,000. John Li Lee, 38, pleaded guilty to two charges one of providing public entertainment without a licence, and another of failing to make a police report when the82 words
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Article59 2001-05-10 2 SPEAKER of Indonesia’s Consultative Assembly Amien Rais is in Singapore on a three-day visit at the invitation of Speaker of Parliament Tan Soo Khoon. Amien will today speak on the topic of the media’s role in Indonesia at the News World Asia Forum, organised59 words
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Article64 2001-05-10 2 THE value of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce has increased 485 per cent, from about $2OO million in 1999 to an estimated $1.17 billion in 2000. The finance and banking sector accounted for some 80 per cent of the B2C transactions, said Acting Environment Minister and Minister64 words
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Article, Illustration283 2001-05-10 3 I Hundreds of ageing veterans joined Russian President Vladimir Putin in reviewing stands on the Red Square yesterday for the Victory Day parade, the centre of an anniversary most Russians still revere 56 years after the Nazi i defeat. JERUSALEM Two Israeli teenagers from a Jewish settlement wereBong Fortin - 283 words
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Article123 2001-05-10 3 Malaysia’s Education Ministry says there are no longer vacancies in public universities. Students that met the minimum entry h requirements to public institutions of TjJLmJuvQ higher education (IPTA). Out of that total number, this many were offered degree courses... 20,120 ...and this many were offered matriculation ft QTIO123 words
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530 2001-05-10 3 Opposition sceptical about new stats, calls for inquiry Wires KUALA LUMPUR You would not have thought that David Copperfield had much to do with the Malaysian education system. But he does, according to Lim Kit Siang, chairman of the opposition Democratic– Wires - 530 words
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Eyeball FOCUS
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Article, Illustration873 2001-05-10 4 Denyse Yeo - Public relations has an image problem, which turns them away By Denyse Yeo denyse@sph.com.sg A FEW good men. That’s what the public-relations industry in the United States desperately lacks, according to the man known as the visionary of PR, Harold Burson, in a recent USA Today873 words
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Article, Illustration741 2001-05-10 5 Toh Bee Ping - Financial firms can now buy cover By Toh Bee Ping beeping@sph.com.sg FINANCIAL institutions in Singapore can breathe easy: They can now insure themselves against deadly hacker attacks and e-mail viruses. The service is being offered by Federal Insurance, a member of the United States-based Chubb Group ofPaul Eric Roca - 741 words
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Article, Illustration429 2001-05-10 5 Eugene Wee - WEST NOT ALWAYS BEST By Eugene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg IF A global Asian news organisation were to emerge in 25 years’ time, Professor Tommy Koh would be a happy man. Speaking to a gathering of journalists at the News World Asia forum429 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration351 2001-05-10 6 Tan Dawn Wei - CHANNEL U HAS GENERATED ENOUGH RATINGS’ By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg SPH Media Works chief executive officer Lee Cheok Yew isn’t alarmed by reports that Channel U’s ratings had dipped a day after its launch on Sunday. Media Corp News had reported351 words
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Article, Illustration782 2001-05-10 6 Denyse Yeo - Cocktails of alcohol and illegal substances landing more young revellers in hospital By Denyse Yeo denyse@sph.com.sg MORE young people are landing themselves in hospital and hot water because they are mixing alcohol and drugs. At least two hospitals report an increase in emergency room admissions especially on782 words
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The World
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Article428 2001-05-10 7 Gus Dur denies he was planning to call snap elections; army chief warns against it Wires JAKARTA These are the things that are not going to happen in Indonesia in the next few days. One, Parliament will not be dissolved. The assurance, or rather denial, came– Wires - 428 words
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Article, Illustration626 2001-05-10 7 BRITAIN’S UPCOMING ELECTIONS Graphic News/Bong Fortin LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair warned that public apathy and cynicism, and not the Tories, are the Labour Party’s main enemies. So to win over the voters, The Times’ Mick Hume offers a few tips that Blair andGraphic News/Bong Fortin - 626 words
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Article414 2001-05-10 8 WITHHOLDING DUES WASHINGTON Influential United States lawmakers are threatening to hold back some US$244 million (***** million) in back dues to United Nations, if the US doesn’t regain its seat on the UN Human Rights Commission, which it lost last week. In414 words
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Article, Illustration55 2001-05-10 8 Free from straps and hooks, this “Structural Reform Bra” was unveiled in Tokyo yesterday by lingerie maker Triumph as part of its Autumn/Winter collection. To fit the customer’s body, the bra is formed using nickel/titanium shape memory alloy. That’s the same material used in theAFP - 55 words
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439 2001-05-10 8 Open market will promote democratic values in China, says Bush AFP WASHINGTON Spy plane? What spy plane? United States President George W Bush changed his tone from aggression to acclamation yesterday in a speech to electronic industry executives eager to expand their business ties– AFP - 439 words
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192 2001-05-10 8 HONG KONG Former United States President Bill Clinton met Chinese President Jiang Zemin for about an hour yesterday. But both Beijing and Washington played down the significance of the meeting amid tension between the two countries. China’s official Xinhua news agency said Clinton and192 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration888 2001-05-10 9 It s a world of breezy digital photography. ANDREW CHIN (andrewc@sph.com.sg) and JARED THAHH (tech @sph .com.sg) look at two of the latest digicams to hit the market with one-touch-does-it and shoot-and-print features. CANON ECUS 300 THE latest digital camera from Canon, the Ixus 300, doublesYen Meng Jiin - 888 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration357 2001-05-10 10 SINGTEL’S OPTUS BID Wires CANBERRA After all the brouhaha comes a big question, and a $l2-billion one at that. Australia’s defence department said yesterday that it could veto SingTel’s bid for Cable Wireless Optus over what it said were national security issues. “Defence is aware that– Wires; Reuters - 357 words
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Article602 2001-05-10 10 Francis Kan - Some shoot up despite poor earnings, but trend may signal storm ahead By Francis Kan francisk@sph.com.sg CALL it the Eighth Wonder of the World if you will, but the once down-and-out technology stocks are shooting up. Inexplicably. Since the middle of last month, the Electronics Index602 words
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Business BUZZ
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Article97 2001-05-10 10 SINGAPORE shares ignored a rise on the Nasdaq to end lower yesterday. The Straits Times Index (STI) finished 1.15 per cent lower at the day’s low 0f1,682.34 points. But shares of Keppel Corp and its units stood out in the overall gloom. Talk of a merger between Keppel97 words
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Article73 2001-05-10 10 HOMEGROWN firm Enzer Corporation, which specialises in the marketing and distribution of electronic components, yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 16.9 million shares at 36 cents each. Of these shares, 800,000 are to be offered to the public and the rest placed privately. They will be73 words
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Article87 2001-05-10 10 UNIDUX ELECTRONICS launched its IPO of 19.2 million shares at 20 cents each yesterday. More than 18 million shares will be placed and 0.9 million will be offered to the public, the firm said in a statement. The estimated $2.82 million raised will be used for setting up87 words
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Article59 2001-05-10 10 Optical specialist Avimo Group said the Singapore Exchange has approved its request for a voluntary delisting. Avimo Group opted for delisting after Thales Group, a French defence technology conglomerate, accumulated over 90 per cent of the company’s issued and paidup capital earlier this year. As of May 8,59 words
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Article, Illustration713 2001-05-10 11 Steven Ng - By Steven Ng stevenng@sph.com.sg LOCAL game developer SportsReal hopes to launch KlickSoccer, a massive multiplayer online football game, some time this year. The Internet-based footy title allows up to 22 Luis Figo wannabes to compete in a virtual kickabout. Sports games aren’t new, but at least713 words
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Article52 2001-05-10 11 School violence... 40% Signals a larger social malady. 25% Ought to be punished by expulsion. 15% Can be reduced with strict policing in schools. 15% Can be solved through good counselling programmes in schools. 5% -Is not a significant problem in Singapore. Based on 81 responses to our52 words
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E-Male ADDRESS
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Article, Illustration708 2001-05-10 14 Eugene Wee - By Eugene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg THERE has never been a better time to be a repository of useless information. In today’s big-stakes game-show circuit, useless information is big bucks. If you wanted to get knee-deep in moolah in the past, you either had to study extremely hard, have richMik Zarzuela - 708 words
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Article73 2001-05-10 14 FIVE useless pieces of information that could win you a million dollars: 1 Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. 2 The Sanskrit word for "war” means “desire for more cows”. 3 A cockroach’s favourite food is the glue on the back of stamps. 4 Spain is named73 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous29 2001-05-10 2 (food morning! 1 m Showers with thunder over many areas in the late morning and afternoon. High: 32C 1 Low: 25C Tides: 12.50PM/2.7M Information not available Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin29 words
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Miscellaneous51 2001-05-10 9 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET IT WAS ILLEGAL. LUCY, HAVE YOU EVER HAP A eoyFRIEhiP? MV FfRST COUGI M AMP I WERE KfMPA CLOSE. BUT. HOW 'BOUT AT ALL? SIGH MO. yfsAR MEN ALWAYS GIVE THEMSELVES THOSE OUTS! MOT AS SUCH. r < < t —> J?f\ c 9 >/51 words
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EyeSport
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Article, Illustration482 2001-05-10 15 Venus: You’re a liar! KISSING and telling is one thing. Not kissing and telling is something altogether. Just ask Shaquille O’Neal. He must have thought Venus Williams, Cindy Crawford and rap star Aaliyah were like those NBA centres he has fun with onAP; Pictures: Reuters - 482 words
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Article, Illustration442 2001-05-10 15 NBA PLAYOFFS AP LOS ANGELES When will the Sacramento Kings ever learn? Two days after being abused by Shaquille O’Neal, who had 44 points against them in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series, the Kings came back for more, and the Los Angeles Lakers– AP; AFP - 442 words
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Article88 2001-05-10 15 AP PORTLAND (Oregon) The payback for the Portland Trailßlazers’ dismal season is beginning, and the first payment came in the form of coach Mike Dunleavy’s head. Dunleavy was fired as coach of the team on Tuesday, taking the fall for an underachieving team that failed to win a– AP - 88 words
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration109 2001-05-10 16 AFP NEW YORK-World heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman has decided to fight a rematch with Lennox Lewis rather than meet Mike Tyson in the first defence of his title, a newspaper report said on Tuesday. The Baltimore Sun, Rahman’s hometown newspaper, reported that The Rock will sign– AFP; Reuters - 109 words
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Article77 2001-05-10 16 AP NEW YORK-Evander Holyfield and WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz have agreed to a rematch in China. Promoter Don King has scheduled a news conference for Monday in New York, when he is expected to unveil plans for an August fight in Beijing. It will be the third– AP - 77 words
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Article65 2001-05-10 16 AFP WELLINGTON A new All Blacks squad of 22 will be named for each of the first three rugby Tests against Samoa, Argentina and France before the Tri-Nations squad is re-selected, coach Wayne Smith said on Wednesday. “We want to keep the pressure on all 22 players going– AFP - 65 words
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Article, Illustration567 2001-05-10 16 Villeneuve’s at home with BAR and hungry to win, says race engineer pal Reuters LONDON Jacques Villeneuve is one of Formula l’s enigmatic characters, but his accomplishments in the past few years have rarely thrust him into the limelight. But it’s not for a lackReuters - 567 words
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Article, Illustration113 2001-05-10 16 THE Asian Football Confederation honoured Asia’s best footballers and coaches last night at the AFC Awards 2000 ceremony held at the Media Corp stu- dios. Football luminaries from all over Asia turned up for the prestigious ceremony, where the awards were handed out. FLAYER OF THEClarence Chan - 113 words
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Article77 2001-05-10 16 SOCCER: It has been suggested that Barca ostracise Patrick Kluivert from the first team if he refuses to sign a contract extension. Read about it at http://www. onefootball. com/index.phtml?page= fullstory&newsid=***** FORMULA 1: Find out what Juan Pablo Montoya has to say about the Williams boss’ comment that he77 words
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Article, Illustration526 2001-05-10 17 Loss against Man U rankles: Fowler Reuters LIVERPOOL Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler still has nightmares about his last trip to an FA Cup final when he lined up for the Reds in a 1-0 defeat by Manchester United in 1996. The young international– Reuters; Reuters - 526 words
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Article282 2001-05-10 17 CHAMPION’S LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS Wires AFTER yesterday’s convincing 3-0 win over Leeds United, coach Hector Cuper said that he didn’t care who Valencia meets in the Champions League final at the San Siro. The Spanish side tore Leeds apart at the Mestalla stadium before a capacity crowd.– Wires - 282 words
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160 2001-05-10 17 LONDON Liverpool failed to get the victory which would have clinched it a spot in the Champions League next season, when it only managed a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield on Tuesday night. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink twice struck exceptional goals to cancel two160 words
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Article, Illustration316 2001-05-10 17 AFP LONDON In a shocking turn of events, West Ham United manager Harry Redknapp has parted company with the club he has managed for nearly seven years, saying that it was time for a change. Or was it simply because his favoured prodigy Rio Ferdinand– AFP - 316 words
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Unwind
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Movies
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Article, Illustration982 2001-05-10 18 Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt, Chow Tun Fat just a few of Hollywood’s latest stream of thespians in mainstream movies who deviate from the All-American stereotype. This happily means more desktop wallpaper and the start of a new turn in film-making. SERENE GOH (sereneg@sph.com.sg) reports. EENICIO982 words
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Article184 2001-05-10 18 Chow Tun Fat CREDITS: Hong Kong stalwart and star of A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. Hollywood track record includes The Corruptor, Replacement Killers, Anna And The King, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. SOON IK: Hollywood director John Woo is courting Chow for two movies. And talk184 words
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Article133 2001-05-10 19 – Serene Goh - Serene Goh Penelope Cruz CREDITS: Not Love, Just Frenzy, Woman On Top, All The Pretty Horses, Twice Upon A Yesterday, Open Your Eyes, All About My Mother, Talk of Angels, Live Flesh. CURRENTLY IN: Blow. REST WALLPAPER AT: http://www.local.ee/wallpaper/home/wall_penelopecruz. htm Zhang Ziyi CREDITS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,133 words
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Article, Illustration747 2001-05-10 20 NYT Johnny Depp is his own man. In an industry that churns out cookie-cutter heroes, he opts for unconventional, challenging roles. FRANZ LIDZ talks to the daring actor. THE actor who once called himself Oprah Noodlemantra stabs a hand-rolled cigarette into the corner of his mouth and gazes– NYT - 747 words
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Article, Illustration338 2001-05-10 20 – Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan BLOW (RA) Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Franka Potente DOPE movies replete with guns, mobsters, decadent parties and enormous illicit wealth aren’t merely about addiction, but the business behind the image. Hot on the heels of the comparatively macrocosmic Traffic, Blow is the dizzying338 words
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Article, Illustration964 2001-05-10 21 Jeanmarie Tan - Reviews: Jeanmarie Tan BLOW DRY (PG) Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Josh Hartnett, Rachael Leigh Cook RAISE your hand if you have a yen for quirky British comedies featuring quaint working-class underdogs who triumph over adversity, reaffirm family values, and/or beat back corporate meanies. Blow964 words
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Clubbing
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Article, Illustration599 2001-05-10 22 NYT EW YORK Twilo, a popular nightclub in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan, was shut down early Sunday, at least temporarily, after the police and building inspectors raided the club and evicted hundreds of patrons. They said several of the club’s building permits were– NYT; Liaw Kian Yan - 599 words
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Pick of the CLUBS
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Article, Illustration90 2001-05-10 22 12 Mohamed Sultan Rd TONIGHT, from 7 pm to 10 pm. Party longer and harder at one of Mohamed Sultan’s cheena-chic pubs. Wong San’s has got its 3 am operating licence back, and will be able to accommodate more revellers, with its licensed capacity increased from90 words
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Article, Illustration94 2001-05-10 22 #Bl-02, Specialists’Shopping Centre 277 Orchard Rd TONIGHT, from 6 pm to 9 pm. Touted as the Beauty Dance Bar, this recently revamped club is awash with black velvet and showcases lots of multi-coloured perfume bottles. Ladies can feed their vanity when going to the second relaunch94 words
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69 2001-05-10 22 Cream Party with Futureshock Zouk 17 Jiak Kim Street FRIDAY, May 11. UK clubbing titan Cream returns to Zouk, with electro duo Futureshock as its harbingers of sonic doom. Futureshock has remixed for the likes of Underworld, Groove Armada and St Etienne, and their singles have been played by DJ-ing69 words
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Article84 2001-05-10 22 Clarke Quay SATURDAY, May 12,9 pm to late. The legacy of good house music goes on despite the recent demise of niche dance clubs like Insomnia Cafe and Nox. Events promoter Awakening Productions and a slew of other independent dance enthusiasts present Sluice, an underground sound kaleidoscope84 words
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Article, Illustration664 2001-05-10 23 Incognito may not be a name that's far up on the Top io charts these days, but as RONALD RAJ AN (ronrajan@sph.com.sg) found out, the vibe the band grooves to is nothing to he trif led with. Boogie on. JAZZ musicians have been accused ofMike Lee - 664 words
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Article, Illustration285 2001-05-10 23 IN AN earlier interview, Incognito’s main man Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick (below) shared his thoughts on the now-dormant phenomenon his band waamost famously associated with acid jazz and how they’ve managed to keep on going. What label best describes Incognito’s sound? I chose the nameLaw Kian Yan - 285 words
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The Back Page
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Article352 2001-05-10 24 Chats Mouse That sucks A YOUNG vampire bat came flapping in from the night, covered in fresh blood and perched himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Before long, the other bats smelled blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He was tired352 words
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Article, Illustration168 2001-05-10 24 Karl Ho WITH two new culinary programmes in its stable, TV Works may well be a dream come true for Singapore foodies. Makansutra, based on KP Seetoh’s (left) guide to Singaporean street grub, is a collection of hawker idiosyncrasies, colourful stories about “hawkers– Karl Ho; The Straits Times; Desmond Wee - 168 words
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Article, Illustration225 2001-05-10 24 IN CASE you ever wonder how Survivor always managed to get such slick footage of its contestants competing against each other, that’s because parts of the show were staged. In the midst of a contentious debate about the authenticity of reality television, Survivor’s executive producer Mark Burnett225 words
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Making HEADLINES
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Article81 2001-05-10 24 Wires HOLLYWOOD is rushing to do a movie of “Great Train Robber” Ronnie Biggs’ return to England after 35 years on the run. Kirk Douglas and Clint Eastwood are among those considered for the role. Biggs, 71, fled to Brazil after escaping from prison 15 months into– Wires - 81 words
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