Project Eyeball, 7 June 2001

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL23163
Total Pages: 24
1 24 Project Eyeball
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    11 1 projecteyeball. eyeball,asial,com.sg Mita (p) 105/03/2001 Thursday, June 7, 2001 80 CENTS
    11 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      275 1 I WANT IT ALL Eugene Wee says it’s no contradiction that young people who profess to be “greenies” want to own cars and landed homes. See Page 15 THE NET WAR Vanessa Tan wonders if virtual war, now played on the sidelines of real conflicts, will ever take centrestage. See
      275 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • NEWS & VIEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon QUICKIE
      103 2 WORK only three hours a day and you wouldn’t fall ill and will actually live longer. So says Russian scientist Dr V Burdakov, who’s calculated how much time we need for the five areas of our lives energising, transport, information, work and personal time. A “mature man”, he says,
      103 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon So long, Harry
      362 2  -  Closed Harry Ramsden’s owes $400,000 to Singapore Sports Council BY Suzanne Ong local@sph.com.sg WHEN Harry Ramsden’s fish and chips restaurant opened its doors in Kallang four years ago, its owners had grand plans for takeaway counters in HDB estates islandwide. Today, the only branch of this very
      Pictures: Wang Huifen  -  362 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Building faith in Case Trust
      345 2  -  C.A.S.E. CAMPAIGN BY Eegene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg THE recent pricing screw up by furniture giant Courts, which carries the Consumers’ Association of Singapore’s (Case) Case Trust approval mark, may have put a dent in the credibility of the accreditation scheme. Courts’ refusal to honour its customers’
      345 words
    • Eyeball NEWS
      • Article
        Lock icon GPs can now take courses online
        70 2 GENERAL practitioners in Singapore will soon be able to go online to continue their medical education. The new programme, which has been approved by The College of Family Physicians Singapore, was developed by World Health Network, a Britain-based, medical information technology company. The programme
        70 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Lim to speak at Leadership Forum
        73 2 MINISTER of State for Communications and Information Technology Lim Swee Say is scheduled to participate in Businessweek’s 10th Annual Asia Leadership Forum to be held in Kuala Lumpur on June 27 and 28. The Minister will speak on Government initatives to facilitate the growth
        73 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ‘Tll still be around’
      987 4  -  Ex-WP chief speaks of his political career and hopes for the future By Sue-Ann Chia sueann@sph.com.sg IF YOU thought JB Jeyaretnam would be riled up because people welcomed his stepping down as Workers’ Party chief, you’d be wrong. In fact, he was more baffled than angry
      Law Kian Yan  -  987 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon SONS, CRITICS, BEST FRIENDS
      505 5  -  By Denyse Yeo denyse@sph.com.sg HIS two best friends call him a “damn fool”. But JB Jeyaretnam doesn’t mind. After all, they are his two sons, he told Eyeball. He shared this facet of his personal life when asked about his relationship with his sons banker Kenneth,
      505 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Workers’ Party quarrel is an ‘internal matter’
      484 5  -  By Den YEO denyse@sph.com.sg FROM the looks of it, the in-fighting over the Workers’ Party annual general meeting will have to be resolved where it all began within the party. The Registry of Societies (ROS) has said that the complaint it received over
      484 words
    • The World
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon World Watch
        334 3 Eight London detectives face a disciplinary inquiry over claims that one of them broke wind in front of a family during a raid, police said yesterday. The family complained that no one apologised for the act, which they felt was rude and unprofessional. JERUSALEM CIA chief George Tenet
        Bong Fortin  -  334 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Contentious Japan book sold here
        453 3  -  Textbook riled China, South Korea By Lim Puay Leng puayleng@sph.com.sg THE controversial Japanese history textbook that rocked this side of the world, for allegedly glossing over Japan’s wartime atrocities, stole onto local shelves yesterday. A local branch of book store Kinokuniya brought in eight copies
        Lim Puay Leng  -  453 words
      • Article
        Lock icon China warns Koizumi against shrine visit
        149 3 Reuters TOKYO China has threatened to scuttle Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s planned autumn trip to Beijing if he visits a controversial Shinto war shrine, a newspaper reported yesterday. Koizumi, one of Japan’s most popular leaders in years, has repeatedly said he will visit
        – Reuters  -  149 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Rachmawati lets fly at sister Megawati
        377 7 She brands moves to oust President Abdurrahman a coup d’etat AFP JAKARTA Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri was blasted by her sister yesterday at a function to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of their father and Indonesia’s founding father Sukarno. Rachmawati, Megawati’s younger sister, lashed out
        – AFP; AFP  -  377 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon US hostage in Philippines wounded
        369 7 AFP MANILA The Philippine hostage crisis grew more complicated yesterday as a US missionary held by Muslim rebels was wounded, and a US Navy officer was feared to have been seized by communist guerrillas. Christian missionary Martin Burnham, 41, from Kansas, suffered shrapnel wounds on
        – AFP; Reuters  -  369 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Court to decide if police acted right
        273 7 I.S.A. APPEAL Wires KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s highest court yesterday ignored government lawyers’ objections and ruled that it would proceed with a trial to decide if police had acted illegally in jailing opposition activists without trial. Separately, the US State Department urged that the
        – Wires  -  273 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ‘Prince fired indiscriminately’
        1004 8 Nepal royal massacre eyewitness says it was no accident Lat-Wp KATHMANDU If an eyewitness account is to be believed, then the Crown Prince did shoot his family and it was no accident. It would seem, too, that it was not provoked by a dispute over his choice
        – Lat-Wp; Bong Fortin  -  1,004 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Labour unleashes blitz to overcome voter apathy
        456 9 Wires LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ruling Labour Party appeared headed for a decisive victory as the nation goes to the polls today, but the Opposition Tories are counting on a new opinion poll by The Guardian newspaper. It shows Labour’s lead
        – Wires; AFP  -  456 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Riots erupt in Britain on eve of poll
        373 9 Leeds police battle 300 Asian youths Wires LONDON Street violence struck Britain again yesterday, but this time the police said it was a planned riot by a crowd of 300 Asian youths in the northern English city of Leeds. Violence erupted overnight
        – Wires  -  373 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Journalists in for future shock
        337 9 AFP HONG KONG The people who decide what you read in newspapers will be replaced by robots in the future, according to industry visionaries. Computerised “newsbots” will take over the role of news editors in making editorial judgements on day-to-day stories. This will free up
        – AFP  -  337 words
    • Singapore
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Game taken off store shelves after religious complaints
        300 6  -  BLASPHEMOUS TEXT Steven Ng A GAME that had a spooky mansion as its theme seems to be haunted it’s been yanked off the shelves in Singapore. Electronic Arts a firm with headquarters in the United States that distributed Clive Barker’s Undying here
        300 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon The pick of the pack
        864 6  -  Army’s lieutenant-model is one pretty tough soldier By Wong Sher Maine sher@sph.com.sg LIEUTENANT (LTA) Tham Shiang Ni grimaces when she sees herself in the army recruitment ads. Dressed in tight, olive-green garb from brand-name stores, her arms akimbo, the 26-year-old signals officer is the sultry
        Mike Lee  -  864 words
    • Technology
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon The next war: game consoles
        747 11  -  Microsoft, Nintendo launch rivals to Sony’s PS2 By Steven Ng stevenng@sph.com.sg THREE superpowers are on the brink of a global showdown, and it looks like the fallout might hit Singapore by this time next year, if all goes well for gamers here. The three superpowers
        747 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Shoot movies on shoestring budget
        426 12  -  TECHONLOGY MAKES IT POSSIBLE By Andrew Chin andrewc@sph.com.sg HE DID it with nine crew members on a budget of about US$3,OOO (555,400), including a three-day onlocation shoot in Cuba. Adam Green, the producer for US-based Lunar Landing Productions, shot a 45-minute television pilot, The Slightly
        Chia Yuen Che  -  426 words
      • Hot GEAR
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon Music to your ears
          640 12 This is the first of an occasional series featuring the latest gadgets on the market. ANDREW CHIN (andrewc@sph.com.sg) turns the spotlight on the latest ear aids’ for mobile phones and anaemic speakers. BITBB Universal Sound Enhancer IF YOU’RE hampered by poor acoustics, consider this gadget. Don’t
          Pictures: Emmanuel Khon and Chia Yuen Che  -  640 words
    • Business
      • Business BUZZ
        • Article
          Lock icon BA to retrench
          115 13 BANK OF AMERICA said yesterday that it was looking to axe as many as 55 of its staff in its equities, mergers and acquisitions departments in Singapore. Hong Kong and Bombay over the next five weeks. “When you stand back and look at a piece of business
          115 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Awards for leaders
          68 13 BUSINESS television network CNBC Asia-Pacific and logistics firm TNT announced yesterday that the institution of the Asian Business Leader Awards 2001, which seeks to recognise the achievements of business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region. The three awards, to be presented in November, include the Asian Business Leader
          68 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Fam to step down
          93 13 SINGAPORE AIRLINES said yesterday that its director and non-executive chairman, Michael Fam, 74, would step down from the board at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on July 14. Replacing him is Koh Boon Hwee, who said he will relinquish his post as chairman of Singapore
          93 words
        • Article
          Lock icon AF Oil’s IPO
          46 13 THE retail tranche of AP Oil International’s initial public offering (IPO), comprising one million shares at 23.5 cents each, closed 148 times subscribed. The IPO raised net proceeds of $3 million, of which $2 million will be used to repay DBS Bank loans.
          46 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Down but not out yet
        570 13  -  Less IPOs this year, but analysts say it could change in coining months By Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg IT’S down but don’t write it off yet. The number of IPOs hitting the market took a sharp beating in the first five months of the year compared
        Paul Eric Roca  -  570 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Market seeks stronger measures
        426 13  -  GOVT STEPS TO LIMIT LAND FOR SALE By Francis Kan francisk@sph.com.sg IT’S definitely a welcome measure, but not enough to kick-start a sluggish market. That’s what property analysts have to say about the decision the Government announced on Monday to limit the supply of land for
        426 words
    • Mailbox
      • Eyeballing THE NET
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon The Net effect of war
          640 14  -  By Vanessa Tan vantan@sph.com.sg PICTURE this: In the distant future, a new world war erupts. No real weapons are used; instead, governments employ talented individuals to infiltrate and sabotage the enemy’s communications networks. It may sound like a cliched movie plot, but it’s a valid
          Paul Eric Roca  -  640 words
      • Article
        Lock icon LOVE BOTH PARENTS
        82 14 FATHER’S DAY is a subdued affair compared to Mother’s Day. Are dads less appreciated than mums? 36% Who cares, as long as they’re both appreciated. We’re closer to our mothers anyway. 16% Women need these shows of affection more than men do. Yes, dads have a tough
        82 words
      • Article
        Lock icon More women in politics would be refreshing
        309 14  -  STRAIGHT_FUN ‘Social issues are for MPs of both sexes’ (June 5) BEYOND representation numbers, it’s also about the substantive difference women politicians can make in public policy and the way government operates, said Senior Minister of State for Education Dr Aline Wong. What
        309 words
      • E-Male ADDRESS
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon I want it all – so sue me
          648 15  - I want it all so sue me By Eegene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg LET’S have more cars on the road. And at the same time, cleaner air to boot. I know what you’re thinking. Cars pollute, so how can we have cleaner air when more of these four-wheeled petrol guzzlers are zipping
          648 words
      • Article
        Lock icon 10-cent increase sounds okay
        259 15 ‘Bus-fare increase: It could’ve been worse’ (June 6) AFTER all, commuters could have ended up paying much more than a 10-cent increase in feeder-bus fares. And with transport operation costs up, the need for a hike seems valid. Still, others ask: Should fares be raised at
        259 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      49 2 Departments: Enquiries 730-5800 eyenews@sph.com.sg Local News 730-5461 local@eyeball.com.sg Foreign News 730-5807 world@eyeball.com.sg Business News :.730-5864 biz@eyeball.com.sg Eye Sport 730-5832 sports@eyeball.com.sg Unwind 730-5844 leisure@eyeball.com.sg Tech 730-5815 tech@eyeball.com.sg Online Edition 730-5811 Archives 730-5726 stlib@cyberway.com.sg Subscription fax line 746-1925 Snail Mail Project Eyeball News Centre, Level 6 82, Genting Lane Singapore *****7
      49 words
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 2 Miscellaneous Column 1
      24 2 Qood morning! Showers in the late morning and early afternoon over most areas. High: 32C 1 Low: 25C Tides: 12.48PM/2.5M 11.43PM/2.8M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin
      24 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
Page thumbnail Page 4
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      61 5 Q 'p %..J A ,:i r*» I I r nr t A vj Is your child short-sighted? Call 773 9406 Healthy children, 6-12 years are invited to join a clinical study* on anti-myopia medication. .7: m or Reputable U.S. pharmaceutical company is sponsoring a clinical study at several centres in
      61 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      42 7 http://asia.cnn.com/ 2001/WQRLD/asiapcf/ southeast/02/19/ indonesia.timeline/ index.html SpedalSMcons g Steam ft nm c° Monday to Saturday (Sun PH dose) 5.00 pm to 11.00 pm Hejiayi Food Catering Pte Ltd 1 Liang Seah Street (Opp. Bugis Junction) #Ol-05/06 Singapore *****2 Tel: *****61 Fax: *****28 IhJyl
      42 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      49 9 Following the UK election? Some links: http:/ news.bbc.co.uk/ vote2ool/hi/english/ newsid *****00/ *****91.5tm Labour has now won support from most of the British press, but will readers be influenced to vote for Blair? http://www.rubbershorts. com/spinon/football/ football.html A satirical look at the election campaign as a football league,with weekly match reports.
      49 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      55 10 Get over a million people for a hot and sweaty session S a\ 1 v i W'*\ It's just a phone call away. Call C.A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166 for Classified advertisement bookings and you'll reach out to 1388,000 readers of The Straits Times. Source: ACNielsen Media Index 2000 <s> CAJS. Buy
      55 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      21 11 To find out more about the XBox, PS2 and Game Cube, visit their respective websites: http://www.xbox.com http://www.scee.com/ ps2/hardware/index. ihtml http://www.nintendo. com/gamecube
      21 words
  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 11 Miscellaneous Column 1
      52 11 0&07.0I HELEN, SWEETHEART OF TOE INTERNET I MEAW EITHER WE HAVE CH£MISTRy OR W£ POW'T. IT'S WOT AS IFf CAW T6IX you SO... PO you THIWK you awo i have a CHAWC£, H£L£W7_ VV. I THIWK you JUST V\V. SMOOCH: As 1 wHy po you K££P ASKIWS MS THAT? I'X’J'MvIw
      52 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 13
Page thumbnail Page 14
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 15 Miscellaneous Column 1
      25 15 ...ICWT BEU8£ IF IT YOU Feel better ,yot'i?e not IK "TUE YOtriHRfl. CfcMOSRAMEWNETVJtm ARE AFTER jr- /—i dU^a: Cv. mt&S&Ht ,thW4KsI fEEL MUCH BETTER. V
      25 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • EyeSport
    • Sport IN SHORT
      • Article
        Lock icon Agassi upset
        40 16 AP PARIS An error-prone Andre Agassi was knocked out of the French Open yesterday, losing in the quarterfinals to Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean, 1-6, 6-1,6-1,6-3. Spain’s Alex Corretja also made the last four, beating Switzerland’s Roger Federer 7-5,6-4, 7-5.
        – AP  -  40 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Ravanelli eyed
        83 16 LONDON Derby County have joined the race with Leicester City to bring Lazio striker Fabrizio Ravanelli, 32, back to the Premiership, reports ananova.com. Rams’ manager Jim Smith said: “I went to Italy last week to watch a game and I took the opportunity to meet him (Ravanelli). We’re
        83 words
      • Article
        Lock icon ‘Racist’ fans
        92 16 AFP PARMA (Italy) France and Parma defender Lilian Thuram told a delegation of Lazio fans on Tuesday that he would not consider a transfer to the Roman club because of racism on their terraces. “They told me that slogans chanted against coloured players were only meant to destablise
        – AFP  -  92 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Jones, C J split
        31 16 Reuters RALEIGH-Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones said on Tuesday she had separated from her husband, world shot put champion C J Hunter, and will seek a divorce.
        – Reuters  -  31 words
    • The real finals
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Capriati could pull it off
        565 16 FRENCH OPEN AP Two big match-ups and both are semifinals. But whether it’s the Capriati-Hingis tennis clash or the France-Brazil soccer showdown, these two contests will throw up the eventual champions. PARIS Let’s put it on the line, though it doesn’t take a genius to
        – AP; AFP  -  565 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon It’s deja vu for France, Brazil
        381 16 CONFEDERATIONS CUP AFP SUWON (South Korea) What started as a rehearsal for next year’s World Cup will turn into a replay of the 1998 final when France play Brazil in the Confederations Cup semifinal today. This will be a clash between two quite different
        – AFP; AP  -  381 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon On track for FI glory
      496 17 As the Formula One season nears the halfway mark, its time for a review of whaTs been happening this season. Three months and six races since the first flag-off in Melbourne, Eye Sport picks FTs best and worst so far. HEROES DAVID COULTHARD 29, McLaren-Mercedes
      Reuters; AFP  -  496 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sports CLICKERS
      151 17 NBA: This year’s NBA finals is eerily similar to the one that was played in 1983, which also featured the Lakers and the 76ers. So says CNNSI columnist Alexander Wolff. It’s up to you to be convinced, at http://sportsillustrated. cnn.com/inside_game/ alexander_wolff/ news/ 2001/06/04/hoop_life/. Soccer: Bookworms-cum-foot-ball fanatics will have
      151 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      43 16 French Open women’s semifinals will be telecast live today on SuperSports (SCV Ch 20) at 8 pm. The Confederations Cup semifinals will be telecast live today on Football Channel (SCVCh 22): Japan vs Australia at 3.50 pm; Brazil vs France at 6.50 pm.
      43 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Unwind
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Shreking BIG responsibilities
      1040 18 AKIRA TO AMTZ TO SHREK; EVOLPTIOK OF ANIMATED FILMS TOR ADULTS Animation for adults. No longer the domain of Japanese animators, Hollywood is now getting in on the scene. JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg) reports on the trend of cartoons for adults and where it’s all going beyond Shrek.
      1,040 words
    • Movies
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon MODERN MORALITY PLAY
        460 19 Lat-Wp HOLLYWOOD Shrek, a contemporary morality play about an ogre who begrudgingly becomes a hero and discovers how to love others in the process, stars Mike Myers as the voice of the lovable ogre Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, Eddie Murphy as the hyperactive sidekick Donkey
        – Lat-Wp  -  460 words
      • Cyber SNITCH
        • Article
          Lock icon Keeping abreast
          80 20 HALLE BERRY reportedly bumped up her pay cheque by a cool half-million dollars by agreeing to reveal her breasts in Swordfish. The movie’s website (http://www.operation swordfish.com) is also quite a teaser. It invites closet hackers to find 10 key codes that will help them navigate through different levels
          80 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Evolving site
          76 20 DAVID DUCHOVNY’S latest movie those words alone should send you clicking to Evolution’s official site. There’s an exclusive online trailer which gets bigger as more scenes are added, as well as clips of the stars Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore and Seann William Scott talking about the movie.
          76 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Treasure hunt
          95 20  -  June Wan ONLY enthusiasts will go ape over this. Project Ape is a site complementing upcoming movie Planet Of The Apes. While waiting for the movie, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter, take part in “geocaching” missions where you can find hidden caches and
          95 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Quote of the week:
          22 20 Snow White lives with seven other men, hut that doesn’t mean she’s easy. Donkey to Shrek in Shrek
          22 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Betty’s blues
        411 20  -  Jeanmarie Tan NURSE BETTY (PG) Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock IF YOU can sit through a gruesome early episode, then you might just fall for Nurse Betty’s bedside manner. The movie’s crisscrossing layers of reality make for a psychiatrist’s dream case study. Don’t expect a
        411 words
      • Article
        Lock icon NOW STREAMING
        176 20 June Wan THE FOLLOW Wong Kar Wai At: http://www.bmwfilms.com/ Time: 6 mins 17 secs HONG KONG’S Wong Kar Wai helms the third of BMW’s Internet short film collaboration with established directors. Clive Owen plays The Driver, a Philip Marlowe-type character who is summoned to trail a wife (Adriana
        – June Wan  -  176 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Not your usual fairy tale
        789 21 VISIBLE SECRET (PG) Eason Chan, Shu Qi, Sam Lee A GHOST story, a romance, a revenge yarn, a social satire. The latest effort by Ann Hui (Summer Snow, Ordinary Heroes), a veteran Hong Kong director and Golden Horse Award-winner, is an incomprehensible rojak. Returning to
        789 words
      • Like that HOW CAN?
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon I kid you not
          620 22 It’s never easy keeping kids entertained, especially at a cinema, as NINA KAN finds out for the umpteenth time. HERE is a trick to I I I I keeping your sanity intact when you n shuttle three children to the movies and back. Unfortunately, dear readers,
          620 words
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon Yahoo new site for local movie buffs
          121 22  -  Clara Chow MOVIE buffs who like trawling the Internet just got a new cyberhaunt yesterday as Yahoo unveiled its Singapore Movies site (http://movies.yahoo.com.sg). It’s chockful of film-related material news, reviews, stills and photos, online clubs, chats, and box-office information. Yahoo has tied up
          121 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Out ON DISC
        330 22 ANATOMY Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian Blomberg $19.90 (VCD) PAULA HENNING (Potente; Lola in Run Lola Run) wins a scholarship to a prestigious medical school in Heidelberg where she discovers a secret group cheerfully drugging unsuspecting victims and flaying them. Henning’s snooping reveals that someone
        330 words
    • Arts Fest
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Like water for roti
        474 23 Like the film Like Water For Chocolate, Kitchen Katha uses food as a metaphor for the desires of women. But though the cooked food will he given to the audience, don't come to the show hungry, artistic director Neelam Chowdhry tells JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg). ON’T go
        Wang Huifen  -  474 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Death plunges and body contortions are good fun
        489 23  -  By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg ELIZABETH STREB has been called a sadist, and she hates it. She prefers to think of her choreography -of gravity-defying six-metre plunges onto the stage, crashing into walls, eye-popping body contortions -for her 16-year-old company as “good,
        Wang Huifen  -  489 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 19
Page thumbnail Page 20
Page thumbnail Page 21
Page thumbnail Page 22
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      34 23 Log on to to read our review of Imagine Forest, a collaborative effort by The Arts Fission Company and the T’ang Quartet. It opened last night as part of this year’s Singapore Arts Festival.
      34 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • The Back Page
    • Article
      Lock icon Chat & Mouse
      362 24 Chat Mouse Spaced out YOU’VE all heard of the US Air Force’s super-secret base in Nevada, which is known simply as “Area 51”? Well, late one afternoon, the Air Force folks out at Area 51 were very surprised to see a Cessna landing at their “secret” base. They immediately impounded
      362 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Elton plays used-car salesman
      175 24 NAOMI nAMPBTTT.T. (left) has again been spotted in the company of Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, fuelling speculation that the pair are involved. A COLLECTION of luxury cars belonging to Sir Elton John (right) sold on Tuesday for £2 million (S$5.1 million). The 54-year-old singer made twice
      Reuters  -  175 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Grant remains blue over split
      105 24 SPEAKING about the end of his 13-year relationship with Elizabeth Hurley, Hugh Grant (left) said: “At first I thought, hey, being on my own isn’t all that bad. “But there are those dark, middle-of-the-night moments when you think, bloody hell, this is all very well
      105 words
    • Making HEADLINES
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Phantom version being distributed
        87 24 AN ANONYMOUS Star Wars fan is circulating a re-edited version of Star Wars: Episode One The Phantom Menace, and fans are clamouring to get their hands on a copy. Titling it The Phantom Edit, the creator, who calls himself the “Phantom Editor”, has removed scenes and
        87 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Meanwhile...
        125 24 Wires U 2, Destiny’s Child, and Sngar Ray will be lending star value to the NBA Finals. They are set to perform at halftime during the series, which begins tomorrow in Los Angeles... Eagles fans can finally look forward to a new album from the veteran rockers. Now touring
        – Wires  -  125 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      101 24 w wgm Be one of the first 100 to show this coupon at BUZZ Paragon at 5:30 pm today to get your pair of SHREK movie passes for the screening on Saturday, June 9, at United Artists Beach Road (Shaw Tower). SHREK is a hilarious and captivating fairy tale for
      101 words