Streats, 15 September 2000

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 15 September 2000 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • morning rush
    • Article
      Lock icon Go ahead, change
      47 1 YOU can now change your main entrance gate or build cement bases for kitchen cabinets without seeking HDB’s approval. These are among 30 renovation items which don’t affect the structure of the flats. But only contractors licenced by HDB may carry out the works.
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    • Article
      Lock icon More borrowers
      57 1 AN international survey of 50 libraries showed that you borrowed the most number of books in 1997 (22.5 million), but in terms of the number of books read a year (only six), you fell to 25th position. Helsinki was tops at 16.6 books read per person. Borrowings in
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      Lock icon SM's book on sale
      58 1 IN anticipation of strong demand, Part Two of SM Lee’s memoirs will go on sale from noon today, one day ahead of the official launch tomorrow. The English version entitled “From Third World to First The Singapore Story, 1965 to 2000”, costs $36.05. The Chinese version,
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  • Article
    Lock icon Rash, confused youth: Give them a chance says Chief Justice
    252 1 YOU are a juvenile, confused and rebellious. And you run foul of the law for just one rash act. Should you be branded a criminal? Chief Justice Yong Pung How thinks not. You should be given a second chance. Yes.
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  • Article
    Lock icon 'Give our kids a break, start school later'
    92 1 £y daughter has been skipping her breakfast since she started morning session this year. She can't eat so early in the morning. Now she complains about stomach aches. Secretary Chan May-Lyn, 30, whose eight-year-old daughter walks to school alone at 6.45 am.
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    Lock icon Diana Ser salutes the real stars
    99 1 Offstage and as real people, (Anita Sarawak and Frances Yip) are pure inspiration to work with. Sarawak, especially, gives the word diva a bad name. She returned my calls personally and apologised so profusely for not being able to make a photo shoot, I
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon Trio donate blood six times a year Blood brothers
      237 2 THEY'RE three good friends in life, but three blood brothers in deed. They are the kind of people Singapore needs, the kind of people who will help make the fourth Nationwide Emergency Blood Exercise a success. The three have been making
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      Lock icon Abadul needs monthly transfusions Blood pressure
      226 2 The Nationwide Emergency Blood Exercise was launched by Health Minister Mr Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. It will run till Sept 17 at various locations islandwide EVERY day, Abadul Hadi Zakaria, 14, lives under the kind of pressure others can barely imagine. The pressure is
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      Lock icon What's the best time to start school, we asked you. Half of you said... Later is better
      362 3 How you'd like to improve the standard of service in buses and trains. Only in Streats by SARAH NG LOOK at these boys. They could be your school-going children. They’re not old enough
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    • Interchange
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        Lock icon Telcos' payouts: Why compensate them $2 billion?
        200 3 Background: On Tuesday, the government announced a $2 billion payout to telecom companies Sing Tel and Starhub for its decision to bring forward liberalisation of the local telecommunications market by two years. Star Hub will receive $1.082 billion and Singapore Telecom $859 million.
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      Lock icon Sea breeze cost couple $13,500
      143 4 A DRIVE to East Coast beach in the wee hours proved to be a costly date for a young couple. Mr Ng Chee Koon, a 28 yearold contractor, parked his car at the C 4 car park off East Coast Park Service Road at 2am
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      Lock icon Ambush, raid, stakeout... Loansharks caught
      266 4 All three suspects will be charged in court today THREE loansharks were fished out by the Violent Crime Team of Central Police Division on Wednesday. The operation lasted from 6.30 am to 11 pm. The suspects will be charged in court today. Case 1: When
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      Lock icon 155 arrested in anti-drugs blitz
      195 4 IN A 16-hour, anti-drugs operation on Wednesday, 155 suspected offenders, including six suspected traffickers, were arrested. Operation Dragnet was a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) islandwide blitz. At 2.55 pm, a unit at Block 22 Chai Chee was raided and a 35-year-old suspected trafficker and 30-year-old
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      Lock icon They wanted cash to return stolen goods
      287 5 The two accused!, aged 20 and 25, will be charged today for housebreaking and theft HAVING your possessions stolen is bad enough. Now imagine the audacity of the thieves who tried to blackmail the owner for the return of his belongings. This is
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    • Article
      Lock icon They broke into houses and stole Colombians jailed
      210 5 A GROUP of Colombians drove around Singapore, but they weren’t here to see the tourist attractions. They were driving through residential areas, searching for houses to break into. Fredy Bernardo Barbosa Mesa, 25, Jorge Luis Balseros Rodriguez, 20, and Hector Dario Garcia
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      Lock icon Cop pocketed $149 from wallet
      156 5 A POLICEMAN who pocketed $149 from a wallet found on the street was jailed for nine weeks yesterday for criminal breach of trust. On April 11, 1998 Vasuthavan Subramaniam, 24, was on duty at Buona Visa Neighbourhood Police Post when Madam Gam Ah Chee, 46,
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        68 5 I Head down to the I Singapore Botanic B Gardens tomorrow for the P Mexican Charity Carnival, where there is a dazzling feast of food, music, and great performances to keep the whole family entertained. On from 10am to 7.30 pm, the carnival is in aid of
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        Lock icon From tomorrow...
        55 5 If you are worried that your travel agent is ripping you off, there's help from the national airline. Singapore Airlines will display the nett fare it quotes to travel agents in Singapore, on its tickets, from tomorrow. So now you'll know how much mark-up your agent adds to
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        Lock icon Remember...
        82 5 If you hear the sound of sirens across the island today it is because today is Civil Defence Day. The SCDF will conduct its annual islandwide Public Warning System Exercise. You will hear the "Important Message" signal at 12.05 pm across the island. Y The sound will last for
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      79 5 Our weather girl says Hi! The rain is not going away yet so keep your umbrellas with you. There will be showers with thunder in the late morning and early afternoon. It will be slightly hazy with the temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. If you still intend to go swimming,
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      237 2 Stm ts 1800-844-5566 *****22 E-MAIL streats@sph.com.sg ADDRESS 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2 5(*****7) Look out for these treats inside! Drink Treatl Complimentary Guinness Draft at Sultan of Swing! Fun Treat j Getsbonustokens\ at E-zone! Fun in Streets Win Coca-Cola Limited Edition Gold, Silver Bronze Collectible] Can set! Win
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  • Streatsmart column
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      Lock icon Party Aunties
      588 6 IF ENJOYING Frances Yip and Anita Sarawak is a sign of aging, then somebody, pass me that walking stick. We have been spoilt this past week. First Anita Sarawak added a much-needed dose of glamour to the PCK Musical last Saturday. Then, on Wednesday night, Frances Yip enthralled
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      Lock icon between the lines
      110 6 l,ooolocal residents andsoo foreigners who lived here for at least six months were interviewed for the survey. The survey respondents were selected randomly by the research company using a widely-accepted statistical sampling method. The survey revealed that most respondents were of the opinion that we had a
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  • Streatsmart regional
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      Lock icon Jakarta blast Soldiers are suspects
      249 8 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday said supporters of former leader Suharto and the military could have been behind a massive bomb blast in which 15 died. Officials did not directly blame either group but said both were under scrutiny. Wednesday’s blast in Jakarta’s stock exchange came
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      Lock icon China executes top official for graft
      186 8 Reuters BEIJING China launched its boldest strike against corruption in 50 years of Communist rule yesterday, executing a top lawmaker for bribery and announcing the arrest of the country’s former second-ranked policeman for graft. The execution of Cheng Kejie, a former vice chairman of
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      Lock icon Korea peace bid makes slow progress
      140 8 -AFP SEOUL South and North Korea announced new measures yesterday to keep their reconciliation moving. A seven point accord released at the end of a visit by a top North Korean envoy Kim Yong-sun did not confirm press reports that the North’s supreme leader
      -AFP  -  140 words
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      Lock icon Suharto ordered to appear in court
      127 8 -AFP JAKARTA Judges ordered former president Suharto to be brought to court on Sept 28, after the former president failed to attend the second hearing of his corruption trial pleading ill health. “The court orders the prosecutors to produce the defendant at the next
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sing sing song
      41 8 gofigure Gallup survey What percentage of Singaporeans prefer karaoke to the arts? Forty per cent pick karaoke and outdoor activities as their top choice. Computer gaming and Internet surfing come next. The arts is fourth (34 per cent).
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      Lock icon Rebels threaten cities
      327 10 Reuters AbuSayyaf spokesman says Muslims should leave cities of Zamboanga, Davao and General Santos ZAMBOANGA, (Philippines) Muslim rebels threatened yesterday to launch attacks on towns in the south of the country if the army tried to rescue 19 hostages. An Abu Sayyaf spokesman said in a radio
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      Lock icon Thai teachers against caning ban
      113 10 -AFP BANGKOK Thai teachers are livid about a proposed ban on caning, reports said on Thursday. Teachers have demanded a public hearing on the proposed Nov 1 ban, The Nation reported. The ban would limit teachers’ rights, the Thai paper quoted Jarae Hongchaiphoom of Thailand’s
      -AFP  -  113 words
    • web cites
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        Lock icon Forget IDD, get ICQ
        56 10 If you are going abroad for a long while, save on those ridiculous IDD call charges by installing ICQ on your computer. ICQ short for l-seek-you is a popular free online communication program that lets you conduct real-time chat with friends no matter where they are.
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        Lock icon Quick, dot your friends:
        48 10 No e-mail access? No problem. Just go to Quickdot.com and send a message to your friends even if they're not online. Quickdot is a free communication tool for people to stay in touch anywhere in the world and there is no application to download.
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      Lock icon No way in for illegals
      189 10 Reuters SYDNEY Hundreds of wouldbe illegal immigrants have tried and failed to use tickets bought for the Olympic Games as a cover to get into Australia. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said that in two Eastern European countries, some people had tried to
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    • news scan
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        Lock icon Pay cut for President
        77 10 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is to cut the salaries of its president and vice president to “reasonable” levels while extensively raising pay for other leading politicians, Vice Premier Chang Chunhsiung said. The 18.5 per cent pay reduction for President Chen Shui-bian and 18.76 per cent cut for
        -AFP  -  77 words
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        Lock icon Pacific Forum warning
        100 10 -AFP AUCKLAND The head of the 16-nation South Pacific Forum delivered a veiled warning to nations wanting to take stronger regional action over the recent coups in Fiji and the Solomon Islands, saying to do so threatened the future of the organisation. Forum Secretary General Noel Levi
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      • Article
        Lock icon Ticket scalper deported
        75 10 Reuters SYDNEY Australian immigration authorities said they had deported a known American ticket scalper when he arrived in Sydney for the Olympic Games. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said the man was questioned at Sydney airport after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles and
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      • Article
        Lock icon Anwar's plea to see mum
        113 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s jailed former finance minister, is seeking permission to visit his sick mother once a week, said his lawyer. “She is suffering from seven different kinds of ailments, including heart, renal, lung and high blood pressure problems,” lawyer S. Sankara
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      • Article
        Lock icon DMZ movie sets record
        110 10 -AFP SEOUL JSA, a film that takes a more sentimental look at the De-Militarised Zone conflict between the rival Koreas, has set a new attendance record in South Korea. In the five days since its nationwide release 900,000 people have already seen the film, which stars
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  • Streatsmart global
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      Lock icon Judge apologises and frees US nuclear scientist Lee
      213 11 Reuters ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico Former Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee was freed after nine months of solitary confinement, with a judge apologising to him and blasting the US government for “embarrassing our entire nation” with its zealous pursuit of an
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    • know or not
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        Lock icon Japanese students less keen to study
        43 11 Compared to their counterparts in the US and China, students in Japan are less interested in studying, says a report done there. Also, the number of Japanese teens who have dyed hair and own handphones is higher.
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        Lock icon Toxic Asia
        42 11 A report released by Greenpeace said that in many parts of Asia, high levels of highly toxic manmade chemicals pesticides DDT and HCH, dioxins, furans and PCBs can be found in the air, water, fish, marine mammals and human tissues.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Gore aide gets... Bush debate video
      298 13 Reuters Senior aide immediately notifies lawyers who turn tape over to FBI WASHINGTON A senior aide to Vice-President Al Gore received an unsolicited package containing a videotape and documents that appeared to relate to Republican George W. Bush’s debate preparations. The aide, former Representative
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      Lock icon Harassed White House chef sues boss, Clinton
      213 13 Harassed White House chef sues boss Clinton Reuters WASHINGTON A White House chef sued her boss and President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, alleging head pastry chef Roland Mesnier retaliated after she spurned his persistent advances. Assistant pastry chef Franette McCullouch accuses Mr Mesnier of urging her to feel him under
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Health matters more than tech: Mr Bill Gates administered an oral polio vaccine to Nikunj Kumar, 5, of New Delhi, yesterday. He also announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was awarding two grants totalling US$3O million (S$51 million) to benefit children in India.
      46 13 Health matters more than tech: Mr Bill Gates administered an oral polio vaccine to Nikunj Kumar, 5, of New Delhi, yesterday. He also announced that the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation was awarding two grants totalling US$3O million (S$51 million) to benefit children in India. Pic: AFP
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    • Article
      Lock icon In US, 12 minutes work for a Big Mac
      254 13 Reuters ZURICH, Switzerland US workers need to work only 12 minutes on average to earn enough money to buy a Big Mac, well below the global average of 36 minutes, according to a study released on Wednesday by a Swiss investment
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    • news scan
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        Lock icon Maradona survives crash
        78 13 Reuters HAVANA Scandal-prone former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona survived a car crash in Cuba late on Wednesday, escaping with light bruises after the jeep he was driving collided head-on with a tourist bus, friends said. The 39-year-old soccer idol, who has been undergoing treatment for drug
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        Lock icon US scouts kept 'straight'
        71 13 Reuters WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to revoke the Boy Scouts’ federal charter because of its policy of excluding homosexuals. On a 362-12 vote, lawmakers killed the measure sponsored by Representative Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat. The Boy Scouts deny membership
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      • Article
        Lock icon Big push for Gore
        83 13 Reuters WASHINGTON Abortion rights groups are planning a multimillion dollar grass-roots effort to mobilise women to vote for Democrat Al Gore in the upcoming presidential election. The effort is led by the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (Naral) and Planned Parenthood. Anti-abortion forces are
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      • Article
        Lock icon Family of slain man sues
        99 13 Reuters NEW YORK New York City was sued by the family of an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by police at a time when the department was under intense criticism for alleged racism and brutality. Seeking at least US$3OO million (***** million)
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        Lock icon Ship sinks, Iraqis rescued
        79 13 Reuters NICOSIA Over 250 Iraqi immigrants, mostly women and children, were rescued from a sinking trawler off Paphos, along the western coast of Cyprus. The immigrants had paid around US$4,OOO (556,960) each for the trip, they said. Women and children were rescued first, with police launches
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  • Streatsmart people
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      Lock icon Catch Jimmy and Richie in concerts
      196 14 FANS of Jimmy Lin and Richie Ren, you’re in for a treat. You will get to see the Taiwanese singer-actors on stage in Singapore come October and November. Pretty boy Jimmy Lin will be in town on Oct 1 to participate in the Sheng
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      Lock icon Fed up with fans
      111 14 AMERICAN pop star Madonna was quoted as saying she was fed up of the aggressive behaviour of fans and bored with giving interviews. The singer also told German monthly magazine Arnica that she was having a hard time getting used to living in Britain because of
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      Lock icon First of ei8ht born
      81 14 A SICILIAN woman carrying octuplets gave birth to the first of her babies, but doctors said they hoped some time would elapse before the others were born. Marinella Mazzara, 31, who had been given fertility treatment gave birth naturally to a baby girl, who was named
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      Lock icon Multitasking stars
      154 14 LOOKS like the drama artistes of Media Corp Studios will have to get used to multi-tasking very soon. MediaCorp’s pool of charismatic comperes has been drying up with the likes of Kym Ng, Bryan Wong, Darren Lim, Guo Liang and Michelle Chia moving over to SPH Media Works.
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      Lock icon He's back!
      82 14 WELL, not really, but Americans suffering from post-Elian withdrawal syndrome can take heart from a television movie about the Cuban shipwreck I survivor airing on the Fox Family Channel on Sunday And it just would not be Elian without a helping of controversy. Sure enough, the made-for-TV film
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      Lock icon He ain't a story He's a person
      476 15 'one oofa m kind We continue with our One Kind Act series; where our photojournalism Francis Lee, finds out firsthand whether it is possible to be areal-life Mr Nice Guy 24 hours a day, five days in a row IT'S becoming almost like
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      63 15 Has someone been kind toyou pm* Win a special limited edition Streats watch We want to know about it. Share your experience and, if we publish your story, you'll win a limited edition Streats watch Here's how: Call the Streats Hotline at 1800 844-5566 (10am to 10pm), or e-mail streats<§>sph.com.sg
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      163 18 chill-outweekend Present this coupon and enjoy One FREE mug of Guinness Draft at Sultan lk.|§ of Swing Offer valid on September 17,2000. One redemption per person, per coupon •Not applicable with any a W other promotions. Atrium Mita Phillip Morris Group of Companies 2000 Singapore Art Awards Exhibition Till Sept
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    • easyStreats fun
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        Lock icon Sabun on Sunday, or Sundae on Saturday?
        433 18  -  stepha/ms, weekend by Stephanie Goh SABUN Sunday or ice cream sundaes, this is the weekend to get sinful or sudsy. You can either get your fill of oh-so-sinful ice-cream for a good cause, or pop down to Sultan of Swing for a dizzying
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      Lock icon Spice, rice and everything nice
      296 22  -  ffßB/e two shoes by Wileen Chang WITH the New Economy, comes fusion food. With fusion food comes... rojak that’s really yuks. And that, too, at inflated prices. Want old economy food? Or just plain honest to goodness homely cuisine? Try Lemongrass Restaurant at The Heeren.
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      • Today's must-see TV...
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          Lock icon THE MAD PHOENIX
          56 22 10pm, TCS 8 Debut of this 20-part Hongkong drama about a rich man’s son who goes insane because of unrequited love. Jiang Yuliu is the thirteenth son of Official Jiang, who is sent to a medical college in Hongkong after being expelled from his local school for
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          Lock icon HAUNTED MANSION
          56 22 10.35 pm, TCS 8 A couple moves into a house, not realising that the property is located on an intersection that leads to the underworld. Lots of trademark Chinese horror story gimmicks abound here like strange little girls who appear out of nowhere, mentally deranged people and demonic
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          Lock icon OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY (LIVE)
          63 22 3pm, Sports City Witness more than 10,000 atheletes i from over 28 coun- tries participate in this grand event held in Sydney. This occasion is historic in more ways than one. South and North Korea will be marching under the same flag carrying a representation of
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          Lock icon ANIMAL OLYMPIANS
          60 22 Bpm, National Geographic (SCV 35) This documentary sheds some light on the fate of the fairy penguins, the world’s smallest penk guins, that live on the shores of l Sydney Harbour. V Follow two rangers as they I enter the nestf ing grounds W to help them f
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          Lock icon LIGHT OF HOPE
          60 22 10pm, VV Entertainment (SCV 56) This film was a boxoffice hit in Korea and tells the story of how a high school teacher challenges the Kj stifling educa- tion system and k| discovers the W innermost po- lkj tential of his stu- 1 dents. Strictly for those
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    • Streats Life
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        Lock icon Money is not everything
        316 24 Guess his job, win a Swatch! Name: Ernest Ng Age: 22 Gets on bus at: Toa Payoh Gets off at: Raffles Place lam... A sociable person. I’m also like an open book. That’s probably why I’ve heaps of good friends. I feel... That girl power is
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    • easyStreats sports
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        Lock icon Cole sets a new mark
        222 29 -AP He has now scored 17 goals surpassing Denis Wise's 14 in the competition LONDON Andy Cole shot himself into the record books with a hat-trick in Manchester United’s 5-1 thrashing of Anderlecht in its opening European Champions League Group G match at Old Trafford.
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        Lock icon Aboriginal protesters plan to raise flag atop harbour
        125 29 -AFP SYDNEY- Protesters will paddle traditional canoes to a landmark fort in Sydney Harbour today and raise the Aboriginal flag where Britain’s Union Jack once flew, demonstration organisers said yesterday. Protest 2000 organiser and Aboriginal tribal leader Trevor Close said that he
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      • olympic scan
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          Lock icon Brazil gets going
          85 29 -AFP BRISBANE Brazil’s bid for an Olympic football gold, the only major title to have eluded the aristocrats of world football, got underway here yesterday with a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia. Goals from centre forward Edu, impressive left back Fabio Aurelio and an injury-time effort from captain
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          Lock icon Three drug busts
          67 29 -AP SYDNEY-Three positive drugs tests were announced on the eve of the opening ceremony of the millennium Olympics, which lOC leaders hope will rid the Games of the stains of doping and sleaze. In a major crackdown, three competitors were identified as drug cheats and barred from
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