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Title Section21 2000-10-20 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 20 October 2000 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article54 2000-10-20 1 THE National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is trying to attract 200 teachers who have the patience to teach disabled children in four new Special Education (Sped) schools in the next six years. There are now 476 teachers in the 17 existing Sped schools, which have about 3,80054 words
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Article43 2000-10-20 1 A JOINT URA-Singapore Institute of Architects committee announced 23 conservation guideline revisions yesterday. These will apply to the remaining 40 per cent of the 5,600 conservation buildings yet unrestored. Among oth-| ers, shophouse owners can now bui||a modern rear extensions. i43 words
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Article, Illustration594 2000-10-20 1 SEX. Teach the kids, says the government. Protect the young, say parents alarmed by the rise in teen abortions. But what about the young? Every day last year, an average of about seven teenagers some as young as 13 had abortions. In Britain,594 words
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Article, Illustration178 2000-10-20 2 HE is a Singaporean but has been living in Penang for a few years. Everyone there called him “Singapore kia” (son). On Tuesday at around 11pm, “Singapore kia”, who is about 50 years old, was playing mahjong with three of his friends in aPic: Sin Chew Jit Po - 178 words
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Article254 2000-10-20 2 Winston Chong - by' Winston Chong Culprit responsible for seven cases FOR the past month, offices at Pandan Loop and residential blocks at Tanglin Halt Road were hit by seven cases of housebreaking and theft at night. Now they can finally sleep in peace because the culprit254 words
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Article201 2000-10-20 2 Violetta Wong - by Violetta Wong VIROLOGISTS from the Singapore Genral Hospital have confirmed that the two siblings, Slyvia and Gary Chua, died of the hand, foot and mouth disease. Both had been infected with EV7I, an enterovirus which is the main cause of the HFMD outbreak. Said201 words
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Article, Illustration252 2000-10-20 3 Winston Chong - by Winston Chong Full-time NSman among 3 arrested for stealing 25 vehicles for joyrides A LOVE for Nike T-shirts was the downfall of a habitual car thief. The full-time National Serviceman was among three arrested for stealing 25 vehicles in the Jurong andPic: Winston Chong - 252 words
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Article114 2000-10-20 3 onekindact. Muhammad Hilmi, 13, student: After a couple of passengers and I had gotten on board the bus, the driver dosed both the front and back doors. Not knowing that the back door was stuck and could not close, the driver was about to drive off when114 words
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217 2000-10-20 3 FIRST, he cut a ribbon to open Singapore’s newest chilled-pork deboning plant, the first AustraliaSingapore joint venture in this industry. Then, Mr Warren Truss, Australia’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, had to don a full-body hygiene suit to tour the deboning plant in217 words
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167 2000-10-20 3 A LOVERS' spat turned nasty when a drunken youth, one of the quarrelling pair, kicked two cars and smashed a glass panel of a fire-hose compartment to vent his anger, a district court heard yesterday. Stanley Tay Eng Guan, 19, was so intoxicated that167 words
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Article130 2000-10-20 3 ON Oct 11 at 6.02 am, police were informed that a man was injured in a fight outside McDonald’s restaurant at East Coast Park. They found 41-year-old Hazmir Bin Hamin lying in a coma on the footpath next to the 7Eleven store. He died on130 words
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Article168 2000-10-20 3 THE decomposed body of Captain Nasruddin Shahdan, who was reported missing from his barge, was found floating on Wednesday near Horsburgh Lighthouse, some 40km east of Changi, by the Navy. Captain Nasruddin, 47, a Singapore permanent resident, was reported missing around 4pm on Oct 7168 words
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Article204 2000-10-20 3 RICHCOM Technology sacked him, so he robbed them blind. On Sept 20, at about 4.45 pm, Koh Yeow Cheong, 38, went to the premises at 180 Bencoolen Street #O2-20 using a duplicate key he had made while working for Richcom Technology. Once inside, he loaded204 words
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305 2000-10-20 4 A SNATCH thief who struck three times in one hour was caught by the brothers of his third victim just seconds before he had a chance to strike again. The 18-year-old unemployed man had already stolen one woman’s handbag and tried to grab305 words
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Article134 2000-10-20 4 Here are some tips from Mr Tan Sook Aik, a Crime Prevention Officer from the Police Public Affairs Department: On the road: Snatch thieves can swoop by on motorbikes and escape swiftly. You should walk against the flow of traffic. Carry your bag on the shoulder134 words
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Article196 2000-10-20 4 Deepa Vijayasingam - by Deepa Vijayasingam HE appealed for his parking fine to be reduced, and got it. But the parking officer pocketed the reduction. Mr Lim Hock Chai had given a cash cheque for $7OO to Higher Parking Officer Lee Soon Chye, 38, on Aug 5 at the196 words
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Article, Illustration382 2000-10-20 7 A BUMP in the rear turned into a pain in the neck for a doctor. Dr S S Sathappan, 28, who is training to be a surgeon at the National University Hospital’s Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, said the injury would “diminish” hisPic: ST - 382 words
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Article48 2000-10-20 7 You can now rev up your engines while driving along certain stretches of the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). The speed limit on some stretches has been raised from 80kph to 90kph. But do remember to drive safely, exercise lane discipline and signal your intentions early.48 words
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Article55 2000-10-20 7 Tomorrow's the last day to help fatten the piggy bank for children who come from families with financial problems. You can contribute $5 to The School Pocket Money Fund launched earlier this month by calling 1900-914-0010. All money raised goes to children whose families seek help at the Family55 words
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Article73 2000-10-20 7 If you're a Celtic music fan, you're in for a treat. NAC-Esso Concert in the Park brings you The Coogans. Hailing from Melbourne, The Coogans mix Irish, Scottish, Country and Rock Roll to create a special l brand of Celtic music that Bl has won the hearts73 words
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Article, Illustration68 2000-10-20 7 If you're planning to be out early today, take along an umbrella. Showers are expected in the pre-dawn and early morning hours over most areas. The temperature will reach 31 degrees Celsius. You can catch the high tide at 3.16 pm (2.7 m). Weather girl fromPic: Charles Ng - 68 words
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Article, Illustration648 2000-10-20 6 IT TOOK a while, but yes, it’s definitely coming. And it’s what I’d call a double whammy. Starting from next year, school children from 11 to 18 will be provided at least six hours of sex and sexuality education under a new programme initiated648 words
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242 2000-10-20 8 AP Hongkong authorities yet to decide aliens'fate HONGKONG Twenty-six Chinese illegal immigrants were found in a shipping container bound for the US when a routine inspection revealed it was emitting carbon dioxide. The men got into the container in Hongkong and were due to– AP - 242 words
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Article192 2000-10-20 8 -afp Violent crimes fall 2.6 per cent HONGKONG Incidents of violent and serious crimes in Hongkong are falling, making the city a safer place to live, security secretary, Regina Ip said yesterday. Although the overall crime rate (1,126 cases per 100,000 population) and the violent crime rate-afp - 192 words
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Article111 2000-10-20 10 -AP HANOI Twelve workers went on a hunger strike outside a Taiwanese-owned footwear company in Ho Chi Minh City after they were fired, a newspaper reported yesterday. Police intervened on Wednesday when hundreds of passers-by joined the protest outside the Hue Phong plant after seven of-AP - 111 words
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Article75 2000-10-20 10 Reuters SEOUL A blaze in a basement karaoke bar near Seoul killed seven people late on Wednesday. Police said they suspected a short-circuit caused the blaze, which broke out in Sungnam, 20km south east of the South Korean capital. “Smoke was coming out of a room– Reuters - 75 words
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250 2000-10-20 10 -afp SYDNEY Protesters at a writers festival in Australia yesterday demanded that poetry be banned from the classroom. Demonstrators calling themselves Young People Against Poetry (YPAP) claimed poetry had a hand in most modern ills, and was insufferably boring. Such an anthem-afp - 250 words
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Article41 2000-10-20 10 Check out tiny Ascension in the mid-Atlantic (www.theislander.org.ac/webcam). A slightly industrial dockside view that provides some great oceanic dawns. For a wilder view, go to www.racerocks.com, a seabird sanctuary on the Pacific Coast off British Columbia, Canada.41 words
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Article48 2000-10-20 10 To really get away from it all, try South of Sixty. You get live views of the Antarctic from Australia's four research stations Casey, Davis, Mawson and Macquarie Island. View them at www.antdiv.gov.au/stations/ live.html. For the other extreme, try the Arcticam at Qaqortoq; Greenland. At Briller.com/dagens.48 words
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Article211 2000-10-20 11 -afp But the second-in-line Gloria Arroyo says she would not call for the President's resignation MANILA Vice-President Gloria Arroyo said opposition parties were preparing an “alternative programme” to help bring the country out of crisis, if President Joseph Estrada stepped down after facing the bribe-afp - 211 words
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249 2000-10-20 11 -AFP TAIPEI -Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he would probably postpone a planned November visit to Taiwan due to pressure from China. The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner told reporters during a ''visit to the Czech Republic-AFP - 249 words
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Article109 2000-10-20 11 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A huge sinkhole swallowed up part of an army camp in northern Malaysia yesterday. Reports say the subsidence is believed to have been caused by excessive pumping of underground water supplies. Two buildings collapsed* on Saturday at one camp. At an-AFP - 109 words
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Article115 2000-10-20 11 Daily Mail knowornot In 1990, a dead whale was washed up on a beach in Oregon, north-west America. It began to smell, so the local authorities decided to blow it up. Hundreds of spectators came to watch the event, laden with picnics and cameras. But– Daily Mail - 115 words
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178 2000-10-20 12 -AFP Fate of babysitter not known MANILA A five-year-old Filipino kindergarten girl was kidnapped and killed by her captors in a suburban area north of the Philippine capital Manila, police said yesterday. Police said Eunice Chong and her babysitter were abducted by unidentified men-AFP - 178 words
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211 2000-10-20 12 -AFP SYDNEY A senior minister considered a serious contender to be Australia’s next leader was fighting for his political life yesterday after new evidence emerged over the misuse of a parliamentary telecard dubbed the “Ding-a-Ling Affair”. The scandal, which has already cost Workplace Relations-AFP - 211 words
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176 2000-10-20 12 -AFP Qantas explains why oxygen masks had dropped on a flight PERTH Qantas explained on Wednesday night why oxygen masks had dropped and an announcement of an immediate emergency landing was made during a flight earlier this week from London to Singapore. A-AFP - 176 words
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89 2000-10-20 12 -AFP SEOUL Claiming North Korea is stalling an inter-Korea dialogue without c:ear explanations, South Korea yesterday filed an official complaint with the communist country. South Korea’s governmentcontrolled Red Cross sent a letter urging its North Korean counterpart to faithfully honour an agreement reached earlier to-AFP - 89 words
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Article97 2000-10-20 12 -AP TOKYO A Korean woman forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II and now seeking official compensation made her final plea yesterday at a Tokyo court. “I survived the tortuous treatment when I was younger. Now I’m older, all I can do-AP - 97 words
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Article115 2000-10-20 12 -AFP BEIJING An underground Chinese Protestant has died after being beaten in prison, prompting protests against police brutality, a Hongkong-based human rights group said Thursday. Liu Haitao, 19, was arrested at an underground “home church” in the suburbs of Jiaozuo city, Henan on Sept 4 and-AFP - 115 words
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Article84 2000-10-20 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR- Malaysia’s second national carmaker Perodua will start exports to Indonesia next year with an initial shipment of 500 cars. Abdul Rahman Omar, managing director of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), was quoted by the Star newspaper as saying the cars would be– AFP - 84 words
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Article87 2000-10-20 12 AP JAKARTA Scores of student protesters called on President Abdurrahman Wahid to quit on the eve of his first year in power, claiming that he has allowed democratic and economic reforms to slip away. About 100 protesters staged a noisy but peaceful rally outside Jakarta’s presidential– AP - 87 words
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Article69 2000-10-20 12 Reuters HANOI A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 767-300 will be out of commission for at least six months after being damaged by a heavy landing at Ho Chi Minh City after a flight from Japan a month ago, industry officials said yesterday. The deputy head of Vietnam– Reuters - 69 words
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Article124 2000-10-20 13 Reuters LONDON US scientists have revived a 250-million-year-old bacteria believed to be the oldest living creature ever found. The germ was in a state of suspended animation in an ancient salt crystal in a cave near Carlsbad, New Mexico. “This is the next best thing to– Reuters - 124 words
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Article85 2000-10-20 13 Reuters NEW YORK The US warned legal experts on Wednesday to exempt US soldiers and officials from prosecution abroad by a new global criminal court. If that isn’t okayed next month, US war crimes guru David Scheffer said the US would have to reconsider its– Reuters - 85 words
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Article100 2000-10-20 13 -AFP HONGKONG Hong Kong will replace existing identity cards with a new “smart” ID card in 2003, Security Secretary Regina Ip said on Thursday. The scheme will cost the government HK$3 billion (***** million) with each card expected to cost several hundred dollars. “There is-AFP - 100 words
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232 2000-10-20 13 -AP TOLEDO, Ohio Two students who say their religious beliefs prohibit them from watching television were suspended after repeatedly walking out of class. School officials had suggested that the brother and sister look away from the television instead of leaving class, Perrysburg Junior-AP - 232 words
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260 2000-10-20 14 Reuters WASHINGTON US intelligence agencies have altered their investigation into Chinese espionage after a fresh review of Chinese military documents showed China had a greater interest in US missile technology than in nuclear weapons secrets, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The shift cameReuters - 260 words
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Article49 2000-10-20 14 gofigure. How many of Singapore's young men due for National Service have air-conditioners at home? Seven out of 10 had one to four air-conditioners at home. Their tolerance to heat is affected as they are so used to a cool environment. -The Defence Medical Research Institute survey49 words
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Article109 2000-10-20 15 Reuters PANAMA CITY, Florida Decaying dead sharks covered a kilometre of Florida beaches on Wednesday. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dr Enric Cortes, a biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service. “Mass mortalities in sharks are very unusual.” A researcher for the US Fish– Reuters - 109 words
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Article93 2000-10-20 15 Reuters ANKARA About 130 people, including 25 children, suffered poisoning in southeast Turkey yesterday after a chlorine gas leak at a drinking water purification unit, the state-run Anatolian news agency said. About 100 people were hospitalised, three of them children in serious condition, the agency said.– Reuters - 93 words
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Article120 2000-10-20 15 -AFP LAGOS Around 20,000 people have been displaced by ethnic clashes in Nigeria’s capital this week and lack access to food and water, the Red Cross said yesterday. “The situation is very bad. There are about 20,000 people displaced living in three main police, army and navy barracks-AFP - 120 words
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315 2000-10-20 15 -AR, AFP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka A suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday and wounded 23 people, including three American women, shortly before President Chandrika Kumaratunga installed her new Cabinet, police and hospital officials said. The bomber died on the spot and 23-AR,; AFP - 315 words
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Article101 2000-10-20 15 -AFP JERUSALEM Tension persisted in the West Bank and Gaza yesterday but violent unrest dwindled as Israelis and Palestinians sought to restore normality in the face of a deadline expiring this afternoon under their truce accord. Only a few incidents had been reported early yesterday,-AFP - 101 words
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176 2000-10-20 15 betweenthelines Where is also a cultural rationale for Asem (Asia Europe meeting) this week that is at least as valid today as it was in 1996. One of the trends of the post- Cold War world is the increasing cultural dominance of176 words
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Advertisement345 2000-10-20 16 Advertisement Mysterious gigantic footprints discovered Science Centre alerted to new finding SOH WEE LAI METROPOLITAN DAILY Downtown Singapore was abuzz today with the surprise discovery of gigantic footprints. Measuring some 4 feet long and 1 1/2 feet deep, the mysterious footprints are suspected of belonging to a large creature, possibly345 words
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Article, Illustration177 2000-10-20 17 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who lamented last month that he was underpaid, is to get a pay rise. His monthly salary will go up from RM15,435 ($7,145) to RM18,865 when a Bill is passed by Parliament. The– AFP; Pic: Reuters - 177 words
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Article, Illustration183 2000-10-20 17 AP LONDON British pop star George Michael is now the proud owner of the piano on which John Lennon composed Imagine, his classic song of freedom and free thought. Michael, who paid US$2.l million ($3.6 million) for the Steinway Model Z upright, is– AP; Pic: Reuter*! - 183 words
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Article, Illustration187 2000-10-20 17 -AFP HONGKONG Media tycoon Jimmy Lai will launch a version of his popular weekly Next magazine in Taiwan, a press report said yesterday. Mr Lai, who founded the clothes chain Giordano before building a media empire here with Apple Daily and Next, will move to Taipei-AFP; Pic: Apple Daily - 187 words
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Article, Illustration118 2000-10-20 19 OH how we envy Taiwanese I crooner Jeff Chang. 1 He will be looking at a cool 1 income of HK$5 million (Ssl.ll f million) by the end of next month. And all he needs to do is to per- form in nine concerts, reported Shin118 words
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Article281 2000-10-20 19 Reuters LOS ANGELES O J Simpson, ordered to pay U 5533.5 million ($5B million) in damages, makes money signing autographs but spends it before the lawyers can get it. Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron– Reuters - 281 words
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Article, Illustration244 2000-10-20 19 Reuters I LONDON Child star H Macaulay Culkin, who quit after making more than H US$3O million ($52 milill lion) from Home Alone Is" and a handful of other m? children’s films, has f returned to acting. Now 20, he appeared in Madame– Reuters - 244 words
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Article, Illustration220 2000-10-20 19 I KELLY Chen, watch out. P Your reign as the advertising queen may soon be usurped. And by none other than your new colleague Rain Lee. Rain, bet- ter known to some as Lee Choi Wah, is a nubile 16-year-old, discovered by a talent scout220 words
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Article, Illustration439 2000-10-20 20 On Tuesday, we ran a story about a mother's ultimate sacrifice for her unborn child her life for her baby's Today, read of a dying man's parting gift to his sweetheart a healthy baby who might not have been born if the experts had their439 words
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Article, Illustration512 2000-10-20 22 The new Bugis: A blend of traditional trendy 1 LONG before jj Orchard Road m gained fame, there was Bugis Street. Known the world over for its r colour (read roadside bargains, food and booze) and its characters (read transvestites), it was the place for tourists and American sea dogsPics: Charles Ng - 512 words
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Article, Illustration254 2000-10-20 24 Wileen Chang - fwul€ two shoes by Wileen Chang THE beef kway teow here is legendary. This stall has been churning out bowls of tummywarming beef kway teow since 1921. And its long history is pasted all over the walls for all to see. Black-and-white photographsPic: Frantcis Lee - 254 words
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Article129 2000-10-20 24 tidbits MOST people have heard of the Kobe beef- beef that is supposedly fed with the best grain and beer in Japan. How about Matsuzaka beef? In Japan, the prized calves, fed similarly, are sold at auctions where the going price for a single calf129 words
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Article57 2000-10-20 25 7.30 pm, TCS 5 Straightforward and clean fun. Michael J Fox is a young man who tries to ingratiate himself with a rich old uncle with the hope of gaining his fortune. But first, he has to get past the blonde who’s the elderly man’s new companion. The movie57 words
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Article, Illustration65 2000-10-20 25 10pm, TCS 5 One in a long line of John Grisham best-sellers a turned movies, The Chamber follows a i young lawyer (Chris I O’Donnell) as he de- I fends a Mississippi 1 death row inmate con- victed of a racist/terror- ist bombing years ago. As with all65 words
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Article, Illustration68 2000-10-20 25 11.30pm,TCS 8 This Singaporean production was shot for $1 million and stars Melody WW Chen as a teen V delinquent who runs away from home and school to assert her independence. Nicholas Tse did a cameo as himself at the time when he was still only a promising68 words
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Article, Illustration77 2000-10-20 25 9.30 pm, Star World i (SCVIB) After Mr Bean, British H comedian Rowan Atkin- 1 son is also known for his Blackadder series which has spoofed everything from Queen Elizabeth to the Prince Regent. In the fourth part of this classic, Blackadder, now a captain in the77 words
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Article82 2000-10-20 25 10pm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) All right, so this film isn’t exactly the most riveting local film ever made. But isn’t it worth some of your time to find out just how bad it is? The storyline goes something like this: Two families lose their fortunes82 words
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Article, Illustration251 2000-10-20 25 Stephanie's weekend Stephanie Goh writes a weekly column. You can reach her at gohcys@sph.com.sg MAKE a date with not one but 16 spell-binding women this weekend. Intrigued? Then hurry, for tonight’s the night to experience an oestrogen high at The Necessary Stage’s production251 words
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Article, Illustration471 2000-10-20 26 Reuters LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson and an orthodox rabbi are launching an international project to promote children, family life and community. Former Oxford University rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of best-sellers Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy, and Dating Secrets– Reuters; Pics: Reutres - 471 words
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Article, Illustration443 2000-10-20 27 Karen Chen - by Karen Chen TWO-TIME Best Actor Xie Shaoguang is conspicuously missing from this year’s list of nominees for Best Actor in the Star Awards. There is a “newcomer” instead. Tay Ping Hui is a first-time nominee for Best Actor, based on his443 words
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Article, Illustration206 2000-10-20 28 Just one question Seven British women were recently sacked for using their company's email to distribute pornographic materials. AWARE's honorary secretary Olivia (hey, 23, is asked... WITH the Internet, the spread of pornography has increased. Men, women and even children have easy access to206 words
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Article, Illustration236 2000-10-20 31 Karen Chen - by Karen Chen YOU read him in Streats as a celebrity columnist. Soon you’ll see him on TV, Media Works TV that is. Yes, model-actor-columnist Christepher Wee has signed up for five years with SPH Media Works. And the time for contract negotiations? APic: Charles Ng - 236 words
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Article, Illustration224 2000-10-20 37 Reuters *lO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian Congressional inquiry plans to Question striker Ronaldo over the 1998 World Cup final, when he despite suffering a concision hours before, an official s aid on Wednesday Full-back Roberto Carlos, his r oom-mate during the 1998 Cup, is also likely– Reuters; Pic: AFP - 224 words
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Article, Illustration283 2000-10-20 37 AP Detroit At the gym where the great Joe Louis once trained, Mike Tyson held his final Workout for his fight against Andrew Golota tomorrow. The scene on Wednesday Was one that would have bedazzled Louis, who fought in the Pre-television era. The BrewsterWheeler– AP; pic: AR^ - 283 words
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Article, Illustration194 2000-10-20 37 -AFP SHANGHAI Magnus Norman has begun the task of re-assem-bling his potent tennis after he revealed he and girlfriend women’s No 2 Martina Hingis have decided to put their relationship on hold. Norman said he and the Swiss miss have agreed to “cool” their relationship, which-AFP; Pic: AFP - 194 words
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Article105 2000-10-20 38 AFP LONDON Alex Ferguson criticised the English Football Association and the Premier League yesterday for failing to help Manchester United’s European ambitions. United got this season’s campaign back on track after it survived a late scare against PSV Eindhoven. However, the United boss is unhappy that, whileAFP - 105 words
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Article68 2000-10-20 38 -AFP ROME A Rome investigating magistrate said on Wednesday there were grounds to prosecute Lazio’s Argentinian midfielder Juan Veron over the way he gained his Italian citizenship. Silverio Piro, who has been investigating Veron since April, said the player, his agent Gustavo Mascardi, Lazio president Sergio-AFP - 68 words
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Article60 2000-10-20 38 AP MILAN Doctors yesterday said Barcelona midfielder Emmanuel Petit was not seriously injured when he crashed into a teammate and he would be discharged from a Milan hospital. Petit was hospitalised with neck and forehead injuries sustained in a clash of heads with team-mate Philip Cocu– AP - 60 words
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Article61 2000-10-20 38 -AFP BEIRUT Asian footballer of the year Ali Daei fired tournament favourite Iran safely into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a late goal to give his team a 1-0 victory over arch-rival Iraq. The result saw Iran top Group A with seven points, keeping it apart-AFP - 61 words
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Article, Illustration269 2000-10-20 38 -AFP MANCHESTER Manchester United almost paid for the overconfidence against PSV Eindhoven of Holland in the Group G Champions League match on Wednesday. After going ahead through a Teddy Sheringham goal, it took the foot off the pedal as Mark van Bommel equalised for PSV to-AFP; Pic: AP - 269 words
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Article, Illustration297 2000-10-20 38 -AFP MILAN Barcelona coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer said Rivaldo had answered his critics in the best way possible after the Brazilian striker struck a hat-trick in his team’s entertaining 3-3 draw with AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday. Rivaldo has had a stormy-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 297 words
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Article106 2000-10-20 38 Champions League Croup E: Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) 1 (Victor 11)Juventus (Ita) 1 (Inzaghi 9); Panathinaikos (Gre) 0 SV Hamburg (Ger) 0 Croup F: Bayern Munich (Ger) 2 (Salihamidzic 3, Sergio 88) Paris Saint Germain (Fra) 0; Helsingborgs (Swe) 2 (Jansson 32, Santos 77) Rosenborg (Nor) 0 Croup C:106 words
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127 2000-10-20 38 Reuters BERLIN Former Germany coach Berti Vogts said yesterday he had been approached to coach England but the Football Association said that was not the case. “There has been an inquiry from a go-between,” Vogts told German radio MDR. “People in England know– Reuters - 127 words
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290 2000-10-20 39 AP SEPANG, Malaysia Fresh from clinching his third world driving title, Michael Schumacher looked ahead to the season’s final race, the Malaysian Grand Prix, where his Ferrari team has a chance for completing an impressive double. Yesterday, he shared his thoughts about what happened– AP - 290 words
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Article, Illustration230 2000-10-20 39 Reuters SANTIAGO, Chile British sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis won the 100 m at the world junior athletics championships on Wednesday in 10.12 sec. Lewis-Francis has been described by the last two Olympic 100 m champions as the most impressive sprinting prospect they have ever seen and– Reuters; Pic: AFP - 230 words
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