Streats, 10 November 2000

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 10 November 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 New stat board
      53 1 COME April, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) will be made a statutory board. Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee said this will equip Ipos to respond quickly to market demands for new IP services. The government will also develop the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Best airport...
      48 1 FOR the 13th time, Changi Airport came out tops in the annual Business Traveller (Asia Pacific) magazine award for best airport 2000. Second was Hongkong and third, Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. Kuala Lumpur International Airport inched up two spots from last year to be ranked eighth.
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      Lock icon And best academy
      47 1 THE Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) has clinched the civil aviation world’s most prestigious accolade, the Edward Warner award, for its “eminent contributions” in making international flight safer and more efficient. The SAA was described as “a centre of excellence in international civil aviation training”.
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  • Article
    Lock icon Singaporeans would rather... Shop than save
    362 1  -  6y KHUSHWANT SINGH ADMIT IT: You’d rather shop than save. But how can that be? Singaporeans, once ranked among the world’s most thrifty and biggest savers (read kiasu) are now being called spendthrifts. Here’s the shocker: Nearly three in 10 don’t save anything a
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    Lock icon Long wait
    98 1 emmrush IT'S going to be a long, long wait for j the results of the J US election. Six million votes 1 are being recounted in Florida. If the result of that recount jj happens to say what was said on election day that Texas Governor George Bush
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    Lock icon Star Awards Ericia booted out
    121 1 TV host Ericia Lee is out of the running for the Star Awards after she joined SPH Media Works. The star, who hosted the TCS 8 programme Travel Hunt, had been nominated for Best Newcomer and Top Ten Female Artiste. Said her former employer, Media
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon Pilots tried to save victims
      330 2 DID they jump ship or not? Are those three SQOO6 pilots cowards? Questions you have probably asked since the tragic crash of SQOO6 on Oct 31 in Taipei. But do not doubt Captain Foong Chee Kong, 41, and co-pilots Latiff Cyrano, 36, and Ng Kheng
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      Lock icon S'poreans sign petition
      207 2  -  by VIOLETTA WONG HE'S never done it before, but, when Mr Benedict Wong heard about the threat of the Taiwanese authorities to prosecute the SIA pilots of SQOO6, he couldn’t help but do something about it. So the 27-year-old assistant account manager started writing out a petition
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      Lock icon Twins to be separated at SGH
      202 3 THEY'RE from Nepal. They’re Siamese twin girls joined at the head. And they’re to be separated next month at the Singapore General Hospital, despite offers from more than one top US hospital to operate on the girls and even bear all costs. Head-conjoined twins
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      Lock icon Explosion in hotel room killed painter
      247 3 A PIERCING scream and a workmate on fire. Painter Liew Lye Seng, 30, reacted by grabbing a towel from a nearby trolley and enveloping his colleague’s body with it. But it was too late. Mr Kong Soon Foh, 29, had suffered 90 per cent
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      Lock icon Convenience shops to open in 5 MRT stations
      122 3 SMRT Investments (SMRTI) and NTUC Fair Price’s wholly-owned Cheers will run a chain of convenience stores in various MRT stations. Initially, five shops will be set up in the Ang Mo Kio, Tampines, Bishan, Lakeside and Kallang stations. The outlets will sell
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      Lock icon He said he'd stab her. She pleads for him
      342 5  -  by KAREN WONG HER boyfriend threatened to stab her with a kitchen knife and disfigure her. Yet, she stood up in court and pleaded for leniency on his behalf, saying she still loves him. Miss Gwendolin Tan Ee Ling, 23, did
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      Lock icon For $5, seniors ran learn to get on to the net
      175 5 IT'S never too late to venture into cyberspace. One of the activities planned for Senior Citizens’ Week is a series of computer training sessions at ONE Learning Place (OLP). For $5, anyone older than 50 can learn how to
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    • news scan
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        Lock icon Coffin found at work site
        114 5 A CONSTRUCTION worker dug up a coffin while doing upgrading work beside a block of flats in Gueenstown Housing Estate on Wednesday. At about 11am, the worker was digging the soil at a construction site beside Block 157, Mei Ling Street where a walkway and
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      • Article
        Lock icon Motorcylist dies in crash
        84 5 A MOTORCYCLIST died after crashing into the rear of a mechanical sweeper on Wednesday afternoon. Clerk Mohd Mokhtar bin Anang, 50, lost control of his red Suzuki as he turned right along Bukit Batok Road, towards Choa Chu Kang Road. His motorcycle collided with a mechanical
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      Lock icon Mendaki to focus on weaker pupils
      310 7 SELF-HELP group Yayasan Mendaki will target weaker Malay-Muslim students in its educational programmes. The group will concentrate on lower-primary education in particular. Mendaki’s 10-year educational plan aims to ensure that all MalayMuslim students remain in school for at least 10 years, said Mendaki’s deputy
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      Lock icon Far from the madding crowd
      151 7 FOR the sixth year running, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) has thrown open its doors to students seeking a quiet place to revise for GCE O and A level exams. Till Nov 27, students are welcome in any of the four air-conditioned study rooms on the sixth
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      70 7 Our weather girl says You won't be able to bask in the sunshine today. Skies are going to be partly cloudy and you can expect showers with thunder in the afternoon over most areas. The temperature will hit 32 degrees Celsius. High tide of 2.8 m is at 9.58 am.
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon From this week...
        68 7 The24ocompanies in Science Park I and II have started a recycling programme to do their part for the environment Workers are encouraged to place recyclable items such as used papers, computer printouts and old clothing in boxes provided by Transnational Recycling Industries. The items will be collected
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        Lock icon Remember...
        46 7 Give up your seat on the bus and get free rides on SBS buses. SBS courtesy campaign is on for five more days. If you are spotted, you will receive 20 complimentary tickets to be used for free rides on any of the SBS services.
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        65 7 If you want to beef up on your knowledge of local history, go down to the Drama Centre tonight at Bpm and catch the play,MyNamebNadra,by (yrama Productions. Based on the 1950 Maria Hertogh incident the story k revolves around a woman caught in the middle of Singapore's
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      20 3 Yes tax wake disasters Can you crack this word puzzle? Pick up your copy of Streats this Saturday for details
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      Lock icon A puzzled world awaits US count
      197 6 betweenthelines Mn countries where counting the vote is always a long process, confused commentators and officials wondered how this could happen in America. In capital after capital, journalists began the abstruse task of trying to explain the American Electoral College. Myths about America were
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      Lock icon These are the real Singapore Girls
      609 6 THE words of a distraught relative of Miss Irene Ang Miau Lee, the leading stewardess who perished in last week’s SQ 006 crash in Taipei, struck at the heart of what many of us are thinking: “How could such a good girl die in
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • know or not
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        Lock icon 5 billion pizzas a year
        64 8 Though five billion pizzas are sold annually, the pizza is second in popularity to the hamburger, of which more than 5.5 billion are sold annually. Interestingly, although US citizens eat twice as much meat as Europeans, the Margherita (without a meat topping) remains the most
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        Lock icon Origin of the pizza
        64 8 For centuries Greeks and Italians used flat round bread with toppings on it. But it was the Italians who added tomatoes and cheese to make the pizza as we know it. The world's first pizzeria, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples, opened in 1830 in and is
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      Lock icon Estrada confirms bribe offer
      274 8 AP not accept that. The money accumulated and he deposited it in several places. I learned about it only lately President Estrada MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada has confirmed, for the first time, that he was offered a US$4 million bribe. But he said that he
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        Lock icon Locals sniff at trials
        114 8 -AFP XIAMEN Locals have viewed with cynicism the corruption trials which led to 14 death sentences this week. Many believe that small fry were sacrificed while the big fish swam through the prosecutors’ net. “The cops and the criminals are all one family here. It’s just
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        Lock icon Tommy still in hiding
        98 8 -AFP JAKARTA Attempts to arrest and jail the fugitive youngest son of former president Suharto were stalled yesterday as his two brothers and two sisters claimed to have no idea where he was. “All four of them claimed that they have no idea of Tommy’s whereabouts,”
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    • web cites
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        Lock icon Black holes in cyberspace
        55 12 The pesky existence of cyber potholes is a sad fact of the wired life. And it's only a matter of time that someone opens a museum of 404 files. Log on to 404 Research Lab (www.plinko.net/404) where you can browse through hundreds of funny, bizarre, scary
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      • Article
        Lock icon Toying with your imagination
        52 12 Had enough of the run-of-the-mill toys churned out by big corporations? Check out the innovative gadgets at Goblertoys.com. The zany toys are the products of the fertile imagination of one Ira Gobler. Alas they exist strictly in cyberspace. But Gobler's equally wacky catalogue of toys is
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      Lock icon Rallying action
      60 12 Police on Nov 5 fired tear gas and chemicallylaced water sprays to break up the protest by supporters of jailed Malaysian exdeputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. Activists, opposition groups and lawyers yesterday condemned the 'police brutality'and said that they may file lawsuits against the government and police. A total
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    • Article
      Lock icon Maid filmed abusing kids
      238 12 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Police have detained a maid after she was caught on video assaulting her employer’s children, reported The Star newspaper. Briton Philip Michael, 31, and his Malaysian wife, Yong Boey Ching, 26, had installed a close circuit video camera in their home. Last Saturday,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Monk disrobed for having phone sex
      114 12 -AFP BANGKOK A senior monk left the Buddhist clergy yesterday after he was discovered engaging in phone sex with women. Phra Si Visuthyarn, deputy abbot of Bangkok’s Tritosthep temple, “delivered a certificate saying he quit the monkhood this morning”, said an official within the
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        Lock icon DPP chairman sued
        79 13 -AP TAIPEI The Nationalist Party filed a libel lawsuit against the leader of the Taiwanese president’s party yesterday, alleging that he falsely accused the Nationalists of embezzlement. Nationalist spokesman Jason Hu said that DPP chairman Frank Hsieh suggested the Nationalists favoured building a nuclear plant because it
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        Lock icon Child mauled by pitbulls
        112 13 AFP MELBOURNE Six-year-old Damien Douglas was sitting on a fence when a pack of pitbull terriers yanked him over and savaged him for 15 minutes on Wednesday. His mother, Raquel Douglas, heard a scream, ran outside and leaned over the fence to try to pull him
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        Lock icon We are neutral: army
        66 13 Reuters JAKARTA -The Indonesian military, suspected by some of trying to profit from mounting pressure for President Abdurrahman Wahid to step down, has vowed not to meddle in politics. Once a key political force under the despotic rule of former President Suharto, the military has been
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        Lock icon Indon conspiracy
        71 13 -AFP SYDNEY Indonesian authorities conspired with East Timorese militiamen to permit the systematic rape of women and the keeping of sex slaves, the Australian wife of independence leader Xanana Gusmao said yesterday. She said the rape of East Timorese women by troops had been a fact of life
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    • Article
      Lock icon 9 killed in Aceh clashes
      232 13 -ap BANDA ACEH, Indonesia At least nine people were killed when security forces clashed with thousands of Acehnese travelling to the province’s capital for a planned independence rally, police and witnesses said yesterday. Colonel Kusbini Imbar, a local police spokesman, said police and soldiers shot
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      Lock icon Three senior opposition leaders jailed
      109 13 ap KUALA LUMPUR Three senior leaders of Malaysia’s biggest opposition party were imprisoned yesterday after a court sentenced them for joining an illegal antigovernment protest three years ago. Mahfuz Omar, Salahuddin Ayub and Jalaluddin Abdul Manaf, senior leaders of the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or
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      Lock icon The Taj Mahal 'vanishes'
      74 13 justbelieveit -AFP NEW DELHI India's world famous monument -the Taj Mahal 'vanished'for over two minutes, leaving police, local officials and the media stunned, reported The Hindu newspaper: The 'disappearance'of the elegant 16th century monument was part of a performance by well known Indian magician PC Sorcar,
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      Lock icon Amputated leg left in cemetery
      139 13 Bemama TANAH MERAH, Malaysia A forensic expert has solved the mystery of an object wrapped in white cloth which was left at the Kampung Cawah Muslim cemetery here. The expert established that it was a human leg. Dep Supt Roslan Ahmad from the Tanah Merah
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  • Streatsmart global
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      Lock icon Eight men charged as British police foi1... 'World's biggest robbery'
      186 15 Reuters LONDON Eight men were charged on Wednesday in connection with a foiled attempt to steal diamonds worth millions from a display at London’s Millennium Dome, British police said. Police have said Tuesday’s raid, if it had not been thwarted
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    • Article
      Lock icon Unsafe sex
      50 15 gofigure. What percentage of Singaporean youths use condoms during all their sexual romps? A mere 5 per cent, which makes them the world's most sexually reckless. Twelve per cent of Malaysians and 33 per cent of Greek youths use condoms all the time. Durex’s global youth sex survey
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      Lock icon Bush, Gore set up cabinets
      282 16 Reuters BOTH Republican Mr George W Bush and Democrat Al Gore are busy behind the scenes forming their own cabinets. This is despite the deadlock that now exists in the US presidential election which was held yesterday. No clear-cut winner has emerged and a recount
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      Lock icon Hillary: I won't run for president
      168 16 -AFP NEW YORK First Lady Hillary Clinton will not stand for the White House in the 2004 elections, and will serve the full six years as senator from New York. “I am going to serve my six years as junior senator from New York,”
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      Lock icon Gore backers sue for new polls
      299 16 -AP FLORIDA Three people in the Palm Beach county in Florida have sued, seeking a new election. The three were among hundreds of supporters of Vice-President Al Gore who said they were confused with a punch-card ballot system used in Florida. They said they
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      Lock icon The night CNN failed to deliver
      509 16  -  bY YVONNE KWOK IF Cable News Network (CNN) had an annual report card, and its coverage of the elections was a subject, the broadcaster should brace itself for an F F for clarity. F for accuracy. F for relevance. Firstly, and most unforgivably, information
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      Lock icon Attack-dog cops to go on trial
      244 17 -AFP PRETORIA Heavily armed South African riot police confronted demonstrators outside the Pretoria magistrates’ court when six white policemen who set attack dogs on three black men appeared for a bail hearing. The mood was tense banners called for the “KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
      -AFP  -  244 words
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      Lock icon Miss World title 'a bit of fun'
      189 17 Reuters LONDON The Miss World beauty pageant, to be held at London’s Millennium Dome this month, is a bit of fun that should not be taken seriously, its cofounder was quoted as saying yesterday. Julia Morley, who founded the contest with her husband,
      – Reuters; Pic: AFP  -  189 words
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  • Streatsmart people
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      Lock icon Estrada: I've given up all my mistresses
      273 18 -AFP MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada said yesterday that he had forsaken all his mistresses and would cherish only one woman his wife Luisa “Loi” Ejercito. “She is the only first lady” “She is a model of a wife who must be worshipped
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      Lock icon Winslet's water drama
      190 18 Reuters LONDON Titanic star Kate Winslet was immersed in a real-life water drama when floods threatened her island home on the River Thames. Winslet, who gave birth to daughter Mia last month, and husband Jim Threapleton are hoping sandbags will protect their historic home from perilously high
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      Lock icon Madonna buys a house in London
      242 19 Reuters LONDON US pop l superstar Madonna has H bought a house in one of London’s trendiest subI urbs, Britain’s top-selling f Sun tabloid reported I yesterday I Madonna, who has a I three-month-old son 1 with British film H director Guy Ritchie, H
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      Lock icon Jail for, pro-Islamic ex-premier
      152 19 Jail for pro-Islamic ex-premier -AP ANKARA Turkey’s first pro-lslamic premier, Necmettin Erbakan, will be jailed on Jan 14 for challenging the secular regime after a court rejected his appeal. Erbakan, 74, had been sentenced to a year in prison for a 1994 speech in which he criticised the fact that
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      Lock icon Sharon gets stood up by UN's Robinson
      139 19 -AP JERUSALEM UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson cancelled talks with hardline Israeli leaders after Palestinians raised concerns about the aim of her visit. She called off an appointment with Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon and Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert after Palestinians threatened to
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      Lock icon Fann's problem with No Problem
      173 19 YOU know Fann Wong as the ever-oblig-ing star always sweet and smiling, always ready to sign autographs for her fans. But at a recent session in Taiwan where she was promoting her latest album, some fans were turned away without autographs, reported the Shin Min
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      443 21  -  their low-self esteem hidden by a cloak Flip Hie page to find out by Diana ser **OOK at the happy, successful people ar °und you. If what you see are a blissful, Contented lot, look harder. They may just be faking it. Psychologists have recently identified the ’hipostor
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      426 22  -  by DIANA SER vmon Prozac; I take medication for high blood pressure gingko for tiredness and a mild antidepressant to help me go to sleep at night AT 36, Mike (not his real
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      471 22 DO this simple quiz from The Daily Mail and find out if you are a victim of the impostor syndrome. Each statement is followed by two possible responses: agree or disagree. Read each statement carefully, and decide which reply best describes how you feel.
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      372 23  -  by ARTI MULCHAND WHAT started out as a sweet deal for the sale of Mohamed Sultan Road’s nightclub, Sugar, has fallen through. Mr Gary Sng, the club’s owner, was to sell the 5,000 sq ft, threestorey unit and the pub-disco business to Mr Peter Teo
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          78 23 7.30 pm, TCS 5 A pre X-Men Anna k Paquin stars as a i Canadian girl who is I reunited with her I estranged father (Jeff lj Daniels) in rural Ontario after her mother dies. The pair are drawn closer together when the girl becomes “mother” to
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          86 23 10pm,TCS 5 k A legendary figure in I Scottish folklore, Robert I Roy MacGregor (played by Liam Neeson) lived from 1671 to 1734. He borrows a large amount of money from the Marquis of Montrose (John Hurt) to buy cattle to sell at a profit. However, the dough
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          60 23 10pm,V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Hongkong never seems to tire of its triad movies and we never seem to tire of them either. Simon Yam stars in this particular flick about a gang member, Wui, who has to grapple with his emotions and obligations. Set in
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          83 23 11 pm, STAR Movies (SCV 58) Rushmore is the school attended by Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman). Max is a 16-year-old in A square, black-framed B glasses who excels in H extra-curricular activi- ties but is a failure in the academic world. He befriends Mr Blume (Bill Murray), a wealthy
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          75 23 7.45 pm, Cinemax (SCV 59) Christopher Lambert stars as the loin-clothed one and Andie MacDowell is the young lady who lures him out of the jungle and into civilisation. This 1984 movie still scores for its lush scenery and there’s some
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        273 24  -  f mhe. two shoes by Wileen Chang CLAYPOT rice is a Cantonese favourite which seems to have lost some of its traditional flavour over the years. I once spotted a foodstall serving claypot rice that had been cooked in a microwave oven. Horrors! They even used
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        116 24 Belinda Seow, administrative assistant recommends you try: Liang Seah Eating Place, 2 Liang Seah Street She says: I have lunch here very often, maybe three times a week. Their prices are reasonable and there are a ht of items on the menu. But I always like to
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        92 24 How to eat corn on the cob: Corn on the cob is usually served as a side dish at informal gatherings. Admit it, eating the corn is usually a messy affair. Usually it is acceptable to eat it by holding it with both hands. If you want butter
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      346 28 f Just\ I one 1 \auestionj I would put some in the bank to collect interest and rebuild my present car, a mini. I would also buy a condo and maybe a brand new Honda Civic.
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        165 34 MIAMI SuperSonics’ centre Patrick Ewing (left) has offered to donate one of his kidneys to Alonzo Mourning (right) if the ailing Miami Heat centre ever needs a transplant. “You know I will always be there for him,” Ewing said after a shootaround in Miami. “If
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        133 34 -AFP PARIS English soccer is in love with the French style of play, according to World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet. “I would say that English football has suddenly fallen in love with French football,” Jacquet told the magazine France Football. “That is a
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        217 34 -afp LYON, France Andre Agassi has come a long way from his teenaged love of the McDonalds lifestyle. At age 30, the American’s top gastronomic desire has already been fulfilled at this week’s Lyon Grand Prix tennis event. On Monday night before playing his first match
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      29 22 We put 3 high-profile high-fliers to the test. Find out how they fare. Also pick up some tips on how to boost your self-confidence and cut down social anxiety.
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      495 24 Give us a call Everyone seems to think they know where the best food can be found. So, why not share your secrets with us? And if your recommendation is good, we'll give you a limited edition Streats watch. You can reach me at: changw@sph. com.sgorfax *****22 areahtof items on
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      439 25 CAMP EUREKA! 3 NIGHTS 4 DAYS! I age range: 14-19 YRS Facilitators; SG Moorthy Cutting Edge Educationist Professional Speaker Alan Du Business Consultant Entrepreneur 10% of proceeds will be donated to Singapore Management University (SMU) Presented by: EDUXELL2I CONSULTANCY SINGAPORE Tel: *****622/ Fax: *****55 www.eduxell2l .com Topics Stretching Our Brain
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      495 25 If it's youfmfrthday today you share it with J Toy Ping Hui S Your Daily Horoscope mmums JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com mmmi MAY 20 JUN 19 You’re one or two discoveries ahead of everyone else, but you’ll let them catch up. You’re happy to be recognised
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      370 28 Ithewords Holiday Treat: Every day, 2 readers willwina2DlN Kuala Lumpur Free easy package for 2. Includes breakfast buffet transport (Sin-KL-Sin) Use the questions to help you find the four hidden words in this word puzzle. 1. Apart from the Express Coach Department, Gunung Raya Travel also has Air-ticketing and Departments.
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      205 28 Arrange the 16 letters into four-letter words which read the same both across and down, like this: Here are the 16 letters for today's puzzle and a clue to one of the answers but we're not saying which. (Clue: Hairless) A A A A B D D E I I
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      116 29 Ten winners will each win a $5O meal voucher There are differences I between the pictures. Q Five Q Eight Call 1900-911-0005 by midnight tonight with your answer. Each call costs 20 cents. Then check tomorrow's paper to see if you are correct! Winners will be announced on Tuesday (Nov
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      324 30 he looks 30 years younger agent? Or, has he transcended time and space to reverse the process of ageing? What is the secret behind the antique screen? What have Jia Yuzhen's experiences got to do with deities? Find out how Wisely discovers Jia Yuzhen's secret in this comic edition of
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      229 31 z No, it has nothing to do with anti-ageing substances! He may look like us, but his way of life is totally different! No living creature can live like this, not even plants! h But there are special plants... One species of algae which grows on the mountains of Scotland...
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      203 32 rmUAY y iu November The story so far... The horse thieves at the market turned out to be the notorious Lee Brothers. They were after a treasure that Iron HeartTieXinNanhad. But Tie would never surrender it. With a flip of his aim, he sent one of the brothers flying off
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      343 37 Reuters BARCELONA Barcelona coach Llorenc Serra Ferrer laid the blame for his side’s first-round exit from the Champions League on a 0-3 defeat to Besiktas in Turkey back in September. “We paid a high price for one poor performance,” he said. Barca gave
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      494 37 Reuters MILAN Leeds United manager David O’Leary paid tribute to his youthful team on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw with AC Milan booked it a place in the second phase of the Champions League. Leeds went ahead with a Dominic Matteo header on the stroke of
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      436 38 -AP NEW YORK They’re dropping like flies, with back spasms and hamstrings and other strange ailments, and the season is barely a week old. If rhythm is what these Knicks are looking for, they’d better keep searching, because each baby step forward has netted
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      281 38 Reuters LAS VEGAS David Tua should hope to deliver his punches tomorrow as well as he delivered punch lines on Wednesday. His relaxed, humorous performance captivated a room full of jaded boxing observers and ce-lebrity-watchers here. Everyone seemed to enjoy his
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      530 39 -AFP Despite leading 3-0 in the 62nd minute, Malaysia allows Cambodia to pull back two goals in the final minutes SONGKHLA Malaysia held on tight against an onslaught by Cambodia in the late stages of play for a narrow 3-2 victory in a Group
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      188 39 Reuters CHIANGMAI The coaches of Indonesia and Thailand have promised not to repeat their controversy-marred clash from two years ago when they meet in a crucial Tiger Cup match today. The winner will be virtually assured of a semi-final berth. The last
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      26 37 Inthelivingroom BASKETBALL NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves v Philadelphia 76ers (Star Sports Ch 24, 9am). SOCCER Tiger Cup: Thailand v Indonesia (Sportscity and Star Sports Ch 24, Bpm).
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      511 40 FRIDAY 010 November 2000 D D 0 Q Join Point 1 to Point 2 to find today's treat from KFC. 1. The first 2 letters of each word are given in each horizontal line. 2. To find the rest of the letters, simply fold the page to join Point 1
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