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Title Section22 2000-12-07 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 7 December 2000 Another quality publication of gS* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats(s)sph.com.sa MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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459 2000-12-07 1 Singapore adopts digital TV standard; service available end of next year AROUND this time next year and possibly earlier you could be sitting in your living room, enjoying the glacial clarity and interactivity of digital TV. What’s more, you don’t need a new TV.459 words
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Article37 2000-12-07 1 THE Economic Development Board is doubling the number of scholarships for next year to 40. Twenty scholarships each will go to undergraduates and postgraduates pursuing life sciences courses overseas, said EDB chairman Philip Yeo yesterday.37 words
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Article50 2000-12-07 1 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has relaxed its rules governing the use of Singapore dollars by foreigners. The defacto central bank said it will now allow non-residents to invest in stocks, bonds and properties. But foreigners are still not allowed to borrow Singapore dollars to buy residential properties.50 words
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229 2000-12-07 2 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab seems ready to mend fences with Singapore just weeks after an emotional outburst against Singapore from his President. Dr Alwi revealed yesterday that he planned to meet Foreign Minister S Jayakumar on his way– Reuters - 229 words
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Article, Illustration152 2000-12-07 2 VIOLETTA WONG - by VIOLETTA WONG HE had just returned for a holiday from Australia where he was studying. But 22-year-old Chiang Chen Yet’s holiday was short-lived He died yesterday after his Mercedes Benz overturned on Nicoll Highway. On Dec 6, at 2.10 am, Mr Chiang Chen YetPic: Lianhe Zaobao - 152 words
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Article117 2000-12-07 2 A 46-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed on Tuesday while on the way to her bank. At about 2.15 pm, personnel manager Teng Sai Noi went to Blk 221, Boon Lay Place to deposit money into her POSB account. As she walked towards the bank, a man grabbed the white117 words
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Article92 2000-12-07 2 FALLING from high-rise buildings is one of the top three causes of child deaths in Singapore. According to child safety expert Dr Myint Myint Thein, over 70 per cent of all childhood injuries were caused by falls. Dr Myint, chairman of the home safety committee92 words
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Article80 2000-12-07 2 TWO welfare homes will now be able to buy much-needed transport with donations from a leading car agency. The Red Cross Home for the Disabled and the Society for the Aged Sick were each given $65,000 from Cycle and Carriage yesterday. The Red Cross home will be80 words
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419 2000-12-07 3 SHEELA NARAYANAN - by SHEELA NARAYANAN IT could have come straight out of the movies: A wanted man on the run. A dramatic chase on a highway. A suicide standoff ending. Yesterday, the coroner’s court recorded a suicide verdict on the case of Ng Kok Hong,419 words
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Article216 2000-12-07 3 WHAT would you do for your mother? Would you break the law for her? Kartina Osman did just that. Between July and December 1998, the 39-year-old woman stole about $11,436 from her former employers, Siang Hock, to help pay her mother’s medical expenses. Her 60-year-old216 words
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Article75 2000-12-07 3 onekindact Joy Lee, 34 I WENT to a polyclinic for post-natal diabetes follow-up treatment. I stepped out of the polyclinic feeling quite miserable. The next day I called Obstetric Day Centre of Kandang Kerbau Hospital to enquire if I keep drinking a particular brand of milk.75 words
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Article, Illustration149 2000-12-07 3 SIX-YEAR-OLD Singaporean girl Huang Xueqi and her uncle Lin Fusheng, 31, travelling to Chaah, near Segamat, died in a car crash on Tuesday. Huang was travelling with her mother, uncle, two cousins and two brothers, when tragedy struck 2km from their destination. Mr LinPic: Nanyang Siang Pau - 149 words
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Article, Illustration322 2000-12-07 4 KAREN WONG - by KAREN WONG NURSING home managing director Irene Ong was so incensed amid an ongoing feud with her neighbours that she threw a container of her own urine into their doorway. On July 9, the angry 43-year-old woman took a container into the toilet with her,Pic: Lianhe Wanbao - 322 words
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Article183 2000-12-07 4 AN insurance company employee illegally sold 1,000 mobile phones intended for distribution to customers. Teo Yeow Boon, 28, was jailed for four years yesterday after pleading guilty. Teo was a customer and care manager fo: Prudential Assurance Company when he took charge of the183 words
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Article, Illustration125 2000-12-07 5 FAT, furry and green. No, it’s not the Grinch come to wreak havoc in Singapore, but caterpillars that were spotted by an anonymous caller to Streats’ hotline. The 11cm-long grubs had made their home in only one particular tree near a market in Seletar Road. A zoologistPic: ST - 125 words
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Article, Illustration79 2000-12-07 5 Our weather girl says It's going to be another cold day today so put on a sweater to keep out the shivers. There'll be showers with thunder in the late afternoon and early evening over most areas. Temperatures will reach 32° C. High tide will reach 2.4 m at B.lBpm.Pic: Francis Lee - 79 words
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Article329 2000-12-07 5 STUDENTS used to rote-learn-ing may find the switch to more creative ways stressful. But there are long-term benefits. Among the advocates of creative learning is Temasek Polytechnic, which organised the 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-based Learning at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Problem-based learning requires329 words
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Article59 2000-12-07 5 Former pupils of People's Association (PA) kindergartens can soak in a bit of nostalgia. The PA has launched a book called Remembering Red-Checked Days. It comes in a colourful scrapbook format and features an old report card. On sale for $3O at the PA child-care section and59 words
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Article24 2000-12-07 5 The second free flu vaccination exercise for senior citizens is on today from 10am at the Tampines Home located at 830 Thomson Road.24 words
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Article50 2000-12-07 5 With the school holidays in full swing, why not take your kids to watch a musical on Alice in Wonderland at the Victoria Theatre. Tickets at $l5 to $35. Until Dec 10. 7.30 pm (Thu and Fri) and 2pm and 6.30 pm (Sat and Sun). Call 348-5555.50 words
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Miscellaneous6 2000-12-07 5 Break-fast time for Muslims today; 6.58pm6 words
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239 2000-12-07 6 betweenthelines fflr Estrada is getting unintended help from Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, whose statement that she is ready to take his place has turned away many supporters. Mrs Arroyo's moves have been an unexpected disappointment. Her alliance with the left239 words
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Article, Illustration682 2000-12-07 6 I KNEW I was in trouble the day I used the word “upgrade” during an idle conversation with a friend. We were chatting about this and that films, clothes, kids, job woes when all of a sudden there it was, like a682 words
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Article, Illustration233 2000-12-07 8 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has caused alarm in legal circles with comments on the appointment of a top judge seen as a reformer, lawyers and opposition figures said yesterday. Dr Mahathir, asked whether the government has confirmed-AFP - 233 words
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Article99 2000-12-07 8 -AP MANILA The local media are ready to give maximum coverage to the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada. “Say goodbye to Christmas,” said a news chief at GMA 7, which plans to screen the whole trial. Mr Estrada’s trial starts today and will proceed-AP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration61 2000-12-07 8 Moving image: Chinese labourers offer their services to newly-arrived soldiers at the Chaotianmen Port along the Yangtze River in downtown Chongqing, capital of Sichuan province. More than 100,000 people, most of them migrant workers and peasants from southern China, work in Chongqing as movers. A mover earns betweenPic: Reuters - 61 words
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182 2000-12-07 8 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The government does not intend to impose controls on Internet use in the country, the Malaysian Parliament was told yesterday. One of the pledges that Malaysia gave to investors in its information technology city was to avoid any form of-AP - 182 words
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Article87 2000-12-07 8 gofigure. Singapore bank lending grew by 4 per cent in October, led by loans to retail customers, according to figures released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In October, credit to non-bank customers hit a two-year high of $152.1 billion while loans to professional and private individuals87 words
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198 2000-12-07 9 AP JAKARTA Seeking to reassure millions of Indonesians planning to travel by rail over the holiday period, officials have told them not to worry about arriving at the station on time all trains will be running late. “We can be sure that– AP - 198 words
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Article, Illustration36 2000-12-07 9 Indonesian vendors clean toilet bowls at a second hand market in Jakarta. The economic crisis have forced vendors to sell used toilets for one-third the price of new ones. Pic: ReutersPic: Reuters - 36 words
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Article68 2000-12-07 9 knowornot. The expression "don't give a hoot"comes not from birds but from the backwoods. In 19th century rural America, people declared something valueless by saying it "wasn't worth a hooter" "Hooter" was the backwoods'pronunciation of the word "iota', the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. It68 words
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Article138 2000-12-07 9 -AFP HONGKONG Cathay Pacific pilots have threatened to disrupt flights over peak holiday periods after talks on working hours broke down. The Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (HKAOA), the association for more than 1,100 pilots, will vote on whether to take action to enforce its-AFP - 138 words
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111 2000-12-07 9 Reuters HONGKONG Three men convicted for cutting up a young Hongkong mother, and stuffing her skull into a Hello Kitty doll were sentenced to life in prison. Chan Man-lok, 34, Leung Shingcho, 27, and Leung Wai-lun, 21, were found guilty of manslaughter and unlawful– Reuters - 111 words
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Article87 2000-12-07 9 AP JAKARTA Indonesia’s debt-ridden, Pertamina oil firm announced plans to lay off almost half of its workforce, media reports said yesterday “There will be a reduction between 30 per cent and 40 per cent in structural positions. Pertamina is focusing on how to become more efficient– AP - 87 words
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Article73 2000-12-07 9 -AFP JAKARTA A controversial programme under which millions of people were moved from Java to other Indonesian islands has been halted, a report said yesterday. Manpower and Transmigration Minister Al Hilal Hamdi, quoted in Kompas daily said that the government would now concentrate on moving people within the-AFP - 73 words
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Article90 2000-12-07 9 -AFP HONGKONG Police chained street children as young as six to roadside railings in Shenzhen I to stop a spate of pickpocketing, it was report- ed yesterday. Most of the children, believed to have been recruited by syndicates from Xinjiang, were targeting shoppers from Hongkong, the daily-AFP - 90 words
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Article79 2000-12-07 9 -AFP SYDNEY Australia committed an extra A 523.5 billion ($2l billion) over the next decade to beef up its military capabilities. Under the white paper released yesterday, Canberra’s wider interests and objectives would be maintained, with continued contributions to peace-keeping and coalition operations. It also reaffirmed-AFP - 79 words
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Article93 2000-12-07 9 -AFP BANGKOK Japan is to become an observer at next year’s Cobra Gold military exercises between US, Thai and Singapore troops, a report said yesterday. China and South Korea also expressed an interest in attending, it said. The exercises are to be held in northern Thailand-AFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration228 2000-12-07 11 Two victims who were poisoned and their son have now emerged as key suspects BRISBANE Police interrogated three people on Tuesday in connection with an extortion case that forced Australia’s largest ever product recall. In June, Smith Kline Beecham International,Pic: AFP - 228 words
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Article53 2000-12-07 11 It's not just kids that need to take lessons. Parents too need them as well. Enrol at Myparentime.com and get informed, educated and entertained. There are useful resources, online games and child safety information. There are also tips on how to deal with bullies and a useful guide on53 words
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Article61 2000-12-07 11 Parents may roll their eyes and lament the fact that movies nowadays come with gratuitous sex and violence, and it is a tough call to find the right movie for the family. Go to www.Moviemom.com and let the site guide you to movies on video61 words
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165 2000-12-07 11 -AFP SYDNEY An Australian teenager who enjoyed watching snuff movies was convicted yesterday of the murder of a 15-year-old boy who he shot nine times. Matthew O’Grady, 18, killed Christopher “Spike” Brown with a .22 calibre rifle at Wentworth Falls, west of Sydney,-AFP - 165 words
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236 2000-12-07 13 -AP LONDON How much would you pay to appear in your favourite author’s next novel? Marketing consultant Shelaine Green paid £6,200 ($15,500) on Tuesday at an unusual charity auction to be immortalised in the pages of a future novel by Miss Kathy Lette.-AP - 236 words
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263 2000-12-07 13 -AFP London a British newspaper announced yesterday that it will !aunch a legal challenge against the monarchy. It plans to use the newly-intro-duced European human rights legislation to argue that the ancient institution is unlawful. The left-wing Guardian newspaper said it had teamed up with-AFP - 263 words
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Article98 2000-12-07 13 Reuters NEW DELHI A policeman turned his rifle on himself and committed suicide yesterday while on guard duty inside India’s heavily-guarded parliament complex, police said. Parliament was not in session when the incident took place. Sub-inspector Sanjeev Kumar Verma said that Constable Mohammad Abdul Saleem, 32,– Reuters - 98 words
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Article146 2000-12-07 13 justbelieveit- -AFP ONDO, Nigeria-A 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Ms Tawa Ahmed, told a gathering at her church yesterday that she had been pregnant for five years and then given birth on Monday to a 1 kg tortoise. With the reptile snuggled up beside her, Ms Ahmed told-AFP - 146 words
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Article142 2000-12-07 13 -AFP LONDON British Airways, Britain’s flagship airline, was given an embarrassing ticking-off by a High Court judge as he threw out the company’s complaint about a rival’s advertisements. Lawyers for the company had lodged a complaint in the court about newspaper ads taken out by-AFP - 142 words
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Article88 2000-12-07 13 -AFP LOS ANGELES US special prosecutor Robert Ray, who is probing President Bill Clinton’s alleged wrongdoing, plans to quiz former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The move may signal further legal trouble for the president whose affair with Ms Lewinsky, 26, led to his impeachment, the Los-AFP - 88 words
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Article62 2000-12-07 13 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lankan opposition MPs yesterday boarded bullock-carts and travelled to parliament to protest over rising fuel prices and transport fares. Two United National Party MPs drove the lead bullocks while a second cart was crowded with eight immaculately-dressed legislators. Police allowed the carts to pull-AFP - 62 words
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Article81 2000-12-07 13 Reuters LONDON Researchers in Asia, Africa and eastern Europe could soon have access to the latest scientific information via the Internet. The WHO said on Tuesday it had joined forces with information specialists ISI, Silver Platter and the Soros Foundation’s Open Society Institute to link up scientists– Reuters - 81 words
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Article73 2000-12-07 13 Reuters MOSCOW Their walruses need urgent treatment for their tusks, but Moscow Zoo is struggling to find the cash to pay the dentist. Walruses usually keep their tusks healthy naturally. But the zoo’s 10 soft walruses just bang them on the edge of their pool and– Reuters - 73 words
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Article76 2000-12-07 13 Reuters NEW YORK A teenage Asian-American and her black boyfriend were indicted on Tuesday on charges of strangling the girl’s disapproving parents. Prosecutors charged Eric Louissant, 20, with first degree murder for allegedly strangling the parents of Connie Leung, 17. He could face the death penalty.– Reuters - 76 words
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Article254 2000-12-07 15 -afp Gore poured heart and soul into campaign; says Bush WASHINGTON Republican presidential nominee George W Bush said on Tuesday he would not call Democrat Al Gore a sore loser despite Mr Gore’s decision to contest the results of the presidential election in Florida.-afp - 254 words
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Article233 2000-12-07 15 Reuters WASHINGTON The US National Zoo has prettied up the empty panda cage, readying it for Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, two young giant pandas that the zoo hopes will spark the same mania as Washington’s “first couple” did nearly 30 years ago. Mei– Reuters - 233 words
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204 2000-12-07 15 Reuters MOSCOW The Russian population is shrinking faster than at any time since the Second World War, official statistics released showed. Nearly 930,000 more Russians died last year than were born, the largest gap since Russia’s population began a precipitous decline in 1992– Reuters - 204 words
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Article, Illustration205 2000-12-07 17 -AFP BOMBAY Indian film star Anupam Kher has lambasted India’s largest private television channel Zee TV for suddenly sacking him as co-anchor of the country’s richest television game show, which has flopped miserably. “I have been thrown out of the show, that’s what-AFP; f Pic: AFP I - 205 words
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Article, Illustration247 2000-12-07 17 YVONNE KWOK - by YVONNE KWOK EVERYONE knows Emil Chau the singer. Now get ready to meet Emil Chau the scriptwriter and film director. This surprising revelation came during a phone interview with the Taiwanese artiste yesterday to promote Comfort’s Superstar Concert, which Emil will be headlining. “I’m247 words
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Article, Illustration194 2000-12-07 17 -AFP LONDON Former Southampton manager David Jones was cleared of all child abuse allegations against him after the prosecution at his trial at Liverpool Crown Court said no evidence was being offered. There was applause and cheers from relatives of Jones as Judge David-AFP; . Pic: AFP 1 - 194 words
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Article, Illustration154 2000-12-07 17 -AFP LONDON Alicia Silverstone, the Hollywood actress who starred in the hit movie Clueless, yesterday won a tongue-in-cheek award for massacring the English language. She was inducted into the hall of infamy by the Plain English Campaign over elliptical comments she made about the film-AFP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration248 2000-12-07 20 ARTI MULCHAND - by /ARTI MULCHAND STREATS prowled the streets last month, sussing out some eye candy for you to decide: Hot or Not. And you told us: your favourite gal last month was Charlene Mohan, who we caught boogieing to the beat at Carnegie’s. At just 18, Charlene,248 words
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Article, Illustration199 2000-12-07 20 CHARLENE was spotted at Carnegie’s, the rock ‘n’ roll club at Far East Square best known for its ladies’ nights, when the champagne flows free for the fair sex, and the temperature goes up by more than a couple of notches. It’s really hot with the yuppies, guppies199 words
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Article61 2000-12-07 20 10.30 pm, TCS 8 Nan meets Zheye, who used to idolise her years ago when he was just a photographer’s assistant. He asks her out and she accepts. Laiming gets jealous when Nan tells him about Zheye. Meanwhile, Laiming realises that he and Liangzi do not see eye-to-eye61 words
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Article, Illustration70 2000-12-07 20 10pm, TCSS Debut of the fourth season. George Vogelman, the head-carrying podiatrist, seeks Ellenor’s help after his condo association evicts him on grounds of moral turpitude. But their professional relationship gets too per- sonal for Ellenor when she accepts his dinner invita- a tion. Meanwhile, Jimmy leads the70 words
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Article67 2000-12-07 20 7pm,TCS 8 Ziwei and Xianyanzi decide to take part in a drinking contest where the prize is 50 taels of gold. The girls impress the audience so much that they get uneasy and leave. A messenger from the palace asks the group of runaways to return, but67 words
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Article50 2000-12-07 20 8.15 am, CNN (SCV 14) Our very own Lee Hsien Yang, CEO of Singtel, will be interviewed on the phone by the host of the programme, Karuno Shinsho. The programme will be broadcast live and BG Lee will speak on issues relating to Singtel and its concerns.50 words
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Article, Illustration71 2000-12-07 20 1 pm, Star World (SCV 18) On today’s show, actor Cuba Gooding, Jr, joins Oprah via satellite to talk about his latest film, “Men of Honor”, and the weight he lost for the physically demandk ing role. Then Oprah wel- comes some71 words
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Article, Illustration91 2000-12-07 20 10.30 pm, HBO (SCV 60) The familiar Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is back and he is now married to Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). Their a six-month-old marriage A is strained because she wants a baby and he ff cannot give her one. M Also, she forces91 words
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342 2000-12-07 21 CARA van MIRIAH - by CARA van MIRIAH BARELY a week after 13-hour music fest Zouk-Out, Siloso Beach is all geared up for another dusk-till-dawn party. This time it’s Martell Friends In Concert, which will showcase Hongkong artistes William So, David Lui Fong and Karen Tong in a342 words
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Article, Illustration354 2000-12-07 22 ARTI MULCHAND - by ARTI MULCHAND Members of 1999's winning bands regroup for this year's competition. Unfair to newbies? Contestants justify their moves SOME faces in this year’s Yamaha Band Alert Singapore finals look a little familiar. They were from winning bands in last year’s Asian grand finals, butPic: Choc&jghee Hua - 354 words
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Article, Illustration366 2000-12-07 25 at tfre movies You can reach Stephanie Goh at gohcys@sph.com.sg The Grinch Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Molly Shannon, Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor Narrator: Anthony Hopkins JIM Carrey seems to have an affinity with greenfaced freaks with monosyllabic names. First there366 words
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576 2000-12-07 26 r Just one. question Of course, it does. My kids are two and three and I'm already planning to send them to live in my mother's place in the east and make my mum their legal guardian because schools576 words
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Miscellaneous573 2000-12-07 30 THURSDAY Q 7 December 2000 in, m i i i m n a The story is about... Yuan Jian Ping who gets more than he bargained for when he enrols at Zhong Ren Pre-U. A natural busybody, he suddenly finds himself involved in everything, from girl problems to gang fights;573 words
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Article365 2000-12-07 32 SAN MIGUEL, ArgentinaWhen Eduardo Romero encouraged the 15-year-old Angel Cabrera to take up the game of golf on a warm summer afternoon, neither the man who would become his mentor northe eager teenager could have imagined what was to follow. The two Argentinians,365 words
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Article, Illustration471 2000-12-07 34 -AP BARCELONA Mark Woodforde looks over and still expects to see his long-time doubles partner Todd Woodbridge. Instead, in Saturday’s Davis Cup doubles against Spain’s Alex Corretja and Juan Balcells, it will be Sandon Stolle at his side after the Woodies ended their partnership with-AP; Pic: Reuters - 471 words
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182 2000-12-07 34 -AP SALT LAKE CITY Karl Ma lone’s first eight points carried him past Wilt Chamberlain. His next 23 carried the Utah Jazz past the Toronto Raptors 98-84. The Mailman moved past Chamberlain for second place on the NBA’s career-scoring list on Tuesday night,-AP - 182 words
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Article, Illustration515 2000-12-07 35 -AP LONDON Eight-time titlist Real Madrid took a big step towards yet another Champions Cup triumph with a 4-1 victory over Anderlecht while Sven-Goran Eriksson moved closer to the England job when his Lazio team lost 0-1 at home to Leeds United. Real-AP; Pic: Reuters - 515 words
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