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Title Section21 2000-12-14 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 14 December 2000 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article86 2000-12-14 1 THE Haw Par Villa theme park will be restored to its original form as Tiger Balm Gardens by 2002. .This is because no suitable tenders offering alternative plans were thrown up for the troubled attraction at Pasir Panjang, said the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). International Theme86 words
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Article52 2000-12-14 1 THE Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has budgeted $l.B million from the zakat funds, or religious dues, for the Muis Annual Grant for Religious and Social Services next year. The grant will be used to promote Islamic education and the development of religious, family, mosque and52 words
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Article84 2000-12-14 1 THE Singapore River Hongbao 2001 at Marina Promenade next month will feature new highlights, including a sports village, rock walls for climbing, and 8-metre high artificial fireworks to attract the young. The festival, starting Jan 19 to mark Chinese New Year, promises 10 days of family fun and84 words
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445 2000-12-14 1 RAVI SHANKAR - by RAVI SHANKAR IF you’ve been thinking of blowing your year-end bonus on shopping or holidays, think again. This year’s robust economic growth, responsible for your fat bonus packages and pay rises, could slow down dramatically445 words
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337 2000-12-14 2 ARTIMULCHAND - by ARTIMULCHAND IT was shut down for eight months in 1995 because of a drug scandal, in which 32 people, including senior managers, staff and club patrons, were arrested in a drug bust. But Zouk has since cleaned up its act. And337 words
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209 2000-12-14 2 PASSENGERS were inconvenienced yesterday when rush-hour MRT services between Jurong East and Boon Lay stations on the eastwest line were disrupted. Trains were halted at 7.45 am and the stoppage lasted for nearly 40 minutes. Passenger Mr Abdul Hassan told Streats that one of his main209 words
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Article154 2000-12-14 2 A WOMAN in her 40s posed as a bulk-order customer at a food stall, and kept the stallholders on their toes while she helped herself to their money. The Hokkien-speaking woman was a accompanied by a girl who appeared to be about eight years old,154 words
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Article115 2000-12-14 2 A SHOP owner’s wallet was swiped by a couple who came into her shop on the pretext of buying toys. At about 3pm on Tuesday, the pair entered Madam Teo Siong Tiang’s shop at Block 51 Old Airport Road. They browsed, chose two toy cars and asked115 words
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Article77 2000-12-14 2 THE CNB'S Operation Dragnet on Dec 12 resulted in the arrest of 201 suspected drug offenders in various parts of the island. The ages of those arrested range from 15 to 60. Of 115 suspects who tested positive for drugs, 93 were sent to the Drug Rehabilitation77 words
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319 2000-12-14 3 YOU'RE down with a strong dose of flu. Your colleagues are dropping like flies, too. Your company doctor notices the similar symptoms as he writes out your MCs. Other polyclinics and hospitals take note of the outbreak and update a central computer319 words
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Article81 2000-12-14 3 morningsmile Four surgeons were discussing their work. The first one said: "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered.” The second one said: "i think librarians are the easiest. Everything is in alphabetical order." The third one81 words
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108 2000-12-14 3 A SMALL-BUILT 69-year-old retiree, allegedly brandished a toy pistol in a bid to commit armed robbery at a textile shop in Bussorah Street on Monday. No plea was taken from William Keh in a district court yesterday. Keh is charged108 words
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290 2000-12-14 3 HE was in the police station, waiting for bail. The alleged offence: Shoplifting two pairs of shorts. But he couldn’t keep his hands to himself. He stole a camera from the police station. Soffian Jumahat, 21, unemployed, was at Clementi police regional headquarters’ charge290 words
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Article333 2000-12-14 4 KAREN WONG - by KAREN WONG YOU could be hauled to court and face jail for helping a friend sell pirated VCDs or CD-ROMs at a makeshift stall. Even if it is just a holiday job. And even if you have only been on the job for333 words
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Article102 2000-12-14 4 onekindact Anthony Tan, 27, retail executive I WOULD like to relate a kind act I witnessed while travelling in Little India along Serangoon Road. A cat knocked down by a reckless driver attempted to run away. An Indian lady had to stop the vehicles on the road,102 words
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213 2000-12-14 4 KAREN WONG - by KAREN WONG RICHES will be yours if you believe in my mystical powers. Storekeeper Diong Chiong Wong, 24, did believe and ended up $l,lOO poorer. Manjit Singh, 22, promised Mr Diong a pot of gold in the form of the first prize in a213 words
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Article, Illustration75 2000-12-14 5 THE next millennium will begin on Jan 1,2001, astrophysicist Owen Gingerich said early last year when the debate cropped up. Our calendar, which was set in October 1592, started in AD 1 and not year 0, said the senior astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and pro75 words
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Article375 2000-12-14 5 EDWIN KOO; and CHNG NGO PENG - by EDWIN KOO and CHNG NGO PENG IT'S just 17 days before the end of the Millennium. Yes, the REAL end of the old millenniU M and the beginning of the 21st century. But where are all the celebrations? Where’s the buzz? Where are all375 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-12-14 5 Our weather girl says Today's not a day for the beach. Expect showers with thunder in the late afternoon and early evening over many areas. Temperature will hit 32° C. High tide will reach 3.2 m at 12.28 pm. Weather girl Calista from Carrie Models. Outfit from eWorld ofSports.com. UmbrellaPic: Francis Lee - 62 words
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Article36 2000-12-14 5 Sheraton Towers hotel will donate $1 to the Assisi Home and Hospice for every diner who patronises its four food and beverage outlets. So enjoy your meal and help make someone's life better.36 words
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Article23 2000-12-14 5 The fourth free flu vaccination exercise for senior citizens is on today at Blk 51, Chin Swee Road, ifo4-83 from 2pm onwards.23 words
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Miscellaneous8 2000-12-14 5 Break~fast£me i for Muslims I today: 7.oi pm8 words
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Streatsmart column
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280 2000-12-14 6 betweenthelines next thing I expect to see is rising unemployment as corporations downsize to try to reduce their costs and increase their profits. I know what this can mean because I graduated from coitege in 1982 smack in the middle of a really280 words
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Article, Illustration597 2000-12-14 6 NO one to call the most important man in the world. No one to order the rest of the world around. No one to tell Japan to get its economy back on its feet. No one to grace big meetings on the597 words
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279 2000-12-14 7 Reuters, AP Key witness says he gave monthly kickbacks from illegal gambling MANILA A Philippine provincial governor who triggered President Joseph Estrada’s impeachment trial testified to the Senate yesterday that he handed monthly kickbacks to the former movie actor from illegal gambling syndicates. “I was the– Reuters,; AP - 279 words
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Article116 2000-12-14 7 -AFP MANILA Impeached President Joseph Estrada said yesterday he had hit an emotional low as corruption trial witnesses continued to testify about his alleged links to illegal gambling. “I’m just a human being that’s why I admit I feel bad at times," Mr Estrada told local-AFP - 116 words
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Article168 2000-12-14 7 Reuters CANBERRA Up to 163 boat people en route to Australia from Indonesia are believed to have drowned when their two vessels sank in stormy seas, Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said yesterday. He said Australia was investigating reports that a Japanese tanker had picked– Reuters - 168 words
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Article132 2000-12-14 7 -AFP HONGKONG Tycoon Li Ka-shing has likened Hongkong to a “knight in rusty armour” in search of wisdom but with the courage to change for the better, the Wen Wei Po newspaper reported yesterday. At the unveiling of a new Open University institute, to be named-AFP - 132 words
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Article70 2000-12-14 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR An elderly Malaysian taxi driver turned the tables on two knifewielding robbers, stabbing one of them to death and forcing the other to flee, police said yesterday. The driver, 61, escaped with four stitches in his hand after the .incident near the northern city-AFP - 70 words
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Article97 2000-12-14 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian immigration authorities have detained 28 people in connection with a gang allegedly smuggling Nepalese into the country via Thailand, the Star newspaper said yesterday. A Myanmar citizen, aged 28, reportedly behind the smuggling scheme, was arrested on Monday along with 24 Nepalese, two-AFP - 97 words
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Article214 2000-12-14 8 FORMER Indonesian president Suharto is so sick that sometimes he needs to be hooked up to an oxygen tank to help him breathe. A friend who visited the 79-year-old former leader recently, described him as “a bit senile”, the International Herald Tribune (IHT) said yesterday.214 words
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Article187 2000-12-14 8 -AP JAKARTA Attacks by Muslim groups on Jakarta’s bars, discos, and gambling joints have intensified since the beginning of the fast-ing month two weeks ago. Dozens of people have been injured during clashes between the raiders and workers of the establishments. Police said, while the attacks are-AP - 187 words
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Article56 2000-12-14 8 If you have an ego as big as the Earth, let fourmiiab.to/earthview deflate it a little and show you how puny you are. View a map of the Earth from the Sun, the moon or any location specified by a set of co-ordinates and altitude, or56 words
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232 2000-12-14 10 Reuters SAN FRANCISCO Almost half of the top-selling US console video games contain inappropriate messages for girls, according to a study released on Tuesday. The games, the study group says, include unrealistic images of women’s bodies, provocative sexuality and– Reuters - 232 words
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Article170 2000-12-14 10 AFP PARIS An international group of scientists a genetic decoding breakthrough yesterday. The group said it had cracked the first genetic code of a plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, an achievement that could throw open the gates to a new “green revolution” of super-crops. In 1996, a consortium– AFP - 170 words
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111 2000-12-14 10 AP WINNIPEG, Canada Shoppers dived for cover on Tuesday when gunfire erupted outside Polo Park Mall in Winnipeg during the robbery of an armoured car. Eight shots were fired before the bleeding lone robber fled in a stolen car with an undisclosed amount of– AP - 111 words
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Article110 2000-12-14 10 kowornot "Solstice" means "sun standing still" In the Northern Hemisphere, it is the first day of winter, the shortest day and the longest night of the year, occurring on Dec 20,21 or Dec 22. Then the Earth is nearer the sun in January than it is in June110 words
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Article87 2000-12-14 10 -ap DENVER Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh asked for his appeals to be cancelled and for his execution to take place within 120 days of a Dec 7 statement, which was filed with a federal court on Monday and made public on Tuesday. He reserved the right-ap - 87 words
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Article63 2000-12-14 10 Reuters LONDON Caffeine and nicotine is not a healthy combination, but Spanish scientists said yesterday that coffee may help prevent bladder cancer. Smoking is the leading risk factor for bladder cancer. Drinking coffee is also thought to contribute to the disease, but the research shows smokers– Reuters - 63 words
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Article57 2000-12-14 10 -AFP JOHANNESBURG South African police on Tuesday reported the third fatal crocodile attack in a week. The victim was a woman crossing the Enseleni River in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Tuesday morning, they said. A witness said the body could not be recovered because the large crocodile-AFP - 57 words
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Article84 2000-12-14 10 -AFP BREMEN, Germany Members of the public will compete to experience space travel in game show-like process under a project unveiled in Germany on Tuesday. Space tv AG said it has reserved places on seven Soyuz flights between 2002 and 2008 out to the International Space-AFP - 84 words
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Article296 2000-12-14 11 -afp MUNICH The German electronics firm Siemens AG is preparing to sell a gadget based on mobile telephone technology that will allow parents to keep in touch with or track their toddlers. “It’s not a telephone alfove all, but rather a service using mobile telephone-afp - 296 words
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110 2000-12-14 11 AP LOS ANGELES A passenger pulled a knife aboard a Dallas-1 bound American Airlines jetliner on a flight from Hawaii, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport. < No one was hurt, airline spokesman John Hotard said.– AP - 110 words
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Article, Illustration837 2000-12-14 12 Wire services WASHINGTON It looks like it is over. The next President of the US is going to be Texas Governor George W Bush. But he has not started popping champagne bottles yet to celebrate. His team is waiting for challenger, Vice President Al Gore, to– Wire services; Pic: AFP - 837 words
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Article, Illustration289 2000-12-14 13 -AFP London Watching a video a t home with his family, a quick flick through a biography of Charles de Gaulle and then getting up in the night to look after his teething baby son a typical night for British Prime Minister Blair,-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 289 words
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Article, Illustration137 2000-12-14 13 -AFP Buenos aires The daugh*er of Carlos Menem, the former Resident of Argentina, has s, ammed him publicly for his J'oniance with 35-year-old former Miss Universe Cecilia Bolocco. “My father needs to recognise A* he is not 30, 40, 50 or 60. He s 70. He-AFP; Pic: fFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration239 2000-12-14 13 THE cast and crew of Hongkong movie Bad Boy Strike Force are probably cursing themselves on their luck. The movie was having its premiere at four mini United Artiste cinemas in Kum Zhong on Tuesday night at around 10pm. Around 1200 people turned239 words
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177 2000-12-14 13 Reuters LONDON Briton Bob Talley reached his 100th birthday, read a congratulatory telegram from Queen Elizabeth, uttered a proud,“Yes, I made it” and promptly died. But his sudden departure did little to dampen the celebration family, friends and staff at his– Reuters - 177 words
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Article, Illustration395 2000-12-14 15 DIANA SER - Singaporeans love their coffee But overdosing on caffine may not be a good thing by DIANA SER IF YOU need a sip of coffee to start your day, then you are one of those who help to make coffee the most popular beverage in the world after395 words
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Article, Illustration379 2000-12-14 16 STEPHANIE GOH - Time magazine's best movie of the year is Lee Ang's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Holiywood blockbusters were k glaringly missing from the top 10 list, m Streats finds out what Singaporeans' top pick is. by STEPHANIE GOH RUSSELL Crowe is No 1 in379 words
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Article290 2000-12-14 16 FROM PAGE 18 Caffeine has a diuretic effect it makes you want to pee. It is especially bad before exercise because your body loses fluids through perspiration and trips to the toilet. Singaporeans spent $l2O million on coffee in 1998 about the amount that the290 words
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Article, Illustration63 2000-12-14 16 SURVIVOR 7pm, TCS 5 Alliances are now dust in the wind and it’s now every i man and woman I for him/herself. I And three survivors must argue their merits before a jury of seven previously ejected castaways to see who’ll clinch the US$l million prize. You63 words
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Article72 2000-12-14 16 10.30 pm, TCS 8 A Japanese drama about a widow, Masheng, who cannot get along with her teenage son, Long, from her husband’s previous marriage. The first of this 11-parter sees Long passing rude remarks about Masheng when he first meets her. So it’s with great reluctance that72 words
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Article, Illustration66 2000-12-14 16 11.30pm,TCS 8 Watch four funky i good-lookers Hui I Li, 24, Fu Min,lB, 1 Miyona, 20 and I Zhu Er, 22 make f their debut on this f show that’s touted to be a ‘drama music’ w programme. Targetting audiences aged between 15 and 24, Popcatz offers a fusion66 words
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Article60 2000-12-14 16 9.30 pm, Hallmark (SCV 36) Theresa Johnson and her seven-year-old daughter are a homeless duo who must survive in a shelter in a strange city where the poor are forgotten. Unable to support her daughter, Theresa must decide if she will give up her child for60 words
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Article, Illustration63 2000-12-14 16 10pm, Cinemax (SCV 59) Set in the 1930s, this coming-of-age A drama tells of Rose (Laura Dern), an oversexed, rambunctious youngster who gets a job as a housemaid with the respectable Hillyer family. Her promiscuity disrupts the family’s life and they resort to drastic steps to keep Rose’s63 words
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Article, Illustration372 2000-12-14 20 stepname at me movies You can reach Stephanie Goh at gohcys@sph.com.sg Gen-Y Cops Directed by: Benny Chan Starring: Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Edison Chen, Maggie Q, Rachel Ngan, Richard Sun IF you’ve watched Gen-X Cops, you’ll know what to expect in the sequel. Basically an excuse372 words
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easyStreats sports
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Article, Illustration297 2000-12-14 25 Reuters ST LOUIS Tiger Woods has been named the most powerful person in sports for the year 2000 by the Sporting News magazine. He is only the second athlete to head the magazine’s top 100 chart of the most powerful people in sports,– Reuters; Pic: AP - 297 words
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180 2000-12-14 26 -AP LONDON Birmingham City has advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup with a 2-0 home victory against Sheffield Wednesday in the only quarter-final to weather driving rain sweeping across England. Birmingham skipper Martin O’Connor fired a cross from the right flank and-AP - 180 words
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256 2000-12-14 26 -AP UDINE, Italy Nine-man Lazio crashed out of the Italian Cup on Tuesday, going down 1-4 to Udinese in their second-leg quarterfinal. Udinese’s home victory saw it go through to the semi-finals on a 5-3 aggregate. Serie A champion Lazio, which rested-AP - 256 words
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Article, Illustration518 2000-12-14 27 -AP DALLAS -Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez were the big winners on baseball’s biggest spending day ever. Rodriguez got a record-shattering US$252million (Ss43B-million), 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers, doubling the previous high in US.sports history. “I like to win,” said Texas owner-AP; Pic: REUTERS - 518 words
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Article, Illustration271 2000-12-14 27 -AP MIAMI Tennis star Venus Williams is on the verge of signing the richest endorsement deal ever for a female athlete. USA Today has reported that the American would sign a fiveyear contract with Reebok worth US$4O million (Ss69 million). But the sporting company-AP; Pic: AP - 271 words
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Miscellaneous490 2000-12-14 18 'W mjimADU/ L>]fif}il£wE3m jjmig Mmzmzl Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20 -FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrol6gy.com mmmt MAY 21 JUN 21 You’re the wrong person for this job, but somehow you’re stuck with it anyway. You have all the necessary skills even if you don’t care to use490 words
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Advertisement376 2000-12-14 19 Streats contest This Christmas A daily draw will be conducted from Dec 11 to 23,2000, excluding Sunday. Each day 3 winners will be picked to win a $lOO Diamond Jewellery Voucher from TianPo Jewellery. All 36 winners of the 12-day contest will qualify for the grand draw to win a376 words
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Miscellaneous380 2000-12-14 22 THURSDAY Q 14 December 2000 If 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; from baseball matches to flower arrangement classes.380 words
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Miscellaneous257 2000-12-14 23 The story so far. Oblivious to Tie Xin Nan's knife, Xiao Yuer went on to provoke her, saying that she would have no groom if she killed him. But Tie ignored him and she plunged the knife into Xiao Yuer's heart.Xiao Yuer shouted at her, reminding her that he had257 words
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Advertisement21 2000-12-14 25 OnthePlayground GOLF SICC Junior Invitational Golf Championship: Singapore Island Country Club, Old Course, 7am. SQUASH Junior C'ships: Kallang Squash Centre, 10am.21 words
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Miscellaneous28 2000-12-14 25 Inthelivingroom ICE HOCKEY NHL: Colorado Avalanche v Philadelphia Flyers (ESPN Ch 23, 9am). SOCCER Coppa Italia q-final, 2nd leg: Inter Milan v Parma (Sports City, tomorrow, 3.45 am).28 words
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