Streats, 13 January 2001

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  • 21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 13 January 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-rhail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • morning rush
    • 39 1 FOR 10 days, between next Friday and Jan 29, there will be 3,598 additional seats on SlA’s Singapore-Kuala Lumpur flights and 6,672 seats on the Singapore-Penang flights. This is to cater for the Lunar New Year rush.
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    • 63 1 SIX neighbourhood link centres will soon be providing social services to the elderly. The services provide information ranging from how to get their wounds dressed to where they can go to learn computer skills. The six centres will be ready by the end of this year and
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  • 504 1 Why can't we re-examine the basis of our policies and tap part of the *Net Investment Income (Nil) to better look after our senior citizens We should support our senior citizens better in their old age. After all, they are the
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    • 63 1 Mirror mirror on the wa11 THE fate of two women who look so alike were poles apart yesterday. While Chinese American Ms Elaine Chao, 47 (left), is about to say "hello" to the corridors of power in the US, her lookalike, Ms Anson Chan, 61, has said "goodbye" to her
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  • Streatsmart Parliament
    • 447 2  -  Learning by f SARAH NG IF you believe in lifelong learning, rejoice. Yesterday in Parliament, the Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund (LLF) Bill was passed. That means continuing education just got a $5OO million boost. The money will be spent on programmes to help you continue
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    • 266 2 m INCREASING operations and manpower costs are the reasons why there was a 70 per cent hike in the consultation fees for spe-cialist-outpatient clinics (SOC) at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) from Dec 1 last year. The adjustment will also help to keep
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    • parliaments scan
      • 55 2 FROM 1996 to 2000, a total of 186 discipline cases involving education officers were handled by the Ministry of Education, said Dr Aline Wong, Senior Minister of State for Education. Of these, six cases were alleged molest and two were related to improper use
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      • 65 2 BEEF sold in Singpaore is free from mad cow disease (BSE). Only beef from countries that have been certifed free from the disease for at least six years are allowed to be imported into Singapore. The Agri-food Veterinary Authority and the Food Control Department will continue to
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      • 80 2 SMALL and medium enterprises such as your neighbourhood coffee or provision shop may not have felt the boost of last year’s 10.1 per cent economic growth because the growth was uneven, explained Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo. For example, while the manufacturing
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      • 62 2 AT least 50 per cent of the Net Investment Income (Nil) earned from past reserves in a financial year will go back to the reserves, explained Minister for Finance Richard Hu. Nil is the interest and dividend income earned from investing the government’s reserves. This
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    • 166 2 YOU should start receiving your utilities bill on time by this July. Minister for Trade and Industry, BG George Yeo, announced this in Parliament yesterday, in response to queries from Dr Wang Kai Yuen, MP for Bukit Timah GRC. “Power Supply has indicated that they
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 292 3  -  by KAREN WONG Attacker had hand on her thigh SIX Singapore Airlines economy class seats showed up in court yesterday believed to be the first time in recent years the distinctive purple seats found their way into a courtroom.
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    • 227 3  -  by /WINSTON CHONG A 39-YEAR-OLD warehouse supervisor who raped his 11-year-old niece three times in four months, was sentenced to 24 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane yesterday. The man, who could not be named to protect the identity of
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    • 184 3  -  by ARTI MULCHAND ITS been 73 days since Singapore Airlines flight SQOO6 crashed in Taipei and the sorrow still runs deep. There was hardly a dry eye yesterday when the SIA Staff Union and the Air Lines Pilots Association Singapore (Alpas) presented token
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    • news scan
      • 110 3 A MAN persuaded a former colleague to invest in a curry powder business. So between June 1997 and January 1998, Janardhanan Gopal, 22, gave $lO,OOO to Thatshina Moorthy Govindasamy, 33, expecting to receive $40,000 in profits within a year. When Mr Janardhanan enquired about the promised profits,
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      • 83 3 THE fire which damaged two stalls at the Telok Blangah Rise market on Thursday broke out at one of them which was located next to a fuse box. But it is too early to say if it was caused by electrical sparks. The Singapore Civil Defence
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      • 63 3 A TIBS Bendy bus caught fire yesterday at 9.16 am during the morning rush hour, but none of its 70 passengers were hurt. A Number 67 bus was travelling along Bedok Reservoir Road when the driver saw smoke billowing out from the rear of the bus.
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      • 111 3 A MASKED robber who used a T-shirt to cover his face escaped with $1,600 worth of cash and jewellery, giving 15 police officers the slip. Around 4pm yesterday, Kadir Husian, 25, was working outside his provision shop at Block 109, Jurong East Street 13, when a masked
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    • 274 5 FLATS in Punggol East will be the first to feature an energy-saving lighting system by the end of the year. Dual-circuit lighting can save $ll million a year and is the standard form of lighting in void decks, common corridors and staircase landings of
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    • 135 5 IF you’re taking part in this year’s Thaipusam, here’s what temple authorities want you to leave at home your footwear. During the Hindu festival, which is on Feb 7 this year, thousands of devotees fulfil their vows by carrying milkpots or kavadis, which
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    • 66 5 Don't let the rainy weather spoil your weekend plans. It will be partly cloudy with showers in the late afternoon and early evening over many areas. Temperature will reach 31 °C. High tide will reach 3.2 m at 1.13 pm. Your weather girl is Streats reader
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    • Just a minute
      • 64 5 The Pasir Ris Town Council has introduced a second Giro deduction for payment for service and conservancy charges. The second deduction will be on the 7th of the following month, if the first one on the 28th is unsuccessful due to insufficient funds in the account. Your
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      • 51 5 If you're a consumer with a complaint, you can call the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) for free professional advice from lawyers, doctors and other experts. Just call the helpline at *****11 which will field queries every Saturday from noon till spm. The helpline is not available on public
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      • 49 5 The Health Information Centre will be screening two videos on "Diabetic Emergencies" and "Alcohol- How much is too much?" tomor- row. So head down to the Institute of Health (opposite Outram Park MRT), Health Studio 2. From 2pm to 3pm. jp Admission is free. Call 435-3954.
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • 269 6 Reuters Ulemas refuse to change stance JAKARTA Ajinomoto apologised to Indonesia yesterday in several major newspapers over the use of pig enzymes in its flavour enhancer product. In advertisements, the local unit of Japan’s Ajinomoto said it was sorry to the
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    • 105 6 -AFP SEOUL Researchers have developed an export version of kimchi, Korea’s pungent national food, but without the smell that puts off foreigners. Doosan Corporation experts said yesterday that they have created a new fermenting process that eradicates the rubbish-tip odour that generally accompanies the cabbage
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    • 193 6 -AFP WASHINGTON By now, we all know the US economy is expected to slow down. What about the Japanese economy, the next engine of power in the world? Don’t count on Tokyo to pull up the rest of the world’s economy, said Mr
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    • 198 6 -AFP BANGKOK Premier-in-waiting Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that he was confident of leading Thailand for two years before the constitutional court rules on graft charges that could end his political career. Mr Thaksin said it would take time to sort through the mountain
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    • web cites
      • 47 6 Maybe speaking in front of a live audience at Speakers'Comer isn't your cup of tea. How about participating in the online version at onlinespeakerscorner.com? You can write in your grouses or opinions to the different sections available on the site while remaining anonymous.
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      • 41 6 Cowpay.com, a play on the Hokkien word "kao peh"or complaining, is a rave-and-rant post started by a group of polytechnic students in a tribute to Singaporeans'favourite pastime. The site has original articles, a forum and an advice column.
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    • news scan
      • 96 6 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has banned the import of all beef products from the European Union and ordered their withdrawal from retail shelves to protect against mad cow disease. Health Minister Chua Jui Meng was quoted as saying in local newspapers yesterday that the ban was
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      • 81 6 AP WASHINGTON Kawasaki is recalling about 18,000 motorcycles because the rear brakes can fail. The recall, ordered on Thursday, was made in cooperation with the US Consumer Safety Commission. They were sold from May to November last year. No injuries as a result of the brake defect
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      • 90 6 -AFP MELBOURNE Thick haze smothered Melbourne yesterday from bushfires as far as 200 km away, creating the worst pollution since deadly fires raged near the city 18 years ago. “Data shows that we haven’t had conditions as bad as this since the Ash Wednesday fires in
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      • 88 6 -AP SYDNEY Water off Sydney’s beaches is cleaner than it has been in at least 10 years but some beaches still failed, recording high levels of bacteria, officials said yesterday. Tests carried out by the government’s Environmental Protection Agency at Sydney’s 35 beaches showed water quality had
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      • 74 6 AP JAKARTA Indonesia’s President Abdurrahman Wahid said yesterday that police and soldiers had been deployed in Jakarta ahead of rumoured anti-government protests next week. “Those who intend to hold demonstrations must realise that there are troops to guard the security of this nation,” he said after
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 265 8 -AFP WASHINGTON President elect George W Bush on Thursday named Taiwan-born Elaine Chao as Labour Secretary. She replaces Linda Chavez who withdrew her name after admitting to harbouring an illegal immigrant. Ms Chao arrived in the United States as an eight-year-oldimmi-grant from Taiwan.
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    • 88 8 Reuters WASHINGTON Defence Secretary nominee Donald Rumsfeld has said Washington must build a system to protect itself and its allies from missile attack and called the treaty barring such a shield “ancient history”. He said missile proliferation was growing in the world and suggested an
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    • 160 8 -AFP LONDON Some 40,000 organs were removed from dead children and sent to hospitals across Britain without the consent of their families, the British government’s leading health adviser said on Thursday. “Some of the past practices around organ retention belong to an era where
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    • 189 8 Reuters EDINBURGH A suspected Scottish jewel thief was caught when doctors X-raying him for a broken hip discovered thousands of pounds worth of loot in his stomach. Sources believe the bungling burglar swallowed the jewels after being disturbed while robbing a first-floor
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    • news scan
      • 106 8 -afp NEW DELHI China's second-highest ranking leader, Li Peng, kicked off talks with Indian politicians on Thursday by saying the two countries had to work together for global peace. “China and India do not pose any threat to each other as they share similar views
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      • 63 8 AP JACKSONVILLE, Florida A 7 5-yea ro Id man shot his wife, daughter and son-in-law before turning the gun on himself. The gunman and his 73-year-old wife were at their daughter’s home on Thursday evening when he shot his son-in-law and daughter. He then chased
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      • 78 8 AP NEW YORK A doctor has pleaded guilty to assault and abortion charges for repeatedly stabbing his pregnant mistress with a drugfilled syringe in an attempt to cause an abortion. Under the plea bargain, Dr Stephen Pack will receive no more than three years’ jail when
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      • 106 8 Dotcoms lost 88 value -AFP WASHINGTON The slump in the Internet industry caused dotcom companies to lose an average of 88 per cent of their share value from their peak levels in 2000. The survey by online research firm Biz Vida of 341 publicly traded Internet firms found that the
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      • 86 8 -AFP, LOS ANGELES -A Stage Three power emergency was declared across California on Thursday, raising the possibility of rotating blackouts in some areas. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) is “strongly urging” consumers across the state to conserve electricity, said spokesman Patrick Dorinson. “A record amount of
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  • Streatsmart people
    • 324 9 -AFR Reuters Iff HONGKONG Chief Semt cretary Anson Chan announc--IJ| ed yesterday that she was Ifr resigning as the head of HongP kong’s civil service, in a move which came three months after she was reprimanded by Beijing. “Because of personal reak sons, I
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    • 170 9 Reuters WASHINGTON James Riady, whose family runs Indonesia’s Lippo Group and who made large campaign contributions to US President Bill Clinton’s party will plead guilty to federal election law violations, the US Justice Department said on Thursday It said that Lippoßank California,
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    • 139 9 -AFP LONDON Pop star Madonna is taking elok cution lessons to deveB lop an English accent, 9 the Independent rem ported yesterday. W The move marks f her increasing integration into British culture, according to the news- paper. It follows the singer’s
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    • 102 9 -AFP LOS ANGELES Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart is adopting a baby boy. “I have always wanted to adopt a child and I am overjoyed that I have been blessed with a beautiful and healthy son,” she said in a statement. “I’m completely enchanted and awestruck.”
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  • STREATS
    • 374 11  -  g|g|p||' |pi§||| V- sHH* g pp| .-V=^ 9bJ bJ Glenn Ong stirs up wm/ni/my In the morning radio slot by (DIANA SER WATCH OUT Class 95 Deejay Glenn Ong of the k 98.7 morning show Five Guys and a Girl has thrown down the gauntlet
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    • buzz Stop
      • 188 12 ANGELA Yen aka DJ Flame is Streats’ Babe in December. Last month, she was spotted partying at dbl-0 dance club at Unity Square. Our readers voted this sassy 31-year-old lass as the hottest party animal of three other girls. For that, Streats will be donating $l,OOO
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    • Go watch
      • Article, Illustration
        290 16  -  Theatre need not be hoity-toity, as the latest staging of Chang and Eng proves by DIANA SER THERE I was, watching Sing- apore’s longest-running musical, Chang and Eng, I for the third time, and trying desperately to prevent my tears from smudging my I carefully applied make-up. That’s
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      • Must-see TV
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          66 16 Saturday, 11 am, Central This weekly half-hour animated series has Chan as an amaz- A ing martial artist and acrobat who stumbles onto i an ancient con- I spiracy to col- I lect artifacts of power, scattered from Africa to Antarctica. Working for a secret government agency, Chan
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        • 79 16 Sunday, 9pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) Harrison Ford is Quinn Harris, a no-nonsense aviator who meets Robin Monroe (Anne Heche), a sharp, driven magazine editor on holiday with her fiance, Frank (David Schwimmer). Sparks fly when an unex- pected deadline i forces Robin to 1 take
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    • Go play
      • 454 18 -AP NEW YORK The Houston Rockets did not need to score 100 points to beat the New York Knicks. On a night that New York set a National Basketball Association record by holding its 29th consecutive opponent under 100
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      • 307 18 YOKOHAMA Singapore’s Jing Junhong and Li Jiawei were bundled out of the U *****,000 (*****,000) International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour Grand Finals yesterday by South Koreans Lee Eun Sil and Suk Eun Mi. The top seeds were beaten in
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      • 349 18 Reuters MELBOURNE -Top seed Martina ingis may have to beat both Serena and Venus Williams to reach the final of this year’s Australian Open. The world No. 1, who has a relatively safe passage to the last eight in the singles draw announced
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      • 368 19 Reuters, ,AP ROME Soccer legend Diego Maradona was met on his arrival in Rome on Thursday by financial police who told him he owed about US$25 million (5543.5 million) to Italian tax authorities, police sources said. Eyewitnesses said the Argentinian was escorted
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      • 364 19 -AP LONDON Bradford City manager Jim Jeffries has put his three biggest names on the transfer list. His team sits at the bottom of the English Premiership table, and is the only top-flight team to be knocked out of the FA Cup so
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    • 114 12 WinaWatch J|&jS Every week photographers from Streats will wander all over Singapore to catch you reading the paper. The reader's picture will be published each Saturday. And if it is your picture, you will win a limited edition Streats watch. But you must call 1 800-844-5566 and give us your
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 473 12 m W yarn mifl "/off mtfrt Your Daily Horoscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com kRIUS JAN 20- FEB 18 Your sense of urgency just won’t go away. The community obviously wants more than you’ve already given it. Take a deep breath, accept the inevitable, and get on with what must
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    • 260 13 Let us usher in the Lunar New Year with this special treat! Look out for this page: From Jan 8 13,2001, we will tell you what to bring to Anchorpoint Shopping Centre each day. The first 200 readers to bring the item to Anchorpoint each day will qualify for an
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 236 14 CARJMk* SATURDAY Q 13 January 2001 The story is about Carter, a powerful teenage boy, cosmic prophecy,is hailed as the Last Dragon Scout, Protector of the 9th Column. But he finds himself in all manner of conflict,and has to stay one step ahead of alien bounty hunters who are out
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 127 15 SATURDAY Q 13 January 2001 fT Tfcr/X Wl T%\ >sma The story so far m forward to curse the bandits. Though young, cE3 i The story is about... Set in the Qing Dynasty, the Duke of Mount 9 m wm ~:V C™ JĔ3EA! Cyj «Os often heat things up. gw»
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    • 103 19 Inthelivingroom BASKETBALL NBA: Boston v Toronto (Ch 23, 8.30 am). Conference: Mississippi v Georgia (Ch 23, tomorrow, lam). BOWLING Asian Tour Grand Slam Finals: Round Two (Ch 2 3, 7pm). SOCCER Italian Serie A: Brescia v Perugia (Ch2o, 9.55 pm), Fiorentina v AC Milan (Ch 2 3, tomorrow, 3.30 am).
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