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Title Section22 2001-01-15 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets MONDAY 15 January 2001 j Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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439 2001-01-15 1 THE Minister-In-Charge of Muslim Affairs had a message yesterday for everyone in general, and Muslims in particular: Islam is NOT Fanaticism. It is NOT conservatism. It is NOT rigidity and exclusiveness. Mr Abdullah is the third minister in two days to touch on race439 words
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Article68 2001-01-15 1 CHECK out your dream flat by checking out the Housing Board’s website, starting from 8.30 am today. The site features a virtual tour of the four- and five-room HDB showflats in Jurong West and Sengkang. You can see details from the floor plan to the bedspread68 words
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Article72 2001-01-15 1 THE HDB is working on a solution for buyers with problems taking up HDB flats that are ready ahead of schedule. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said this was a dilemma faced by young couples who may not be financially ready or not yet married72 words
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172 2001-01-15 1 -AFP THE death toll from an earthquake which rocked Central America rose yesterday to at least 138 people. But 1,200 more were missing in the residential neighbourhood of Las Colinas in El Salvador, where a landslide triggered by the quake buried hundreds-AFP - 172 words
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251 2001-01-15 2 COLD leftovers scavenged from coffee-shop tables were all Mr Lee Hon Khiong, 62, had to eat, after severe leg pains forced him to retire early a decade back. But two years ago, the former cook began enjoying hot meals all because of a251 words
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Article148 2001-01-15 2 Finance ministers at the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) in Kobe agreed yesterday that world economic growth won't be derailed by a US slowdown and that Asia doesn't risk a new crisis {ong-term growth prospects in Asia and Europe have improved over the past two years, vulnerability148 words
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Article187 2001-01-15 2 WHILE it was nice to read of the kindness extended by strangers to your reader, Ms Peh Seow Cheng (One Kind Act, Jan 8), it is sad to find that their actions are seen as “abnormal" in Singapore. The signs "Please give up this seat187 words
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Article65 2001-01-15 2 ON Jan 10 at 6.45 pm, the MRT train at Aljunied station stalled fora while. I would like to commend the officer on duty at the platform and the on-coming train driver for their alertness in signalling each other to stop. Imagine what would have happened if65 words
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Article180 2001-01-15 2 ON Dec 26, my wife bought a Nokia 3310 handphone from a WYWY affinity shop, at The Concourse. After three days, it malfunctioned. So she took it to the WYWY Service Centre at Redhill. There the technician advised my wife to get it exchanged, as it was still180 words
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Article, Illustration344 2001-01-15 3 Another biker dies the fifth in six days Last week, four men died in separate accidents on four consecutive days by DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM ANOTHER biker died on the roads over the last weekend the sixth fatal crash just two weeks into the new year all involving motorcycles. Last week, four344 words
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Article116 2001-01-15 3 THIS bus won’t just take you to the post office, it’ll also post your letters for you. Yesterday, Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs) launched a postal service called PosTibs on all 13 of their No 857 buses. For a three-month trial, commuters can now post116 words
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Article125 2001-01-15 3 A SIMPLE cabin at the back of Manjusri Secondary School at Sims Drive has become a haven for some young people. The 8m by 4m zinc structure is a central part of a scheme known as the Youth Champions Programme. It was started in February125 words
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Article71 2001-01-15 3 A MAN driving along Clementi Road towards Pasir Panjang Road crashed into the railing at the centre of the road while negotiating a left bend. Mr Tan Kok Seng, 48, had cuts on his forehead and a swelling on his right eye as a result of71 words
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Article76 2001-01-15 3 A PUBLIC medical group has announced that it is opening a specialist clinic in a private medical centre. Singapore Health Services said it had leased space at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre to operate an outpatient eye clinic. The 3,300-sq-ft clinic will probably being operations in April. The76 words
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Article96 2001-01-15 3 HOUSING Board tenants living in Block 805, King George’s Avenue, will get to buy over their units at a discount of up to 30 per cent. They will be offered a 3 per cent discount for every year of tenancy, subject to a maximum of 3096 words
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Article118 2001-01-15 3 onekindact Jennifer Quek On Jan 6,1 was at Giant hypermarket in Jurong with my family. My son was coughing quite badly and I decided to buy some menthol cough sweets for him. As the supermarket was packed with customers, I asked one customer in118 words
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Article328 2001-01-15 5 Such sessions are part of PM's plan for greater community involvement A CHILD-CARE cooperative where housewives work as nannies; wellness centres for senior citizens; using drama to reach out to the community. Ideas came thick and fast at Singapore’s first district meeting a session held328 words
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Article, Illustration75 2001-01-15 5 Hi! It's going to be another wet day. Showers with thunder are expected in the afternoon and early evening over many areas. The temperature will reach a high of32°C. If you still intend to hit the beach, high tide will reach 2.9 m at 2.56 pm.Pic: Drew Fritz - 75 words
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Article, Illustration112 2001-01-15 5 IF your pictures speak a thousand words on how great your life is, share that moment with Great Eastern and even greater things might happen. Together with Canon and the Photographic Society of Singapore, Great Eastern launched its Life is Great photo competition atPic: Charles Ng - 112 words
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Article63 2001-01-15 5 Good news for all ladies. On the fourth Friday of every racing month, the Singapore Turf Club will hold a Ladies' Night. Ladies get complimentary admission to selected areas of the grand stand. You'll also get to enjoy fashion shows, lucky draws and performances by celebrities. The63 words
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Article47 2001-01-15 5 You can help the youths from the Students Care Services (SCS). The SMRT has adopted the SCS as its charity and donation boxes have been placed at all MRT stations. The money will help SCS run educational and social programmes for these youths Until Jan 26.47 words
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Article54 2001-01-15 5 If you're interested in art which explores the forces of nature such as tornadoes, I landslides and cloud I formation, head to the Lasalle-SIA Gallery where an 1 art show Weather'is on. k Until Feb 3.11 am to 7pm (Tue-Fri), 10am to spm (Sat, Sun, public holidays).54 words
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317 2001-01-15 6 betweenthelines ffow pervasive is globalisation in Singapore, I wondered as late my Kelhg's cornflakes washed down with Australian low-fat milk and a US-made multivitamin. For only globalisation can make us strong, a David whotriumphs over Goliaths. We shall be strong. We shall be unbreakable. Unbreakable?317 words
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Article, Illustration554 2001-01-15 6 TO THE free-thinking and fun-loving Americans, Temptation Island is a gawk fest involving four “deeply committed” couples lured to go astray by 26 bikini-clad babes and lusty hunks. To me, a thoroughbred Singaporean, it may well be the name of Swensen's latest554 words
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Article99 2001-01-15 7 AP BRISBANE About 100 protesters puckered up in public yesterday to protest against restrictions on kissing at a Brisbane city park. The mass smooch at which 50 couples kissed was a show of solidarity with two gay men who were ejected from the South Bank Parklands last– AP - 99 words
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Article78 2001-01-15 7 -AP KUALA LUMPUR About 300 people held a protest rally against a move to shut down a Chinese school on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Police cordoned off all entry points to the school but did not arrest the protesters, mostly former students. On Saturday, authorities-AP - 78 words
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Article90 2001-01-15 7 -AP HONGKONG Falungong staged a global conference in Hongkong yesterday with followers saying they are locked in a struggle between good and evil. “Over 100 of our great Falun members have lost their lives to spread the truth,” said adherent John Hu. “But this won’t change our-AP - 90 words
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Article70 2001-01-15 7 -AFP BANGKOK Pattaya beach resort has been declared safe for swimming as a new sewage treatment plant has stopped raw human waste being discharged at sea, a report said yesterday. Pattaya’s bacteria levels are now within safe limits, the Pollution Control Department told the Bangkok Post. But-AFP - 70 words
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Article69 2001-01-15 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has criticised as biased a US warning to travellers heading to Sabah. ThsMJS State Department extended a warning to citizens to “exercise extreme caution” if they travel to Sabah or offshore islands. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar called the US statement-AFP - 69 words
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Article335 2001-01-15 7 -AFP SYDNEY Australia’s dotcoms are reeling from a series of blows as thousands of jobs dis T appear, earnings fall and the tech dream is shattered. Some estimates suggest thousands of IT jobs have ceased to exist in the past four months, many disappearing from online advertising-AFP - 335 words
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147 2001-01-15 7 -AFP HONGKONG Six former flight attendants have launched a sex discrimination lawsuit against Cathay Pacific, it was reported yesterday. The Sunday Morning Post said the women attendants were suing the airline for unspecified damages over its now-aban-doned retirement policy. It said Hongkong’s Equal-AFP - 147 words
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Article47 2001-01-15 7 webcites If you are familiar with the original, glossy lifestyle publication, you will expect its site at wallpaper.com to be no less revolutionary in its web design Every Wallpaper web page takes up only about half the space available within your browser window.47 words
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Article96 2001-01-15 9 Reuters CHICAGO Aggressive behaviour can be “unlearned” if children cut down on TV, video and e-games, says a report released yesterday. “What’s encouraging is that, in children, some of the effects of exposure to media violence can be reversed solely by decreasing that exposure,” said Tom– Reuters - 96 words
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Article88 2001-01-15 9 -AP BOMBAY Stephen Hawking, the world’s best known physicist, predicted yesterday that the human race would colonise other planets in 100 years and design an improved human race by the next millennium. “Someone will design improved humans somewhere,” he told an audience at a public lecture-AP - 88 words
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Article70 2001-01-15 9 -AFP ALLAHABAD, India More than three million Hindu pilgrims plunged into the icy waters of the Ganges River yesterday for a bath they believe will cleanse their souls and provide salvation. Up to 70 million devotees watched by television cameras from around the world are expected-AFP - 70 words
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Article97 2001-01-15 9 -AP WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union made little progress in talks to resolve a dispute over financing of a new superjumbo jet being built by Airbus Industrie to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747. The US is disturbed that the US$2.5 billion ($4.3-AP - 97 words
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Article78 2001-01-15 9 AP PHILADELPHIA Two men were charged on Friday with killing seven people in a drug house last month over what police called “nickel-and-dime drug-dealing”. Two others were charged with weapons and drug offences.The massacre stemmed from one group of dealers undercutting the other’s prices. Four masked– AP - 78 words
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247 2001-01-15 9 LONDON The woman who murdered a child in her care, eight-year old Anna Climbie, may have abused two others too. Anna’s great aunt Marie Therese Kouao, 44, and her lover Carl Manning, 28, beat Anna and kept her bound and naked in247 words
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234 2001-01-15 9 Reuters AMSTERDAM A Dutch production team is considering creating a TV show in which unmarried women choose between potential sperm donors. The show, believed to have the working title I Want Your Baby, would be the latest in a string of– Reuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration703 2001-01-15 10 SARAH NG - by SARAH NG YOU too can have smooth silky hair, just like in a shampoo ad. All you need are at least three hours, a few hundred dollars and the latest technique in hair straightening called rebonding or iron perm. The latest follicle fad took rootPic: Francis Lee - 703 words
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Article, Illustration86 2001-01-15 12 7.30 pm, Channel 5 This was Val Kilmer’s only lonely outing as Batman in this kiddie-like version l of the best-selling fran- chise. Chris O’Donnell plays Robin, while Nicole Kidman slips in V as the requisite love interest, Dr Chase Meridian. Still the special effects are worth catching86 words
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Article68 2001-01-15 12 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Xiasheng is assigned to collect data from one of her company’s subisdiaries, which happens to be where Wucang works. He overhears her making a golf date with Qianxian and thinks of impressing her by hitting the green as well. Meanwhile, his colleagues make fun68 words
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Article, Illustration414 2001-01-15 17 -AFP LONDON Veteran striker Teddy Sheringham moved Manchester United closer to yet another English Premiership title by breaking the deadlock in a 3-0 win at basement side Bradford City on Saturday. He struck his 17th goal of the season on 72 minutes after a-AFP; Pic: REUTERS - 414 words
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286 2001-01-15 17 Reuters FLORENCE Fiorentina took second place in the Serie A on Saturday after Portuguese international Rui Costa inspired it to a 4-0 victory over AC Milan. Fiorentina moved ahead of Juventus on goal difference. Fiorentina has now picked up 14 points from its last six– Reuters - 286 words
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Article, Illustration255 2001-01-15 18 -AP NEW YORK -Maybe a mismatched band of relentless defenders can challenge for a National Basketball Association title after all. Reality may set in when the New York Knicks host defending champion Los Angeles Lakers on Jan 28. But till then, Saturday’s-AP; Pic: Reuters - 255 words
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Article, Illustration293 2001-01-15 19 -AP MELBOURNE The talent rich Australian Open field includes defending champion Andre Agassi, US Open champion Marat Safin, Olympic gold medallist Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Gustavo Kuerten, who finished last year as No. 1. Yet none is the favourite of Australian odds makers. At-AP; Pic: AP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration386 2001-01-15 19 -AFP KAPALUA, Hawaii Rory Sabbatini looked like one of the best players in the world while fellow South African Ernie Els resembled an also-ran on Saturday at the Mercedes Championships. Sabbatini had six birdies and an eagle from the fairway at-AFP - 386 words
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Miscellaneous496 2001-01-15 12 J Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com GEMINI MAY 21 JUN 21 If one person doesn’t understand what you’re doing, move on to someone else who really does get it It’s so much easier to act than it is to explain. The right music496 words
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