Streats, 20 January 2001
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Title Section22 2001-01-20 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 20 January 2001 Another quality publication of gflf* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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Article, Illustration480 2001-01-20 1 500,000 out in the street s Army backs people VP emerges as leader PEOPLE power backed by the might of the Armed Forces and including key politicians has put Philippine President Joseph Estrada under siege. The call is480 words
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Article118 2001-01-20 1 WHO They are capable people. They have a range of perspectives, not all in the traditional mould of being very close to the Government's views. They have their own points of view, and I hope they will express their diversity. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is118 words
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Article128 2001-01-20 1 WORKERS Party leader J B Jeyaretnam, 74, was yesterday made a bankrupt. That means he will lose his seat in Parliament, one of only three held by the opposition. He failed to meet a Tuesday deadline for a $23,450 monthly installment he owes from a128 words
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358 2001-01-20 2 CARRIE HO - By 'CARRIE HO HANG on for a rough ride, folks. Singapore’s GDP growth this year will be only 4.5 per cent, say economists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). “We emphasise that this is a major slowdown, but it is not a recession358 words
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Article237 2001-01-20 2 IN the run-up to the election, the PAP’s main concern is to “have a strong team and the right conditions when the Prime Minister decides” to call for elections, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday, at the end of a week-long visit237 words
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226 2001-01-20 2 IF you are an older worker in Singapore, you are less likely to go for training. And you also spend less time than your younger colleagues in these programmes. Only 23 per cent of economically active adults aged 45 to 64 went226 words
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Article, Illustration126 2001-01-20 3 WINSTON CHONG - by WINSTON CHONG STREATS reader Jalil Baharon was surprised on Tuesday when he checked the cash withdrew from a POSBank branch in Serangoon. His wad of crisp, new $lO bills contained one with an edge cut crookedly, a rarity in currency. The two bills thatPic: Choo Chwee Hua - 126 words
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Article191 2001-01-20 3 Compulsory lessons to prepare students for university entrance exam NEW students of Tampines Junior College will from this year have to undergo compulsory special preparation classes for the Scholastic Assessment Test. The SAT will be part of the admissions criteria for a local university place191 words
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Article112 2001-01-20 3 IF you’ve been singing Singapore’s national asnthem all this while without really knowing what each sentence means, help is on the way. The familiar Majulah Singapura was recorded anew on Nov 20, with a more majestic arrangement by cultural medallion winner Phoon Yew Tian. It also112 words
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Article, Illustration63 2001-01-20 3 Our weather girl says It's brollies and raincoats again as those rain clouds with thunder continue to plague the island today. Temperatures will range between 24 and 32° C. High tide will hit 2.2 m at 10.11 pm. Our weather girl is Streats reader Cheryl Soh Outfit from eWorld ofSports.comPic: Drew Fritz - 63 words
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Just a minute
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Article74 2001-01-20 3 Those of you who missed the Jan 1 deadline to set up a new DBS account that can be topped up with CPF funds to stay above $5OO and avoid a $2 monthly fee can still do so. You have to be working and earnings less than74 words
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Article59 2001-01-20 3 The Istana grounds will be open to the public on Thursday, the second day of Chinese New Year, from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm. It's free for Singaporeans and permanent residents. Foreigners will be charged 1. For $2, you can view the staterooms. All proceeds, including those from the59 words
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Article79 2001-01-20 3 Shutterbugs alert! Here's a chance to tell a story about the lives of women in Singapore with your camera. Snap women in the workplace, in the community or at home before Feb 12, and you may walk away with the top prize of $2,000. You can submit79 words
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329 2001-01-20 5 A WOMAN who was declared bankrupt amid a legal battle for assets that followed her 1996 divorce lost the final round in the Appeals Court yesterday. The court rejected Madam Tang Hsiu Lan’s appeal against a High Court decision of last year in which329 words
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Article123 2001-01-20 5 NINE months in jail was the penalty for not accepting a woman’s ‘No!’ to his advances. Chua Kim Choon, a 38-year-old hawker, stared at the woman at a night market on July 30, but she ignored him. Later, while she was at a Woodlands Avenue123 words
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221 2001-01-20 5 Reuters ANXIOUS new parents can now use the Internet to access live images of their babies slumbering in Singapore hospital cots. Using computers at work or home, parents simply key in a password at Singapore’s Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) website to access– Reuters - 221 words
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206 2001-01-20 5 FIXED-LINE telephone numbers in Singapore will move to an eight-digit format on March 1, 2002. All numbers will be prefixed with the digit +6. The migration to the 8-digit numbering plan has been advanced from the originallyplanned date of 2004. An 8-digit206 words
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Article88 2001-01-20 5 A TOILET vandal who attacked a policeman who was arresting him was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday. Shashin Kunnumpuram, 46, was caught red-handed punching wall lights in a toilet at Golden Village cinema in Bishan Junction 8 on May 7, causing $1,200 worth of damage.88 words
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Article87 2001-01-20 5 A SBS bus driver who killed a pedestrian while reversing in a bus bay was sentenced to two months in jail yesterday. At 10.24 pm on April 16, Malaysian Anandan A/L Karuppiah, 26, was reversing his bus out from a parking lot at Boon Lay bus interchange,87 words
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Article112 2001-01-20 5 A DRIVER was found dead in his parked car with the air-conditioner on and engine running. Mr Low Chwee Soon, 54, parked his car in the car park behind Blk 1 Changi Road on Thursday afternoon. Passers-by who saw the man sitting motionless alerted the112 words
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Article145 2001-01-20 5 onekindact. Sara de Souza I would like to share my pleasant experience recently when I left one of my purchases behind at Centrepoint. I rang Centrepoint Management the next day. As they could not verify whether such a bag was found, they took my phone145 words
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Article, Illustration358 2001-01-20 7 Wire services MANILA She calls herself the new “commander-in-chief of the Philippines”. But, others may prefer to refer to Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the spark that ignited People’s Power 2001 that has left President Joseph Estrada with little choice but to give up power.– Wire services; Pic: Reuters - 358 words
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212 2001-01-20 7 -Wire services MANILA Has Mr Estrada suffered a heart attack? Has the former movie star fled the country? These questions remained on the minds of Filipinos yesterday as armoured vehicles rolled onto palace grounds in Malacanang yesterday. Malaysia and the US have both denied rumours-Wire services - 212 words
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Article72 2001-01-20 7 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The cane now awaits students who gamble, swear or carry cigarettes in Penang, the Star said yesterday. Each offence could earn students 10 demerit points, which means one stroke of the cane under asystem introduced in the northern state’s schools this week. Dyeing– Reuters - 72 words
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Article142 2001-01-20 7 -AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian army has replaced its Jakarta military chief after a series of bombing attacks and in expectation of further political unrest, an armed forces spokesman said yesterday. Jakarta military commander Major General Slamet Kirbiantoro, who took over the post in was replaced by-AFP - 142 words
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Article110 2001-01-20 7 .-AP BANGKOK Tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra’s Thai Rak Thai party won a clear majority in the Jan 6 general elections, the Election Commission announced yesterday, confirming earlier unofficial results. It said the party won 256 seats in the 500member House of Representatives, the Lower House parliament. But Thai.-AP - 110 words
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Article98 2001-01-20 7 -AP BANGKOK A leaking cooking gas bottle caused a series of explosions in a business area in downtown Bangkok yesterday, killing four people and gutting two buildings, police said. At least 13 people were injured, many of them commuters waiting at a bus stop in the-AP - 98 words
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302 2001-01-20 8 AP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton, in a seven-minute televised farewell from the Oval Office, told the US on Thursday night that President-elect George W Bush will inherit a country “in a great position to meet the challenges of the future”. Mr– AP - 302 words
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Article87 2001-01-20 8 Reuters NEW DELHI Leaders of a hard-line Hindu religious group yesterday took another step toward fulfilling a temple construction plan that is likely to intensify a row with Muslims. The plan is to build it on the site of ruins of the medieval Ayodhya mosque, which was– Reuters - 87 words
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Article77 2001-01-20 8 -AP JERUSALEM Rabbis, politicians, and shoppers are in a pickle over cucumbers. Controversy raged on Thursday over whether the vegetables in a Jerusalem supermarket chain are indeed kosher. A biblical injunction calls for Jewish farmers to let their fields lie fallow once every seven years. But Co-op Jerusalem-AP - 77 words
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Article81 2001-01-20 8 Reuters LONDON A British hard-core porn vendor has been fined because his offerings were too tame. Nick Griffin was fined £3,800 (559,700) after angry buyers complained to trading standards authorities that his pornography was not blue at all, The Sun reported. “They had selected videos with– Reuters - 81 words
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Article82 2001-01-20 8 -AFP KINSHASA Joseph Kabila has taken power in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but he faces a daunting task of trying to unite the country behind him. He stepped in to fill the power vacuum created by the murder of his father, Laurent, this week. Joseph-AFP - 82 words
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Article120 2001-01-20 8 Reuters NEW DELHI Three Indian-born brothers of the billionaire Hinduja family appeared in court in New Delhi yesterday for a special hearing on the 15-year-old Bofors arms purchase scandal. The lawyer representing London-based Srichand Hinduja and Gopichand Hinduja and Geneva-based Prakash Hinduja, seeking to avoid the arrest– Reuters - 120 words
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Article, Illustration28 2001-01-20 8 Athens has added new natural gas-fuelled buses to its public transport system. Singapore will test-run 30 such buses by the end of this year. Pic: AFPPic: AFP - 28 words
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Article, Illustration204 2001-01-20 8 Reuters JERUSALEM A 16-year-old Israeli boy’s trip to visit his online Palestinian lover ended tragically when his body was found riddled with bullets on Thursday, security sources said. Israeli security sources said the two met on the Internet and the relationship blossomed into– Reuters - 204 words
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Article71 2001-01-20 8 gofigure In 1999,477.3 million cubic metres of sewage were collected daily through 2,816 km of public sewers for treatment at treatment works in Bedok, Jurong, Kim Chuan, Kranji, Seletar and Ulu Pandan. In the same year, 2.79 million tonnes of refuse were collected. Of this, a total of71 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-01-20 9 Reuters WASHINGTON Latin pop star Ricky Martin and US President-elect George W Bush marked the inauguration revels on Thursday with a little shimmy on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. “Come, let’s go on stage,” Martin said to Mr Bush, holding out a– Reuters; . - 207 words
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Article, Illustration184 2001-01-20 9 Reuters LONDON Princess k Diana’s butler has been k arrested over the theft of valuables from his m late employer, said H police yesterday. Paul Burrell was W detained after a raid r on his home in Chester, northern England, at dawn on– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 184 words
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129 2001-01-20 9 Reuters NEW YORK A former Kremlin official close to Russian President Vladimir Putin was arrested as he arrived for the US presidential inauguration and produced in court on charges of alleged money laundering. Pavel Borodin, 54, the former head of the Kremlin’s huge property empire,– Reuters - 129 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-01-20 9 Reuters LONDON Hollywood star Jessica Lange, hailed for her London performance in Eugene O’Neill’s classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night, topped the list of nominations on Thursday for the coveted Laurence Olivier theatre awards. The annual shindig will be held by the Society of– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 148 words
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Article, Illustration281 2001-01-20 11 ■• – ' . ■ - by LOOKS like Channel U actress Irin Gan is not the only one having marriage problems. J-pop Queen Namie Amuro’s career may be soaring, but her marriage seems to be heading for the rocks. According to recent news from Japan, Namie is currently discussing the custody281 words
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Article, Illustration208 2001-01-20 12 HONGKONG action star Jackie Chan should learn not to count his chickens before they hatch. The big-nosed actor was so confident that his movie, The Accidental Spy, would be way ahead of all other movies screened during the Chinese New Year period in208 words
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Article, Illustration146 2001-01-20 12 CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi is blazing her way into J-pop land. She was named by renowned Japanese movie magazine, Screen, as the Best Foreign Actress 2000, beating Julia Roberts and Cannes Best Actress Bjork. In the Top 10 Foreign Movies list, Ziyi’s The Road Home, directed146 words
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Article, Illustration90 2001-01-20 12 HONGKONG Heavenly King Jacky Cheung has proven himself to be one powerful dancer. During a performance at Channel V’s Mandarin song awards, Jackie danced so hard that he broke the fibre-glass flooring. As there were some glass shards on the floor, the organisers had to make sure90 words
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292 2001-01-20 13 Women commuters in Paris have asked the city transit authority to set aside women-only carriages as protection against gropers Just 1 one question. No, I don't think that's necessary. So far, I haven't had any encounters on the train with any perverts. On buses,292 words
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Article, Illustration431 2001-01-20 16 LOS ANGELES If Hollywood had a message in the last year, it could be found in the 1970 s era rock ‘n’ roll movie Almost Famous. “Don’t take drugs!” pleads Frances McDormand as a nervous mother who drops off her 15-year-old son at a BlackPic: Reuters - 431 words
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341 2001-01-20 17 MARDAN Mamat, the king of Singapore golf, failed to win the Accenture Champion of Champions yesterday. He carded a two-under-par 70 for a three-day total of 209 (69,70, 70) at the Classic course of the Laguna National Golf and Country Club. He finished the341 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-01-20 17 Reuters MELBOURNE Pete Sampras chided himself for playing careless tennis but still scraped through to the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday after a tough, five-set victory over Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Chela. The American holder of a record 13 Grand Slam– Reuters; Pic: AP - 357 words
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375 2001-01-20 19 -AP ROME Square jaw locked and arms crossed, a steely Fabio Capello commands the sidelines of Milan’s San Siro stadium with another Serie A title in sight. That 1990 s trademark image of Italian soccer will be back on display tomorrow with-AP - 375 words
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287 2001-01-20 19 -AP DALLAS -The Dallas Mavericks are quickly becoming the kings of the comeback. Michael Finley made two three-pointers in the final eight seconds to force overtime, then Dirk Nowitzki opened the extra period with a running slam for Dallas’ first lead as it beat-AP - 287 words
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Article, Illustration283 2001-01-20 19 -AP LONDON Juan Pablo Angel gets the chance to stop Manchester United’s runaway title chase when he makes his debut for Aston Villa today. The Colombian forward could be the answer to manager John Gregory’s search for a scorer after his failure to-AP; Pic: Reuters - 283 words
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Miscellaneous493 2001-01-20 12 V,m Your Daily Horoscope JAN 20- FEB 18 You go to great lengths in making your point or dosing your deal. This is a period of group activities and exciting connections. You’re attracted by strange things. There’s nothing scary about aliens. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 K >1 N You like493 words
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Miscellaneous187 2001-01-20 13 ART§Mi The story is about. Carter, a powerful teenage bo,, through cosmic prophecy, is hailed as conflict, and has to stay one step ahead A 17 YOUNG U rf MISS—CEASE V YOUR STRUGGLING, AND RAISE YOUR ARMS THAT I MAY l COURAGEOUSLY i CARRY YOU TO SAFETY! U {you SAY,187 words
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Miscellaneous217 2001-01-20 14 SATURDAY Q 20 January 2001 IT, The story so far... With a mighty kick, one of the bandits sent Wei Xiaobao flying into a corner. He kept attacking him until he darted into the room as a last resort. And he saw the burly man kill three bandits. A weapon217 words
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Miscellaneous87 2001-01-20 17 Inthelivingroom BASKETBALL NBA: Lakers v Rockets (Ch 23, 11.30 am). Conference: Georgia Tech v Dukie (Ch 23, tomorrow, lam). GOLF European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill C'ship, Day 3 (Ch2o, tomorrow, lam). SOCCER EPL: Leeds v Newcastle (Ch 22 and Sports City, 10.30 pm). Derby v Manchester City (Ch 22, tomorrow,87 words
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