Streats, 27 January 2001
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Title Section22 2001-01-27 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 27 January 2001 Another quality publication of qff* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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Article, Illustration128 2001-01-27 1 IT was a day when Indians were getting ready to see happy pictures on TV of their Republic Day celebration. But a 30-second earthquake, measuring a very powerful 7.9 on the Richter scale, changed all that. Instead of the pomp of celebration, the nationStreatsgraphic - 128 words
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Article120 2001-01-27 1 INDUSTRIAL production grew by 20 per cent last month from the same month in 1999, chalking up growth of 15.2 per cent in 2000. But growth in the electronics sector slowed, the Economic Development Board said in a statement yesterday. Production of electronics goods rose by 11120 words
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Article79 2001-01-27 1 THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) is embarking on a Traders Education drive aimed at teaching traders how to avoid disputes caused by unfair trading parctices. According to a Case media release, it “believes that an educated market place... will go a long way in avoiding79 words
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Article446 2001-01-27 1 KHUSHWANT SINGH - by KHUSHWANT SINGH EVEN armed robbers seem to be in the Lunar New Year mood: After relieving their victim of money in a bus interchange toilet, two robbers demanded to be given a hongbao. And in a bizarre twist, they turned benevolent and gave back some446 words
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Article318 2001-01-27 2 KUALA LUMPUR summoned Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia yesterday to express “hurt” over recent remarks made by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong over the status of Malays here. Bernama news agency quoted Malaysian Foreign Ministry officials as saying Mr K Kesavapany was summoned because of a318 words
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Article125 2001-01-27 2 THEY left two pots of meat cooking and came home to a burnt-out flat. Emergency services were summoned yesterday afternoon after a fire broke out in the sev- enth-floor flat at Block 645 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. Firemen extinguished the blaze shortly after 2pm,125 words
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Article, Illustration338 2001-01-27 2 POLYTECHNIC student Pamela Yiau Wen Chia, 19, died of Ecstasy poisoning in February last year, but when she took the drug and its source remain a mystery. No one among those who last saw her alive had witnessed her take Ecstasy. And after almost a338 words
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Article, Illustration204 2001-01-27 3 RESIDENTS at Outram Park did a double take when they saw a Mitsubishi and a Mercedes bearing the same number plate SCQ 888 E at a multi-storey carpark. All because of a busy cardealer, reported Shin Min Daily News. The owner of both cars, aPic: Shin Min Daily News - 204 words
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Article151 2001-01-27 3 onekindact David Scott On Saturday night, my girlfriend and and a couple of friends went to Clarke Quay. We took a Comfort Cab home. But when I reached home I realised that my Nokia 3210 was missing. It had fallen out of my pocket while we were151 words
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Article273 2001-01-27 3 THE six-month-long trial to bring the Internet to television screens has ended and, according to Singapore Cable Vision (SCV), the 2,500 people who took part in it liked what they saw. The cable-television provider said its customer research showed that many of the participants enjoyed273 words
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Article, Illustration170 2001-01-27 3 THE driver of an army truck which rammed a car, killing its 37-year-old car driver and his three-year-old son, had con- j tinued to drive the vehicle in the knowledge that its brakes were faulty. Full-time 1 National' Serviceman Teo Seng Hwee, 20, had noticed that thePic: Lianhe Zaobao - 170 words
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Article84 2001-01-27 3 A LORRY driver was trapped in his seat after his vehicle was involved in a collision with a bus on Aljunied Road. Singapore Civil Defence Force rescue services, using pneumatic equipment, took about 15 minutes to free the driver after the accident on Wednesday at about 4pm,84 words
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Article63 2001-01-27 3 EASTBOUND MRT services between Outram Park and Bugis stations were suspended for 23 minutes yesterday while urgent maintenance work was carried out. A defective insulator was discovered during morning peak hours on the line between Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place. SMRT decided to replace the insulator63 words
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Article74 2001-01-27 3 A CAR driven by a suspected drunken driver mounted a kerb, crashed through a guardrail and plunged into a drainage ditch. The driver of the sedan emerged unscathed from his damaged vehicle but was arrested by police on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The accident occurred74 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-01-27 5 by CARRIE HO SOME Media Works artistes and McDonald’s staff had a change of routine this Chinese New Year. Besides visiting their relatives and friends, they also visited sick children at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital yesterday. Media Works stars Evelyn Tan, DarrenPic: Francis Lee - 207 words
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Article342 2001-01-27 5 THE lure of a bargain was enough to make 17-year-old Adeline Tan, a student, spend her first waking hours after the Chinese New Year in a queue outside an Orchard Road shopping mall. She arrived at Isetan Orchard at the sprightly hour of 7 yesterday morning,342 words
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Article, Illustration62 2001-01-27 5 Take a rain check on outdoor activities today as showers with thunder can be expected in the afternoon over many areas. Temperatures will reach a maximum of32°C. High tide will hit 2.9 m at 12.33 pm. Our weather girl is Streats reader Cheryl Sohl Outfit fromPic: Drew Fritz - 62 words
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Article64 2001-01-27 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 Your64 words
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Article52 2001-01-27 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 463-1811 which will held queries every Saturday from noon till spm. The helpline is not available on public52 words
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Article43 2001-01-27 5 Sizzling kebabs, H ice-cream made from goat and cow's milk, wj oil wrestlers and more. 7 Bishan Junction 8 goes Turkish with cultural performances, quaint I handicrafts and yummy I delectables galore. > Performances at 2,4, I and 7 pm today.43 words
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Article, Illustration198 2001-01-27 6 Wire services MANILA Electronic bugs were found in the offices of new Philippine junior ministers, an official said yesterday. Press Under-secretary Roberto Capco said security men found one of four bugs in a chandelier in his office. Another three devices were found in– Wire services - 198 words
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232 2001-01-27 6 -AP Travellers to get free treatment if they take partin a study BANGKOK Thailand will offer free treatment to travellers afflicted by “economy class syndrome” on flights in and out of the country if they take part in a study on the disease. The study-AP - 232 words
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Article197 2001-01-27 6 AP TOKYO An attention-starved Japanese town resorted to inflating the number of romantic letters received for an annual love letter contest. Officials in Futatsui, Akita prefecture, have fabricated the number of entrants since the event was begun in 1994, an official said yesterday. Their aim was– AP - 197 words
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Article121 2001-01-27 6 AP SYDNEY A press war was brewing yesterday between Australia’s two largest newspaper groups with one announcing plans to launch a free commuter newspaper and the other expected to follow suit. Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd said it is preparing to launch a free Melbourne afternoon– AP - 121 words
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128 2001-01-27 6 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s state oil and gas company Pertamina is finalising a contract to sell US$B.5 billion ($14.8 billion) worth of natural gas to its Malaysian counterpart, Petronas Gas, between 2002 and 2023, reports said yesterday. “We will sign the gas sale agreement in-AFP - 128 words
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Article85 2001-01-27 6 Reuters TOKYO Japanese telephone dating clubs that facilitate teenage prostitution are targeted by a new bill. The National Police Agency will submit a bill to parliament which calls for the tightening of laws regulating the clubs, Kyodo news agency reported yesterday. The new law would require operators– Reuters - 85 words
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Article108 2001-01-27 6 -AP BANGKOK More than 800 Thai men in their 60s have contracted HIV in the past two years, often after unprotected casual sex with teenage girls, the Health Ministry said yesterday. They seek sex with minors because they believe there is less risk of contracting the-AP - 108 words
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Article56 2001-01-27 6 AP PERTH A retired 70-year-old schoolteacher yesterday became the first person in Australia to be charged with promoting overseas child sex tours. Police allege that he organised such trips to Thailand. Jonathan Kaye was charged after police searched his home following a seven-week investigation into– AP - 56 words
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Article105 2001-01-27 6 AP SYDNEY Australians want to change their country’s image as a sporting power to that of a nation of scientists, professors and business tycoons, according to a poll published yesterday. The poll, published in The Australian newspaper, said that while 59 per cent of those surveyed– AP - 105 words
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Article97 2001-01-27 6 Reuters PERTH A young couple who thought they had won A 541,000 (S$40,000) in a lottery were stunned to learn yesterday that they had won Australia’s biggest lottery prize of As3o million instead. “They’re elated but shaken. They’re stunned,” lottery spokesman Andrew Walton said. Their names have– Reuters - 97 words
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Article361 2001-01-27 7 Wire services Vt was like being on a swing. Nobody could get out for those 20 or 30 seconds Vinay Kumar, a resident in quake-affected Ahmedabad NEW DELHI -India was rocked by the most devastating quake in nearly 50 years yesterday, the day it set– Wire services - 361 words
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Article267 2001-01-27 7 l State of the economy 1 -IHT, AFP DAVOS, Switzerland, The US is likely to avoid a recession, but its sharp slowdown will pare global growth, experts said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting here on Thursday Asia and Europe would suffer the effects of the-IHT,; , AFP - 267 words
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148 2001-01-27 7 State of the economy 2 -AP WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday that the country’s current economic growth is ‘probably very close to zero’. He issued a warning about the dangers of the sudden downturn in the US-AP - 148 words
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178 2001-01-27 7 AP FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida A teen who said he killed a six-year-old girl while imitating pro wrestlers was convicted of murder on Thursday. In 1999, 13-year-old Lionel Tate stood on, punched and kicked Tiffany Eunick. Tate escaped execution because of his age. One of– AP - 178 words
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123 2001-01-27 7 Reuters STOCKHOLM Swedish telecoms equipment group Ericsson said it was pulling out of making its own mobile phones and shedding thousands of jobs in the handset business. The company also reported a worse than expected fourthquarter operating loss of 1.5 bil- lion crowns ($267 million).– Reuters - 123 words
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164 2001-01-27 7 -AFP PARIS French doctors reported on Thursday they had grown skin with hair follicles using stem cells taken from adult mice, a potential breakthrough for treating baldness, severe burns and skin cancer. “We grew a piece of skin with hair follicles and sebaceous glands-AFP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration352 2001-01-27 9 Reuters LONDON Titanic star Kate Winslet, a follower of the ‘be who you are’ school of body-image has finally caved in to Hollywood. The British actress has abandoned her campaign against dieting and says she must slim down, following the birth of her daughter,– Reuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration152 2001-01-27 14 JAPAN'S golden screen couple Takuya Kimura and Takako Matsu seem to have lost their chemistry. After their portrayal of sweethearts in Love Generation won rave reviews, viewers have been waiting for them to be reunited on screen. Their wait finally came to an end withPic: Apple Daily - 152 words
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Article69 2001-01-27 14 Saturday, 8.30 pm, Suria Hosted by Najip Ali and Deana Yusof, this programme is Suria’s version of the Emmys, which honours the best in local Malay television. This is the third time Pesta Perdana is being held and programmes tipped to win big are dramas like Gelora69 words
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Article67 2001-01-27 14 Saturday, 2pm, HBO (SCV 60) For fans of Hercules the TV series comes Kevin Sorbo Part 11, the movie. The plot follows the traditional sword-and-sorcery formula: barbarian becomes king, king loses throne to sue- cubus wife, king fights to regain his glory. Expect lots of machismo and67 words
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Article84 2001-01-27 14 Sunday, 7pm, Channel 5 Cameron Poe (Nicholas Cage) is a man who finally gets to go home after serving time for killing the would-be rapist of his wife. However, hitching a ride with him on the same plane are several very, very bad men who end up hijacking84 words
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Article386 2001-01-27 15 THAILAND coach Peter Withe has told his charges to go for a win when they take on Singapore for the Mikasa Challenge Cup tonight (7.30 pm). “I expect a tough and competitive match, because it will be a feather in Singapore’s cap to beat386 words
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325 2001-01-27 16 -AP ROME AS Roma knew Serie A titles do not come cheap or easy. Aching for Roma’s first league crown in two decades, owner Franco Sensi coughed up US$35 million (5561.25 million) in the offseason to acquire Argentine sensation Gabriel Batistuta. Tomorrow, just-AP - 325 words
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207 2001-01-27 16 -AP INDIANAPOLIS Indiana’s stingy defence was no match for Steve Smith and the Portland Trail Blazers. He scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Blazers held off a late rally and beat Indiana 92-82 on Thursday, snapping-AP - 207 words
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Article, Illustration411 2001-01-27 16 -AFP MELBOURNE -Arnaud Clement saved two match points and fought back from two sets down to deny his close friend Sebastien Grosjean a place in the Australian Open final. Seeded 15th to Grosjean’s 16th, he won 5-7,2-6,7-6 (7-4), 7-5,6-2 to set himself up for-AFP; Pic: REUTERS - 411 words
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