Streats, 16 March 2001
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Title Section21 2001-03-16 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 16 March 2001 Mother quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article63 2001-03-16 1 the Government will maintain this year’s economic forecast of 5-7 per cent for now, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. But the government is closely monitoring global and regional economic developments that have clouded the island’s prospects. He also warned of rougher63 words
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Article69 2001-03-16 1 THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the much-expected US slowdown will be short-lived. The US economy will slow to 1.7 per cent this year but will hit 3 per cent next year, a closely-guared draft to be revealed in full next month predicts. The IMF’s chief economist69 words
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Article65 2001-03-16 1 SINGAPORE'S retail sales were slower in January this year except for car sales. The Department of Statistics said the retail index rose by a lower-than-expected 3.8 per cent in January from a year earlier, and was down 0.3 per cent from December. Retail sales were supported mainly65 words
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517 2001-03-16 1 IF you are a parent, these questions would no doubt have been on your mind. Yesterday in Parliament, Education Minister Rear-Adm (NS) Teo Chee Hean addressed these concerns with a stout517 words
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Advertisement66 2001-03-16 1 She wants to be... Tesieruay m rai iiameni, c Minister Rear-Adm (NS) Teo Cl addressed these concerns wit defence of the education systei Stress: “Parents play important part in partnering s support, motivate and encour children to do the best that they STELLA Ng 's a rising star in Taiwan.66 words
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Article244 2001-03-16 2 reports by SARAH NG GETTING good teachers, and enough of them, is the focus of the Ministry of Education's efforts this year. Since last September, a review on pay and career path has been undertaken. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean will announce the final details of both244 words
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Article62 2001-03-16 2 Mr R Sinnakoruppan, Kreto Ayer-Tanglin GRC THE MOE has given schools more autonomy and flexibility, but it has no plans to privatise existing national schools, said the education minister. “Allowing schools to go private will introduce the potential for creating a division within our school system where admission62 words
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Article71 2001-03-16 2 MrAng Mong Seng, BukitGombak NO need, not in the foreseeable future, said Acting Environment Minister Lim Swee Say. That’s because NEWater is presently meant for use in the wafer fabrication industry which requires clean, high grade water. “Over the next 10 years or so, our aim is to71 words
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Article109 2001-03-16 2 GET your face masks ready. The haze might return this year No thanks to the possible return of El Nino. Said Acting Environment Minister Lim Swee Say: “...according to the experts, there’s a 30 per cent chance that this year we may see the return of the El109 words
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Article89 2001-03-16 2 IN two years, the Environment Ministry will have three statutory boards under its wings, said Acting Environment Minister Lim Swee Say. New PUB: This national water ty’s role is to ensure that the water you get is clean. Environmental Health Agency (EHA): Its role would be to ensure89 words
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Article34 2001-03-16 2 LEARN all about water conservation anc! NEWater, a water recycling technology that the Environment Ministry is deploying, at the visitor's centre at Bedok Centre. The facility will be ready next March.34 words
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Article73 2001-03-16 2 THE taxis and tour buses you ride on as wel as other diesel vehicles like lorries and pick up trucks could be running on Compac Natural Gas (CNG), if the current pilot proj ect on 30 gas-run buses is successful. Then you can breathe easier since CNO vehicles73 words
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Article, Illustration347 2001-03-16 3 KHUSHWANT SINGH - by I KHUSHWANT SINGH HIS youngest victim was 53, the oldest 81. His hunting ground was the Bedok and Tampines areas. Coming up behind his victims on staircases and corridors, he would grab their gold chains and run347 words
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Article, Illustration224 2001-03-16 3 KHUSHWANT SINGH - by KHUSHWANT SINGH SHE was depressed over a recent miscarriage and went on a drinking binge. Little did she know that things would get worse from there and that she would end up in jail. On Dec 7 last year, Ang Mui Lian, 31, stayed out224 words
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Article, Illustration87 2001-03-16 3 SHE was here on a package tour with her sister and brother-in-law. The next time Mrs Yukiko Yoshida (centre) visits Singapore, she will probably bring her hus- band and they will fly here for free. For being the 17,250,000th visitor to Sentosa’s Underwater World, MrsPic: ST - 87 words
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174 2001-03-16 3 y KHUSHWANT SINGH - by y KHUSHWANT SINGH A WOMAN trusted Ong Kim Cheng, 30, to take her 11-year-oid daughter to tuition class on his motorcycle. But he betrayed her trust. Instead of taking her to where he was supposed to, Ong took her to174 words
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Article, Illustration237 2001-03-16 4 IF asking students to write lines and stand for a while is considered a waste of time, then what is discipline for? (School ban on coloured bras, Streats March 12). If the school felt that it was not an issue of discipline, I’m sure they wouldn’t237 words
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Article92 2001-03-16 4 I THINK that the school has the good of the students in mind. But they should have considered that this is a multi-racial country and white might not be a suitable colour for everybody. I think the best solution would be to opt for coloured blouses instead of92 words
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Article79 2001-03-16 4 I AM a boy and I don’t look at schoolgirls and what colour bras they wear because I dont care. The way the girls were checked was insulting to all. If the school said that colours like red or purple were striking, then it sounded logical, but what79 words
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Article78 2001-03-16 4 I THINK that wearing coloured bras is not about attracting attention but to follow fashion And what about thongs and G-strings? The manner in which the teachers checked the girls would have embarrassed anyone. I wonder if the teachers had thought about it. I also think it78 words
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Article, Illustration252 2001-03-16 5 DISASTER-HIT people in Cambodia, Mongolia and India have already met these aid workers from Singapore. Other ravaged countries soon may. The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is scaling up its work, and will launch a scheme in May to helpPic: ST - 252 words
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185 2001-03-16 5 KAREN CHEN - by KAREN CHEN A NIGHT of fun and laughter by the sea turned to tragedy for a group of friends early Wednesday morning, Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday. On Tuesday evening, the group had decided to head for Pasir Ris to enjoy seafood dinner185 words
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Article, Illustration156 2001-03-16 5 AN 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death early yesterday morning at the bus-stop in front of Lucky Plaza Shopping Centre along Orchard Road. According to police reports, a call for help was made at 2.52 am. The victim was pronounced dead upon the ambulance team’sPic: Shin Min Daily News - 156 words
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Article75 2001-03-16 5 onekindact. Bruce Yap, student On the return trip from school, the bus ticket machine for some reason refused to accept my farecard. Repeated attempts failed and the driver just accused me of using a dirty card. But then a helpful lady who was sitting nearby came75 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-03-16 7 KAREN CHEN - reports by KAREN CHEN Readers donated sloo f oooto help pay for cancer boy's medical expenses THREE years ago, Chen Jiehui nearly died of eye cancer at the age of two. Now, thanks to help from newspaper readers like you, the five-year-old boy isPic: Shin Min Daily News - 357 words
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Article165 2001-03-16 7 DR Yvonne Ling, head and senior consultant of Strabismus Paediatric Ophthalmology Service at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) said the most common type of eye cancer in Singapore is retino blastoma. She said it is found mostly in children under the age of five and the165 words
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Article, Illustration64 2001-03-16 7 Watch out for raindrops falling on your head in the afternoon when thunderstorms are expected to hit most areas in Singapore. Temperatures will reach a high of 32°C. High tide will hit 2.2 m at 4.26 pm. Our weather girl is Streats reader Elaine Heng TopPic: Francis Lee - 64 words
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Article75 2001-03-16 7 You can get help from student volunteers to file your tax returns. The Student Volunteer E-filing service is available at community clubs in Bishan, Bukit Batok, Buona Vista, Changi Simei and Marine Parade. Alterntively, you can also go down to the computer rooms at Nanyang and Temasek Polytechnics75 words
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Article39 2001-03-16 7 Remember Until March 31, the CPF interest rates for Ordinary Medisave Accounts remains at 2.5 per cent per annum and 4 per cent per annum for Speical Retirement Accounts. The next quarterly review of interest rates is next month.39 words
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Article85 2001-03-16 7 Check this out If you think parenting a teenager is like nailing jelly to the wall, don't be disheartened just yet. Get a few helpful tips from "Parenting Teens Workshop: Freedom vs Boundaries; Parents vs Peers" The workshop will be held in two sessions on March 24 and March 3185 words
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Article, Illustration595 2001-03-16 6 WHEN I was told that Class 95 deejay Mark Van Cuylenburg, aka Flying Dutchman, had been made the host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, my instant reaction was “Yeah right. Pigs fly, too.” It’s not that FD is hitherto known for595 words
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Article, Illustration125 2001-03-16 8 Wire reports A HOME in an Indian squatter area in Kampung Medan, the scene of the worst riots in Malaysia in decades. It is just a short car ride away from the spanking new, high-tech Cyberjaya. The villages will undergo major restructuring and the squatters involved– Wire reports; Pic: AFP - 125 words
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Article354 2001-03-16 8 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Hundreds of arrests and a week of heavy patrolling has paid off in the riot-torn villages in Petaling Jaya. Police said yesterday that peace has now been “completely restored” to the area. Except for a Hindu temple in nearby Puchong where two– Wire services - 354 words
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Article, Illustration320 2001-03-16 11 AFP HONGKONG It'll give you a cerebral tumour, dizziness or headaches. Forget the scaremongering: Your handphone might actually give your brain a boost, research indicates. Dr Tatia Lee Mei-chun, a psychologist at the University of Hongkong, asked 72 local teenagers– AFP - 320 words
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46 2001-03-16 11 FUZHOU, China -The father of a Pair of Siamese twins showins a replica of a 10,000 yuan cheque at a hospital in F uzhou. The Public donatd over 80,000 yuan to the poverty-stricken family. The s ix-month-old twins are to undergo an operation soon. Pic: APPic: AP - 46 words
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Article81 2001-03-16 11 AP SAN FRANCISCO Handphone users may be soon be throwing away their phone batteries. Telespree Communications has unveiled plans for a partly disposable handphone in the US by year’s end. It comes with prepaid minutes and once these are used up, consumers keep the colorful handsets and– AP - 81 words
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Article202 2001-03-16 11 AP PERTH A lonely, childless, 84-year-old man has said he wants to be cloned so his legacy lives on. Mr Frank Hansford-Miller, who has unsuccessfully appealed to health authorities around the world to allow him to be cloned, is now hoping public sympathy will help– AP - 202 words
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Article134 2001-03-16 11 Reuters BEIJING Will it be friendly? Will it be cold? US President George W Bush has confirmed his visit to China this October. He will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum to be held in Shanghai, said China’s Premier Zhu Rongji. Though Mr– Reuters - 134 words
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Article, Illustration339 2001-03-16 13 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri recently shut herself in a room, blindfolded, to see how it felt to be almost blind, like the president. A senior official of her party said: “Mrs Mega told-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 339 words
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198 2001-03-16 13 betweenthelines jffOLITICAL lobbying among parties or interest groups is quite normal. But there is something different about the lobbying after Friday prayers at AIFurqon and AlAzhar mosques in the last two weeks. There are two observations from these "Friday politicking"meetings. First, the sign of198 words
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Miscellaneous209 2001-03-16 14 Calling all pod contactees! pod has turned one and you're invited to a free movie preview organised exclusively for you. All pod contactees simply have to produce their latest pod bill or pod card to redeem a pair of free tickets to the preview of ‘Snatch’. Don’t miss the chance209 words
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116 2001-03-16 15 -AFP PANAMA CITY No uncovered navels on campus. The University of Panama’s law school this week banned female students from wearing cropped tops that show off their navels. Male students were told that earrings, caps and sleeveless sweaters were not allowed. The-AFP - 116 words
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Article73 2001-03-16 15 Reuters KINGSTOWN, St Vincent The Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated its first National Heroes Day on Wednesday. All that was missing was a hero. Parliament was dissolved in February ahead of general elections without passing legislation to officially confer the status of hero– Reuters - 73 words
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Article63 2001-03-16 15 Reuters MENTONE, Texas The West Texas county of Loving has a population of 67 people. But residents say there is an upside an easy pace of life and lots of parking. The county’s only town, Mentone, consists of a cafe, a gas station and convenience store, a– Reuters - 63 words
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Article83 2001-03-16 15 Reuters ACCRA A Ghanaian man was shot dead by a fellow villager while testing a magic spell designed to make him bulletproof, the official Ghana News Agency reported. Aleobiga Aberima, 23, and around 15 other men from Lambu village, north-east Ghana, smeared a herb concoction from a– Reuters - 83 words
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Article68 2001-03-16 15 Reuters LAS VEGAS New life was breathed in the the multi-billion-dollar death industry at this week’s annual convention of the International Cemetery and Funeral Association. The convention is an opportunity for funeral and burial-related businesses to exhibit their latest products. A large number of computer– Reuters - 68 words
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Article58 2001-03-16 15 Reuters LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County lawmakers, have passed a law forcing students caught with guns or making threats to view dead bodies and watch autopsies being performed at the coroner’s office. “Young people need to see the results of violent acts,” county Supervisor Mike Antonovich said. “Far– Reuters - 58 words
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253 2001-03-16 16 -afp NEW DELHI A key regional ally withdrew from the coalition government of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday in the wake of a damaging bribery scandal. Mamata Banerjee, leader of the Trinamool Congress, said the party had decjded to pull out of-afp - 253 words
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Article, Illustration343 2001-03-16 16 AP NEW YORK Author Nancy Stouffer is suing J K Rowling, the author of the blockbuster Harry Potter series, for stealing her ideas. Her book, The Legend of Rah and the Muggles, was first published in 1984 and went out of print– AP; Pic: Reuters - 343 words
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Article, Illustration164 2001-03-16 19 -AFP MANILA Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo has been missing her meals and losing weight since she assumed the presidency two months ago, a Manila newspaper quoted her as saying. The diminutive leader told reporters during a visit to the southern region of Mindanao that she-AFP; Pic: AP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration253 2001-03-16 19 -AFP SUAN PHUNG, Thailand The boy leaders of the God Army’s militia, who Were captured two months ago on the Myanmar border, have been reunited with their mother. Luther and Johnny Htoo burst into tears when their mother Mah Kae was brought from a refugee-AFP; Pic: AFP - 253 words
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Article, Illustration249 2001-03-16 19 -Wire agencies TOKYO Even before Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori meets US President George W Bush in their first summit in Washington next week, one of Mr Bush’s former teachers at Harvard Business School says he does not anticipate any rapid improvement in-Wire agencies - 249 words
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171 2001-03-16 19 Reuters JAKARTA -An Indonesian court has added four years to a jail term handed down last month against timber tycoon Mohamad “Bob” Hasan for corruption, increasing his sentence to six years, a court official said yesterday. The official at the Jakarta High Court said that in– Reuters - 171 words
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Advertisement643 2001-03-16 21 Welcome to Heritage Hill. Your adventure into Singapore's diverse heritage starts here. Follow the route and you'll discover that it's more than just a walk in a park. Not for the faint-hearted or the mild-mannered because Heritage Hill The Carnival is more than what you'd expect heritage to be. With643 words
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Article, Illustration589 2001-03-16 22 DIANA SER - She's an up-and-coming recording star in Taiwan. Here in S'pore, she triesto live down her celebrity status and enjoy being back home with her mum by DIANA SER SHE IS already one of the biggest rising stars in the competitive Taiwanese music industry. Her debut album,Pic: Sugumaram - 589 words
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Article, Illustration238 2001-03-16 23 CARA van MIRIAH - by CARA van MIRIAH NEW York is not the only city where you’ll find feisty female bartenders. Next Tuesday, Roar Disco and Streats will present Singapore’s very own Bar Barellas. They’re not just bottle-openers. These feisty lasses are no strangers behindPic: Wu Lifen - 238 words
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Article, Illustration427 2001-03-16 25 at the movies You can reach Stephanie Goh of gohcys@sph.com.sg Traffic Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Michael Douglas, Catherine ZetaJones, Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzman HERE'S a name for you. Soderbergh. Steven Soderbergh. Come Oscar time, my guess is that you’ll not only get to put427 words
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Article, Illustration295 2001-03-16 26 KAREN CHEN - by KAREN CHEN BEING a reporter is not easy. That’s the consensus of Media Works artistes lx Shen, Irin Gan, Bernard Chan and Lynn Poh. The four, in preparation for their Channel U serial Making Headlines, spent time in the newsrooms of either Shin.FwrWan Baa - 295 words
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Article184 2001-03-16 26 GIRLS, listen up. Hongkong heavenly king Aaron Kwok wants to tie the knot in five years. The 36-year-old, whose elder sister recently got married, also said he would want a baby before he turned 41 because he didn’t want a big age gap his child and184 words
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Article, Illustration73 2001-03-16 26 7.30 pm, Channel 5 John Travolta is Chilli Palmer, a mafioso who a goes to Hollywood to collect a few debts and winds up want- j ing to make a movie. I But before he can do so, he must enlist the i help of several misfits like73 words
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Article, Illustration64 2001-03-16 26 11.15 pm, Channel 5 When Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, tires of Halloween (the holiday he’s ruled over for years), he turns his attentions to Christmas, kidnaps Santa Claus, and installs himself in A his place. Tim Burton’s revolu- i tionary stop-action I animated “classic” 164 words
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Article69 2001-03-16 26 10.45 pm, Channel 8 Just when you thought the TV screens had enough of Jack Neo’s movie shenanigans, here comes the follow-up to his hit, Money No Enough. The “one” in That One No Enough, is of course a reference to sex (what else) and Jack’s69 words
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Article93 2001-03-16 26 11 pm, Central One of the most controversial and famous women of the century, Yoko Ono, remains an icon for constantly reinventing herself but always staying true to her beliefs. Her relationship with John Lennon cast her as the woman behind the break-up of the Beatles,93 words
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Article57 2001-03-16 26 STAR 11 am, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) The King of Gamblers loses his title when he is beaten by the Queen of Gamblers in a casino show-down. Petrified, he kills himself. To avenge his death, his daughter enlists the help of the “Five Lucky57 words
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Article, Illustration444 2001-03-16 28 Wileen Chang - two shoes by Wileen Chang ST PATRICK'S Day on March 17 is a sacred occasion in Ireland. It honours the patron saint of Ireland. The Irish spend the day with family members after a visit to church. Celtic football teams444 words
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Article, Illustration237 2001-03-16 30 She pockets £500,000 from UK publisher on top of undisclosed sum from US'Random House for novel she wrote with her mother Reuters LONDON British publisher Boxtree has paid about £500,000 pounds ($1.2 million) for the rights to a novel penned by US pop sensation Britney Spears– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 237 words
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294 2001-03-16 33 question. II think a mature man will go for I brainy woman rather than a bimbo. As for me, I think the most I important criteria are chemistry and being able to communicate with her. Therefore, I wouldn't mind if she is294 words
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Article, Illustration536 2001-03-16 36 Reuters Arsenal qualifies at Lyon's expense CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern Munich 1 Arsenal 0 MUNICH Arsenal was lucky that it did not concede more than a goal to German champion Bayern Munich, as it qualified for the Champions League quar-ter-finals as Group C runner-up. Bayern topped the– Reuters; Pic: AP - 536 words
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Article136 2001-03-16 36 -AFP LEEDS Leeds youngster Alan Maybury forgave Lazio star Pavel Nedved for a wild tackle which marred their Champions League clash at Elland Road. Maybury given a rare outing in Leeds colours for the 3-3 draw on Wednesday was left writhing in agony after the Czech-AFP - 136 words
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Article, Illustration294 2001-03-16 37 Reuters MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX SEPANG Michael Schumacher accused fellow-German Heinz-Harald Frentzen of bringing Formula One into disrepute yesterday after the Jordan driver cast suspicion on Ferrari’s engines. The triple world champion, who got Ferrari off to a winning start to the season in Australia– Reuters; Pic: AFP - 294 words
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Article172 2001-03-16 37 -afp MANCHESTER Manchester United talisman Roy Keane has warned his team-mates that they need to raise their game if they are to repeat their 1999 Champions League triumph. Speaking in the wake of United’s 3-0 win over Sturm Graz on Tuesday which clinched its place-afp - 172 words
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Article323 2001-03-16 37 TAN KIM HAN - by TAN KIM HAN PRIZES and goodies often make up the main draw for any event. But the “fun” factor is the real reason why 23-year-old undergraduate Luah Chee Kah takes part in The New Paper Big Walk. Luah, who participated in last year’s323 words
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Article112 2001-03-16 38 Basketball SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio Spurs battled back to force overtime, then extended its winning streak to eight games with a 106-100 win over Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in the NBA Championships. Derek Anderson scored a season-high 30 points, including a three-pointer that opened112 words
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Article, Illustration100 2001-03-16 38 Golf AFP ORLANDO Tiger Woods goes into this week’s Bay Hill Invitational in the unusual position of being reminded of what he’s done wrong lately, rather than what he’s done right. Woods is back home for the Bay Hill Invitational, which is held just– AFP - 100 words
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Article84 2001-03-16 38 -AFP PARIS Real Madrid striker Raul won his appeal on Wednesday over a one-match ban for scoring with his hand against Champions League rival Leeds United last week. The Uefa Appeals commission decided that Raul’s goal in the 3-2 win, which was not seen by Polish referee-AFP - 84 words
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Article88 2001-03-16 38 Reuters ISTANBUL Galatasaray’s Gheorghe Hagi says he may not play in the Champions League if Turkish authorities ban him for the rest of the domestic season, newspapers said yesterday. He spat at a referee and stamped on his feet after a goal was disallowed last weekend. He– Reuters - 88 words
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Article, Illustration367 2001-03-16 38 PETER SIOW - by PETER SIOW SINCE the start of the S-League in 1996, Sembawang Rangers and its sponsor Hyundai Corporation have been linked like Siamese twins. But the umbilical cord has been severed this year. When Sembawang’s Stallions sprint on to the pitch at Bishan Stadium tomorrow367 words
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Article, Illustration333 2001-03-16 39 TAN KIM HAN - by TAN KIM HAN Tampines Rovers 1 Geylang United 2 Tampines fails to profit from home advantage IT was billed as the Match of the Day. The stadium was filled to the brim with 4,142 fans. Another 300 were locked out. Yet, Tampines Rovers was unable to profitPic: Choo Chwee Hua - 333 words
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Article95 2001-03-16 39 OH dear! Marine Castle, second from bottom in last year’s S-League, failed to lift itself against Tanjong Pagar on its home ground yesterday. But it came very close to sharing the points with its fancied visitor, last season’s runner-up. Steven Tan spoiled Marine Castle’s mood95 words
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