Streats, 26 May 2001

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  • 22 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 26 May 2001 Another quality publication of am Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • 332 1 Showdown Wire services JAKARTA A last-ditch attempt to end Indonesia’s political crisis failed yesterday when President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri walked out of cabinet peace talks. Ms Megawati left the meeting only 20 minutes after senior ministers started to outline a compromise plan
    – Wire services  -  332 words
  • 117 1 Thumbs down I watched Who Wants To Be a Millionaire All Star Celebrity Special (Sunday night, Channel 5) and I must say that I pity the five charity organisations that were helplessly represented by some unfeeling Media Corp artistes. They had no intention of
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  • 363 1 Slowdown Reuters Greenspan signals more rate cuts NEW YORK The man whose words and action move markets had some worrying news for the US and countries like Singapore which take their cue from the health of the American economy. The US economy remains at risk of
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  • 154 1 Reuters WASHINGTON US economic growth in the first three months of the year was slower than previously thought as companies slashed their inventories at the fastest pace in 18 years, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Gross Domestic Product, the broadest measure of economic
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 323 2 ADDING to our water supply by expanding catchment areas and setting up desalination plants won’t be enough. As demand for water grows, we will have to “multiply” our water supply capacity. What this means is that instead of discharging
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    • 88 2 onekindact Mohamad I ENCOUNTERED a very helpful, friendly and courteous driver when I boarded bus No 188, registration No TIBS 1118 X, on May 16 at about 7.30 am. The driver, Ms BC Tan, provided excellent service to the public. This shows that Tibs is doing a very
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    • 176 2 TO keep healthcare costs under control, a new $2O-million-a-year Health Services Development Fund was announced by Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang at the first National Disease Management Conference yesterday. The money will be used to manage patients’ illnesses from the time they are
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    • 219 2 betweenthelines M ffl'e so much else in Singapore, Speakers'Comer is based on an idea by Lee Kuan Yew, the Senior Minister, and comes with restrictions. The topics of race and religion are out of bounds, speakers...must register and no amplification is allowed prompting talkingcock.com to joke that
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    • Article, Illustration
      44 3 They're magnificent. And they're on loan, so make that trip to the Singapore Zoological Cardens if you don't want to miss the chance of seeing the Bengal white tigers that have been specially brought in from Taman Safari Indonesia Pic: Wu Lifen
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    • 402 3  -  by NATALIE KUAN THERE certainly seems to be a hefty “demand” for the lowly one-cent coin. Fifty million one-cent coins are minted every year, according to the Singapore Mint. Yet more than 95 per cent of these coins disappear from
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    • 106 3 Our weather girl says It's the time of the year again for you to shop till you drop. But do leave a hand free to carry an umbrella, as there will be showers in the late morning and afternoon over various parts of Singapore. Or you could shop with a
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    • 68 3 Check this out... Great S'pore Bargain Just a minute Ever fancied an I.D. Alex jacket, shirt or shoes? Well, from now till July 9, you can enjoy savings of up to 40 per cent off the designer label available at Isetan. And, in conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale and
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    • 193 5  -  reports by I DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM A JOBLESS man was in court yesterday for groping a full-time national serviceman (NSF) at Boon Lay MRT station last month. At B.loam on April 21, the 21-year-old NSF officer (who can’t be named) was about to top up his farecard, when
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    • 173 5 TWO car salesmen got into an argument and one ended up stabbing the other. On Dec 11, Lai Pak Khiong, 57, and Poh Chee Woon, 30, were at work at Bukit Timah Road when they began arguing over some sales transactions. As the argument
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    • news scan
      • 49 5 MORE than 1,000 people will take part in a mass emergency exercise tomorrow, which will simulate a plane crashing into a housing estate. Exercise Vulcan 2 will involve more than 10 government agencies. The simulated crash will be at Blocks 18 and 19 at Holland Drive.
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      • 69 5 THE CPF Board will continue to pay interest to its 2.9 million CPF members at the rate of 2.5 per cent per annum for CPF savings in their Ordinary and Medisave Accounts from July 1 to Sept 30. The computed CPF interest rate derived from the
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      • 55 5 THE Manpower Research and Statistics Department of the Ministry of Manpower is conducting the mid-year Labour Force Survey from next week to July 31. The purpose of the survey is to collect data on employment, unemployment and other economic characteristics of the population to help in the
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • 357 6 Wire services JAKARTA Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday rejected a surprise offer by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid to surrender powers to her as a way of averting his impeachment, her aides said. Her private secretary, Barnbang Kesowo, also accused the president of
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    • 123 6 -AFP MANILA T\vo bombs were found hidden in a trash can yesterday at the home of the senate president in southern Cagayan de Oro city. A private security guard found the explosives outside the home of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel and immediately called police. “That
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    • 116 6 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have rescued a kidnapped doctor who was chained to a tree in the jungle for nine days and fed mostly bread and water, the Malay Mail reported yesterday. The 42-year-old man was found 30km from here two hours after his family
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    • 324 8 -AFP Fragile peace process on Korean peninsula is high on agenda BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin yesterday opened a meeting of Asian and European foreign ministers with a call for an end to the “unjust and irrational” world order. In
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    • 54 8 webcites There are dozens of chat-rooms and friendship sites on the Net, but at this particular one, you will find a friend for life. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals website at n3wt.com/spca, lets would-be pet owners to preview a list of canines and
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    • Article, Illustration
      57 8 Students at Taipei's Neihu Senior High School pelting balloons filled with water after the end of their final exams yesterday. The school has a tradition of staging water balloon fights every year to 'cool'graduates before their national college entrance exam in July. The school had prepared 400,000 water
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    • 111 8 Reuters CANBERRA Australia has passed tough new laws to protect its landmark Great Barrier Reef from pollution and illegal fishing, increasing the maximum fine for environmental offences 10-fold to Asl.l million ($1 million). Environment Minister Robert Hill said the new fines will apply to any vessel
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 163 9 -AP WASHINGTON Democrats are preparing to seize control of the Senate and mount an emboldened opposition to President George W Bush, as Senator James Jeffords’ defection from the Republican Party sent both parties scrambling to cope. Mr Jeffords’ decision to become an independent will
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    • 140 9 LONDON Britain has been branded a country in “deep crisis” by a leading German publication, which describes it as a country blighted by ill health, poor education and an incompetent government. The news magazine Stern, which sells a million copies a week, paints a damning portrait
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    • 137 9 Reuters PARIS Bullying and “moral harassment” at work will now be punishable in France by a year in jail and a fine of up to 100,000 francs ($23,610). The National Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday ratifying the new punishments. Moral harassment is defined as
      – Reuters  -  137 words
    • 264 10 LONDON British headmasters are demanding the right to expel pupils whose parents harass or threaten teachers. The Independent newspaper reported on Thursday that leaders of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) will ask the Government to amend the rules on expulsions
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    • 50 10 A hall in a muti-storeyed building collapsed in Jerusalem during a wedding killing at least 25 and injuring 300. The collapse appeared to be an accident and not an act of terrorism, despite the recent violence in the Middle East. The bride and groom survived the tragedy PicAP
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  • Streatsmart people
    • 396 11 Reuters SHANGHAI Watch this face. And remember it well. For this elusive figure is a Very Important Person in China. Mr Jiang Mianheng, dubbed the Prince of Information Technology, is none other than the son of Chinese
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    • 156 11 Reuters SAN DIEGO The Bahraini princess, who fled her country with a US Marine, was granted permanent residency in the US after arguing she would be persecuted if she returned, her lawyer said. Ms Meriam Al-Khalifa arrived in the US about a year and
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    • 370 11 Everytime Ghost town Hero m m YOUR SIS SHOPPING SPREE Lang hua yi duo duo Never had a dream come true Addams family Do you want my love If it makes you ha It’s gonna be me Rhythm divine Independent woman Better man Give me just one night My everything
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  • easy STREATS
    • 466 13  -  ItiJLV )^JBF ,m CO by CARA van MIRIAH ANTI-SMOKING posters in nightclubs? Isn’t that a little contradictory? Does such a campaign stand a ghost of a chance? Entrepreneur Peter Wong apparently thinks it does. His nightspots Madam Wong, Sultan of Swing and Newsroom Bar in
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    • Article, Illustration
      455 14  -  This week has been a fulfilling one for Channel U star Ericia Lee She made it to FHM's list of 100 sexiest women for the second time, debuted on a new Channel U show and became a cosmetics spokesperson by DIANA SER WHEN Ericia Lee walks the room,
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    • 194 14 ANDY LAU: Ericia Lee first came to our attention in 1994, when she took part in a search for a fresh face to star alongside Andy Lau in a movie. But a Hongkonger won instead and she lost the chance to hitch a ride to
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    • Streatsmart interchange
    • 202 16 NEW YORK Lots of little girls look up to Britney Spears, but the teen pop diva says she doesn’t want to be considered a role model when it comes to sex and relationships. “I just want to live my life,” she tells Us Weekly
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    • 208 16 INDIO, California Actor Robert Downey Jr L pleaded inno\cent on Thursday to reduced drug I charges stemI ming from his M arrest last f November in a California hotel. The 36-year-old 00^ actor didn’t speak during the hearing at a Riverside County courtroom. He is scheduled
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV...
        • 75 16 Saturday, Bpm, Channel U Ah Hao has a change of heart, Kaixin is devastated but pretends to be normal. Ah Hao goes to Dao Ao to look for her, Kaixin clears things up with him, but he continues to pester her. Zhe appears at this
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        • 59 16 Saturday, 12.15 pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) In this psychological thriller, eight-year-old Cole Sear has the ability to see ghosts. He is too young to understand and too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except Dr Malcolm Crowe, who must find out the truth before Cole
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 496 20 Reuters PHILADELPHIA Ray Allen poured in 38 points, a hobbling Allen Iverson could not keep up with him, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 92-78 on Thursday to even the NBA Eastern Conference finals 1-1. Allen went 15-of-24 from
        – Reuters; Pic: AFP  -  496 words
      • 367 21  -  by LIM HAN MING HE has one of the safest pair of hands in the S-League. But Tanjong Pagar’s Croatian goalkeeper DraganTalajic (right) is facing his worst start to the season in four years. The 35-year-old
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      • 111 21 FANDI Ahmad will start his own used-car dealership at the end of this month. The Singapore Armed Forces FC coach dropped out of a three-man used-car dealership, called Anugerah Kencana Auto, which began two years ago. He has cited personal reasons for dropping out.
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      • 94 21 •BADMINTON Reuters CHELTENHAM, England Malaysia got a boost on Thursday ahead of next month’s world badminton championships in Seville as Roslin Hashim knocked Peter Gade off the No 1 spot in the latest world rankings. It means Roslin is now the top seed for
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      • 561 22  -  5-LEAGUE Jurong FC 3 Geylang 2 J by TAN KIM HAN League leader suffers first defeat of the season A HUNGRY team is an angry team. At Jurong East Stadium last night, Jurong FC, still without a major sponsor this season, displayed
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      • 318 22  -  by l LIM HAN MING LENAN Govindaraju was playing too much football. As a result, he failed in seven out of nine subjects in school, and had to repeat his Secondary Three at Northview Secondary School. His mother had threatened to stop him from
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      • 377 23  -  by Tan Kim Han I WANT to stay at Boro. Bryan Robson (right) is adamant that his seven-year fling with Middlesbrough is not over. The former England and Manchester United captain is in Singapore with the Northeast All Stars for the SCC-TNT Soccer
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      • 200 23 -Reuters LONDON -Tottenham Hotspur insisted yesterday that its England defender Sol Campbell (right) was still considering an offer to stay at White Hart Lane. Newspaper reports said that the 26-year-old England defender had rejected a new contract worth £BO,OOO ($205,000) a week, adding that he had
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      • 87 23 THE SCC-TNT International Soccer 7s tournament will be held at the Padang and the Indian Association over the weekend. Fans can expect to see some former international stars such as TNT Scottish All Stars John Gorman (Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach) and Mark McGhee (Millwall
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 343 18 The story is about May's Dream is adapted from a popular Japanese manga about a friendship that i so chummy that the guy treats the gai as one of the chaps. Mom home! I.' .1 IjyMlll 'l,l I 1... r n I'm going to my room! I Ha ha! t>
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    • 226 19 16 The story today... While Mao Shiba deals with one of the four men,another comes along and tries to flip him over. Both lose their balance and Mao lands on him. Mao then grabs Wei Xiaobao to flee from the attackers. Near the exit, he pushes the sick, elderly man
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 478 20 ■png Your Daily Horoscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com JAN 20-FEB 18 Calm down and go one step at a time. The Cancer moon changes your plans, but it doesn’t have to ruin your weekend. Reconnect with a distant friend or long-lost love. Make room for family energy. IM crcE
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 123 21 BASKETBALL :NBA Play-offs Western Conference Finals, Game 3: LA Lakers v San Antonio (Ch23,9am). Eastern Conference Finals, Game 3: Milwaukee v Philadelphia (Ch 2 3, tomorrow, 5.30 am). SOCCER Asian Club C'ship, 3rd placing: Pavlodar Irtysh (Kaz) v Pirouzi (Irn) (3.30 pm). Final: Jubilo Iwata (Jpn) v Suwon Samsung (Kor)
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