Streats, 28 May 2001

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  • 18 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets mmmm Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • 246 1 Reuters IT has all the markings of an Abu Sayyaf strike. Suspected rebels of the separatist Muslim group stormed a southern Philippines resort, popular with Singaporeans as a dive spot, and took 20 people hostage three Americans and the rest Filipinos. Men wielding machine-guns
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  • 389 1  -  You don't have to be a granny to get a granny flat by YVONNE KWOK HDB has relaxed its eligibility rules for studio apartments meant for those aged 55 and above. Handing over almost 40 sets of keys to the first batch of studio apartment owners
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  • 245 1 -Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid is threatening to declare a civil emergency if parliament goes ahead with efforts to impeach him. The key to whether the emergency is imposed lies in the parliament vote scheduled for Wednesday and'Wee-President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s response to his powersharing
    -Reuters  -  245 words

  • Streatsmart local
    • 333 2  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER SINGAPORE'S competitiveness and the region’s survival during the current economic uncertainty were the topics discussed at yesterday’s dialogue session after Trade and Industry Minister and MP for Aljunied GRC,BG George Yeo’s ministerial walkabout of Toa Payoh
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    • 117 2 THE new head of the Workers’ Party is Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang. He was unanimously elected the secretary-general and chief of the party at its annual general meeting yesterday. He replaces veteran opposition politician, J B Jeyaretnam, 76, who quit last month. Mr Jeyaretnam
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    • 175 2 HDB'S new studio apartments have special features for the elderly. The safety measures include: Pull cords linked to the block’s alert alarm system, so that the residents can always reach for help in case of an emergency Heat detectors linked to the i block’s fire
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    • 377 3  -  by y SARAH NG DON'T be surprised if an elderly person offers to show you how to operate an automated machine at a DBS Bank or POSBank branch. Meet the “greeters”. They’ve been offering their help since the service was
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    • 184 3  -  by KAREN CHEN BABY Chen Shuyun will get her operation on Wednesday. The 23-month-old infant, from Indonesia, was admitted to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital yesterday afternoon. According to Shin Min Daily News, the operation is expected to cost more than $35,000, and about
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    • 125 3 A WOMAN was molested and robbed along Marymount Road near Bishan Park on Saturday night. At about lam, the 28-year-old woman was trying to hail a taxi when a man forcefully hugged her from behind. She screamed and struggled, and the man released his grip.
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    • 122 3 FIVE of the eight police officers who were injured on Pulau Senang on Saturday have been discharged from hospital. The remaining three, one of whom is believed to have lost his right hand, are still in hospital. The other seven suffered cuts, smoke inhalation or
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    • 466 5 hitfhestreets IT WASN'T exactly what you’d expect of an army recruitment drive. The venue? China Jump at Chijmes, a pub-restaurant better known among clubbers for its wild party antics. Last Saturday, close to 150 women their ages ranging
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    • 79 5 Our weather girl says Forgot your brolly today? Then go borrow one before you head out for lunch, as there'll be showers with thunder in the late morning and early afternoon over the northern, western, and central parts of Singapore. Temperatures will range between 25°C and 32°C.Catch the high tide
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    • Just a minute
      • 57 5 The Feedback Unit is trying to foster an active and constructive feedback culture among Singaporeans. It aims to help Singaporeans better understand national policies and relay their feedback to the government. So, if you have any ideas or opinions on any issue, you can reach them at 1800-353 5555,
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      • 77 5 Check this out Great S'pore Bargain Do you DIY? Then make your way down to the Fixed Price Wholesale Centre, where some tools are going for a bargain. A 12-inch wrench goes for $2, claw hammer 1 and a 300-piece drill set costs only $3.99. A tool-box costs $2.99 and
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  • Streatsmart interchange
    • 170 6 I MUST agree with your two readers (Streats, May 26) who wrote about the nonchalant attitude and deplorable behaviour of celebrities who participated in the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire All Star Celebrity Special. The
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    • 170 6 I DON'T agree with Sonny Tann. The programme is for entertainment. The celebrities try to create a lively atmosphere and, at the same time, win some money for charity. Because it’s for charity, the audience is allowed to participate loudly to help the celebrities.
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    • 217 6 I LOOKED forward to the celebrity special and enjoyed it a lot, especially the performances of Jack Neo and Mark Lee, who were the highlight of the show. I laughed a lot and so did my children. To the criticisms of Sonny Tan and
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    • 219 7 I STRONGLY disagree with all the recent criticism of Singapore Bus Services. Due to the number of complaints, I started to notice good bus captains. I have come across a couple of good ones this year. For example, on one occasion, I
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    • 433 7 SENIOR citizens like me will feel grateful to Diana Ser for championing their cause in her column of May 21. All too often, precisely because we have various needs, we are seen as a nuisance to be tolerated. Ms Ser comments that “it was only
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • 103 8 -AFP BANGKOK Visitors to Bangkok will have to use a new guidemap in coming months. The authorities in the Thai capital are introducing new entertainment zones. The new plan would undermine some of the city’s nightspots, including the backpacker mecca, Khao San Road. The plan would
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    • 243 8 -AP BRISBANE Australian Siamese twins Bethany Nolan and Alyssa weren’t as lucky as their counterparts in Singapore, Ganga and Jamuna. Bethany died 16 hours into a 20-hour operaton on Saturday night at Brisbane’s Royal Children’s Hospital, doctors said. Alyssa is in critical condition
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    • 160 9 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Indian Congress wants more jobs for Indians in the civil service, a newspaper here reported yesterday. The New Sunday Times said MIC also wants a similar job allocation in the private sector. MIC president Sarny Vellu
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    • 173 9 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has threatened to punish mobile telephone operators unless they improve customer services, a newspaper reported yesterday. Deputy Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Chai Ho said too many customers had complained about network congestion, getting cut off, and billing
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 317 10 Reuters LONDON More than 20 people were hurt and 17 arrested during a race riot that turned into an ugly standoff with hundreds of police in northwest England. Police fought running battles with up to 500 stone and petrol-bomb-throwing youths in the
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    • 325 11 -AFP WASHINGTON Cheques for US taxpayers would “literally be in the mail”, President George W Bush said on Saturday after Congress approved a US$l.35 trillion ($2.43 trillion) tax cut, the largest in 20 years. “If you pay
      -AFP  -  325 words
    • 192 11 Reuters LONDON Viagra works for women, Italian sexologists said yesterday. The wonder anti-impotency drug helps get women aroused, said scientists at the University of Catania in Italy. “Our results demonstrate that sildenafil (Viagra’s generic name) may directly improve female arousal disorder and thus other sexual
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    • 233 11 Reuters ISLAMABAD Afghanistan’s ruling Taleban movement will block a UN poverty survey because it involves hiring local women, reports said yesterday. The move will force an end to bread supplies for nearly 300,000 people in the Afghan capital, Kabul. “We are not ready to
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  • Streatsmart people
    • 166 12 Reuters ISTANBUL The son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl married his Tiirkish fiancee in Istanbul last Saturday at a twin ceremony that symbolised the coming together of Christian and Islamic faiths. Mr Peter Kohl, 35, and Ms Elif Sozen, 32, were married at the
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    • 118 12 CONSERVATIVE leader William Hague has something in common with women all over the world. He uses make-up, reported the PeopleNews.com website. It is believed that Mr Hague’s bald pate never gets shiny because he uses lashings of Clinique’s Soft Finish Pressed Powder. That, gentlemen, is a
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    • 270 12 Just i i/i f cr I think you can't dictate who you're attracted to. If you have to consider so many things, then you're not really in Jove. I admire the men who are not ashamed of their
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  • easy STREATS
    • 423 13  - Making headlines the real stuff Channel U's Making Headlines is about the lives of news reporters and photographers. A newspaper lensman tells Streats what's real and reel in the serial by NATALIE KUAN RUSHING to crime scenes, staking out criminals, fighting for the under-privileged. Is a news photographer’s life full
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    • 387 14  -  two shoes by Judi Low MEESIAM now here’s a contradiction in name yet any Singaporean knows exactly what it is. Firstly, the noodle used is not mee (usually yellow, tubular wheat noodles) but beehoon (fine rice vermicelli). And secondly, one would be hard pressed to find
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    • 225 15 CHINESE audiences apparently enjoy watching Hongkong actor Stephen Chow monkeying around. The actor has become especially popular in Shanghai after playing the Monkey God, Sun Wukong, in his two films, A Chinese Odyssey (1994) and Chinese Odyssey Part II A Cinderella (also in 1994). Although
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    • 354 17 -Reuters r BIG-TIME f Hollywood names like Ben Affleck and explosive action scenes fill the screen of the US$l35 million ($243 million) Pearl Harbor, but it just may be British actress Kate Beckinsale whose star shines the brightest. If a romantic storyline between Beckinsale’s navy nurse and
      -Reuters; Pic: Reuters  -  354 words
    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV...
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        • 29 17 Bpm, Channel U A retarded teenager whom Tang Ning has previously interviewed is being charged for man-slaughter. How will Tang Ning handle this, and her own emotions?
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        • 44 17 10.30 pm, Channel 5 Ed defends a secretary being sued over a payroll error. Carol decides that she and Nick have to end their relationship while Mike is reviewed by his superior and Molly selects talent over beauty in casting the school play
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 434 21 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL Milwaukee Bucks 80 Philadelphia 76ers 74 Injured Iverson sidelined -AFP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Injured National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Allen Iverson could only watch as Milwaukee Bucks beat his Philadelphia 76ers team-mates 80-74 here on Saturday in the NBA playoffs. Sam Cassell
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      • 119 22 •TENNIS -AFP PARIS Pete Sampras (left) downplayed his chances of winning French Open, the only Grand Slam title he has not won in his career. It begins today. Admitted the fifth seed: “I’m the dark horse here. “Obviously I’m not among the favourites here like in
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      • 92 22 •soccer -Reuters LONDON Frenchman Eric Cantona is set to make a return to English Premier League champion Manchester United next season by taking a job on the coaching staff, British newspapers reported. According to the Mail on Sunday, Cantona, who made a huge impact
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      • 76 22 •MOTOR RACING -AFP MONTE CARLO Reigning world champion Michael Schumacher drove his Ferrari to a welcome victory in the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. Rubens Barrichello came in second, with Ulsterman Eddie Irvine in a Jaguar coming third. Canadian Jacques Villeneuve of BAR-Honda came in fourth.
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      • 418 22  -  Indian captain has one more year with Bury by TAN KIM HAN GOOD things are worth the wait. Bhaichung Bhutia (right) is finally here in Singapore. The Indian national team captain, who first expressed interest to play in the SLeague
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      • 91 22 BHAICHUNG Bhutia is expected to speak to a few S-League clubs, namely Woodlands Wellington, during his fourday holiday here. Yesterday, the Indian captain met up with Clementi Khalsa manager Balbeer Singh Mangat. Said Balbeer: “It was just our first meeting, a casual and informal introduction for
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      • 310 22 LONDON Teddy Sheringham rejoined Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, and revealed that he wanted to manage the club one day. Sheringham, 35, back at White Hart Lane after four years with Manchester United, said: “I never thought I’d return here as a player. “It
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      • 594 23  -  by LIM HAN MING Despite Latiff's off-the-field antics, the clubis confident thatitcan keep him in check TAMPINES Rovers is keen to bring Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin (left) back to the S-League. Stags chairman Teo Hock Seng confirmed his club’s interest in the national team
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 350 18 ivivnuni w c.u mujf uvv m The story is about Yuan Jian Ping who gets more than he bargains for when he enrols at Zhong Ren Pre-U. A natural busybody, he suddenly finds himself involved in everything, from girl problems to gang fights; from baseball matches to flower arrangement classes.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 273 19 iviv/iii/ni w €m\j may c.v/u i easybt C 4®^/% jiicdu The story today... Realising that he is no match for Hua Wuque, Xiao Yuer points his sabre to his own throat. He wilt not die in Hua's hands, he decides. Hua becomes worried and retracts his power to save Xiao
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