Streats, 9 June 2001
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Title Section21 2001-06-09 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 9 June 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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573 2001-06-09 1 DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM HEED this warning: Don’t assume that just because you’re dining at a restaurant which has an A or B cleanliness grade from the Environment Ministry (ENV), that your food has been prepared according to the highest hygiene standards.573 words
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Article, Illustration228 2001-06-09 1 TOKYO Eight children were killed and 15 injured in Japan yesterday when a man with a kitchen knife entered their classroom and began stabbing at random. The injured were mostly seven- and eight-year-olds at the school in Ikeda, an Osaka suburb. Five were girls, JapanesePic: AFP - 228 words
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morning rush
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Article99 2001-06-09 1 PRIME Minister Goh ChokTong arrives in the US later today. Mr Goh, accompanied by the foreign and trade ministers, will meet President George Bush and Vice-President Richard Cheney. Officials had hoped a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Washington would be wrapped up by the end of99 words
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Article, Illustration75 2001-06-09 1 LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s British elections. Mr Blair’s jubilation was dampened by a low voter turnout. It’s the first time Labour has won a second consecutive full term in office. A downcast Mr William Hague, the leaderStreatsgraphic - 75 words
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246 2001-06-09 2 PAP launches new website NEW limits on political parties’ use of the Internet will be set before the coming general election. “Limits are necessary because, while the Internet has great potential and utility, it also has its dangers,” said BrigGen Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy246 words
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156 2001-06-09 2 NANYANG Technological University (NTU) students and alumni will soon be able to use the Internet to look for jobs at the school’s first online career fair. Career eFair@NTU, to be held from July 2-5, allows students and alumni to log on to a specially-created156 words
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Article88 2001-06-09 2 MORE Housing Board granny flats have been taken up since qualification rules for them were relaxed on May 27. Between May 28 and Thursday, 163 applicants were approved and went on to book the flats. Ninety-five or about six in 10 would not have been88 words
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186 2001-06-09 2 NEW jobs and an injection of $2 billion into Singapore’s economy; They are what HewlettPackard’s new inkjet wafer fabrication facility is expected to bring. The new US$lOO million ($lBl million) plant the second wafer fabrication facility that Hewlett-Packard has in Singapore will produce186 words
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Article89 2001-06-09 2 onekindact G B Senthil Kumar I LOST my handphone somewhere near my home at Block 482 Pasir Ris Drive 4 on May 25, so I posted some notices in the lift lobby in the hope that someone would find and return it. I would like to thank a89 words
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Article, Illustration466 2001-06-09 3 KAREN CHEN - by KAREN CHEN MS CHEN Yit Peng caught the eye of Mr Tan Cheng Kok five years ago, when they were classmates in secondary three. But Cheng Kok had to wait four and a halfPic: Lianhe Wanbao - 466 words
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302 2001-06-09 3 TWO women had their purses snatched on Wednesday. They shouted for help, but none came. One of them got her handbag back but lost $240, the other lost $lO and the keys to her house. The first incident happened in the afternoon. Madam302 words
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Article125 2001-06-09 3 – Zubaidah Nazeer - Zubaidah Nazeer A MAN accused of stealing $33.85 worth of newspapers in April had his case adjourned yesterday. Louise Martin D’Cruz, 34, is alleged to have stolen 22 sets of newspapers including copies of Shin Min, Lianhe Wanbao, The Straits Times and Berita Harian at about 6am125 words
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Article146 2001-06-09 3 – Zubaidah Nazeer - Zubaidah Nazeer TEMPTATION proved too much for an estate agent. Yesterday, a smartly-dressed, but sombre and heavily pregnant Desmiarti, 37, appeared in court. On Aug 20, Desmiarti, an associate manager with Propex Property, together with her client, Ms Suanah bte 00-reeb, 35, agreed to settle for146 words
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Article143 2001-06-09 3 REJECTED by his lover, he slashed her face. Yesterday, a court heard that at about 11pm on March 15, Sivasarvanan s/o Suppiah Murugan, 25, had gone to World Music Lounge on Queen Street, where his lover, Ms Sumathi Vasudevan, 20, worked as a cashier. Their relationship143 words
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Article59 2001-06-09 3 morningsmile A doctor answers his phone and hears the familiar voice of a colleague. "We need a fourth for poker, "said the friend. "I'll be right over," whispered the doctor. As he was putting on his coat, his wife asked: "Is it serious?" "Oh yes, quite serious,"said the59 words
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Article, Illustration459 2001-06-09 5 NGHUIHUI - by NGHUIHUI FREE grab bars, showerheads and lever taps. You’d think that old folks would jump at an offer like this, especially when there are ready volunteers to do the installation for them. Well, think again. Because sometimes, free goodiesPic: Lianhe Zaobao - 459 words
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Article, Illustration69 2001-06-09 5 For those looking forward to a well-deserved weekend break, the rain in the early afternoon will only be mainly over the northern and eastern areas. Temperatures range between 25°C and 33°C, with the tide reaching 2.4 m at 2.09 pm. The PSI stands at a moderatePic: Wu Lifen - 69 words
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Article75 2001-06-09 5 Make your way down to the Crime Prevention booth at the Community Goodwill Gathering 2001 at the state land near Eunos MRT station and do your part for charity. The police has committed to raise a sum of $250,000 this year for the Community Chest for the75 words
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Article, Illustration285 2001-06-09 6 Reuters IKEDA, Japan Eight children were killed and 15 injured in Japan yesterday when a mid-dle-aged man with a kitchen knife entered their elementary school classroom and began stabbing at random. The injured were mostly seven and eight-year-old students– Reuters; -AP - 285 words
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119 2001-06-09 6 -AP KUALA LUMPUR A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murdering a woman and her two-year-old daughter, a report said yesterday. Tan Ah La, 30, and baby Chia ChinYee were found with their throats slit at their home in Sekinchan, about 144 km northeast-AP - 119 words
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291 2001-06-09 8 Reuters CANBERRA Corrupt or lax officials in Singapore and other Asian airports are allowing illegal immigrants to fly to Australia, said a report by the Australian Institute of Criminology. The report said Asian “document mills” were providing false and stolen passports, visa– Reuters - 291 words
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128 2001-06-09 8 -AP KUALA LUMPUR At least 600,000 foreigners are currently in Malaysia illegally. Internal Security and Public Order director Abdul Hamid Mustafa said the figure was based on records of people who entered Malaysia, legally but whose visas had expired without them leaving the country, the-AP - 128 words
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Article136 2001-06-09 8 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A judge yesterday ordered an Umno member to vacate his state assembly seat, ruling that he won it in 1999 with the help of “phantom voters”. The landmark ruling by the Kota Kinabalu high court paves the way for a by-election.-AFP - 136 words
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Article, Illustration276 2001-06-09 9 Reuters London British Prime Minister Tony Blair Won a historic second term in power despite the lowest voter turnout since World War I. With nearly all seats decided, Mr Blair was embarking on his new five-year term with– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 276 words
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131 2001-06-09 9 -AFP KATHMANDU A probe into the massacre of Nepal’s royal family began yesterday, though its relevance is being questioned after an eyewitness blamed crown prince Dipendra for the massacre. The delayed inquiry got underway the same day as newspapers splashed the eyewitness testimony across their-AFP - 131 words
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Article, Illustration43 2001-06-09 9 -AFP LONDON Following his devastating defeat in Thursday's elections, British opposition leader William Hague announced early yesterday that he will stand down as leader of the Conservative Party as soon as a successor is elected. -afp Guessing game PAGE 10-AFP - 43 words
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231 2001-06-09 9 -AP ORLANDO Workers who play characters such as Mickey Mouse and Cinderella at Walt Disney World have won an important concession: Clean undergarments. Under a tentative contract between Disney and the Teamsters union, the workers will be given individual undergarments, which they can fake-AP - 231 words
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weird world
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Article96 2001-06-09 9 STAVANGER, Norway Police here have ruled that all bars must have bouncers, so the Skjenkestuen pub hired one a 91-year-old great granny. Last night, wrinkly Ms Marta Aurenes warned: “I can be pretty strict if I have to,” Britain’s Daily Record reports. Said Mr Odd Noreger, owner of96 words
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Article91 2001-06-09 9 LONDON African witch doctors have taken European scientists to court to stop them from “stealing” their traditional cures. The medicine men are furious a Swiss drug firm has patented their snake-bean tree bark used for centuries to cure everything from body odour to leprosy, the Daily Record91 words
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Article79 2001-06-09 9 EDINBURGH Penguins with a criminal streak are causing concern at Edinburgh zoo. They have discovered that, despite looking like solid citizens in their dinner jacket plumage, the birds who use the pebbles to line their nests covet their neighbours’ prize stones and theft is rife, according to79 words
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Article84 2001-06-09 9 -AP HOBART -A hit man who has boasted of being involved in 19 killings is writing a moral fable for children. Criminal Mark “Chopper” Read said Hooky the Cripple is his “own little pet story” that he has been telling people for years. He doesn’t yet-AP - 84 words
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Article76 2001-06-09 9 TWO New Zealand pensioners were returning home from Australia, but took the wrong plane and landed in China. Mark Dance and Alfie O’Neill should have flown to New .Zealand with Taiwan’s China Airlines, but got on a flight to Beijing with China National Airway, Ananova reports. Mr76 words
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Article, Illustration328 2001-06-09 10 Reuters LONDON Mr William Hague’s decision to step down as leader of the British opposition Conservative Party leaves an array of potential successors. Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo is the bookmakers’ favourite. Here are some of the most likely contenders: MR MICHAEL PORTILLO Mr Portillo’s– Reuters; PicAP; Pic: AFP; Pic: Reuters - 328 words
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Article, Illustration503 2001-06-09 11 DIANA SER - by DIANA SER IN a world which worships pretty young things, Carol Cheng is an exception. She’s all of 43 years, but can beat many a PYT at the beauty stakes. And she’s got elegance lots of it. For the past 22 years, she has stayed withPic Apple 4 - 503 words
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Article84 2001-06-09 12 Saturday, 9pm, Channel U The contestants in this game show do not win prizes. Instead, they receive an invaluable chance to help the less fortunate fulfil their dreams. Selected disabled persons or beneficiaries will have their dreams come true if the contestants representing them complete a series of84 words
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Article60 2001-06-09 12 2pm, Channel U This is a story of a pact between a general and a monk. The general became the emperor of China in the Tang dynasty and the Shaolin Temple that the monk belonged to became the first temple that allowed its initiates to practise martial60 words
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Article, Illustration410 2001-06-09 12 Did a wheelchair-bound President Franklin Roosevelt really stand up without his crutches? Did nurses use Coke bottles to hold donated blood? Here's a handy guide to sifting fact from fiction in mega-blockbuster Pearl Harbor (Source: Entertainment Weekly) THE story goes: Flyboy Ben Affleck volunteers for the(Source: Entertainment Weekly); Pic:AP - 410 words
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Article, Illustration329 2001-06-09 12 DIANA SER - by DIANA SER ALL teen queens have to grow up at some point. And by the standards of today’s pop music world, they do that by shedding their clothes. Britney Spears has done it. Christina Aguilera got so carried away her grandmother had to tell her329 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-06-09 13 THE Taiwanese paparazzi have found a new target: Stephanie Sun. And the burning question they have hatched up is: Is she a lesbian? Amid such allegations,the homegrown Singapore singer calmly refuted: “I have a clear conscience, my life is transparent, and I have a healthyPic: Apple Daily - 139 words
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Article, Illustration116 2001-06-09 13 PAIR up a two-time Oscar winner and a three-time Golden Horse award winner, and what do you get? A possible movie Collaboration between ChowYun Fat and Tom Hanks, according to l Apple Daily. I Director John 1 Woo is planning a V movie next year f that will116 words
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easyStreats sports
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Article, Illustration465 2001-06-09 17 Reuters LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday it was taking its shock loss in Game One of the NBA Finals in its stride, but was planning some adjustments to shake Kobe Bryant (left) free from the– Reuters - 465 words
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82 2001-06-09 18 •BADMINTON Reuters SEVILLE, Spain Current women’s champion Camilla Martin of Denmark is out of the World Badminton Championships. She lost to China’s DaiYun 6-11, 6-11 in the third round. Dai will now meet compatriot Gong Zhicaho, the Sydney Olympics gold medallist, who beat Wang Chen of– Reuters - 82 words
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Article86 2001-06-09 18 •GOLF -AFP NEW YORK It will be the best men versus the best women in golf when ABC TV would televise a 2-on-2 match on July 30. It will pit Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam against David Duval and Karrie Webb at the Big-AFP - 86 words
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93 2001-06-09 18 •MOTOR RACING Reuters MONTREAL McLaren accused Formula One rival Jaguar of trying to recruit its technical director Adrian Newey. McLaren also that said the Briton would not be attending tomorrow’s Canadian Grand Prix. “Adrian and the team decided some time ago that he would not– Reuters - 93 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-06-09 18 World champion looks favourite for cup -Wire services YOKOHAMA, Jap an Now, Japan is the only nation standing in the way of France’s triple the World Cup, European Championship and f Confederations Cup. And Les Bleus fully realise that tomorrow’s final in Yokohama won’t-Wire services - 434 words
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Article, Illustration303 2001-06-09 18 BBC Sports Online LONDON -Two players have really done England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson proud this week. His young full-back, Ashley Cole (far left), and, of course, team captain David Beckham (left). Cole’s rise from Gunners youth player to an international has been meteoric. Before– BBC Sports Online » - 303 words
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Article, Illustration529 2001-06-09 19 LIM HAN MING - by LIM HAN MING Victory puts Geylang ahead of the pack BalestierCentralo A BOSNIAN, a Scot and a Yugoslav helped Geylang United back to its winning ways in the S-League. Geylang top-scorer Aleksander Duric, Scot Brian Bothwell and under-23 Yugoslav striker Nebojsa Vukosavljevic all scored in thePic: Wu Lifen - 529 words
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Article, Illustration252 2001-06-09 19 •FRENCH OPEN TENNIS Wire services PARIS Defending champion Gustavo Kuerten (below) ended Juan Carlos Ferrero’s French Open challenge yesterday, seeing off the young pretender to his Roland Garros crown with a 6-4, 6-4,6-3 semi-final victory. “I played well right from the beginning. I was in control– Wire services - 252 words
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Miscellaneous466 2001-06-09 13 [ijiff i Your Daily Horoscope mmmm JAN 20- FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com GEMINI MAY 21 JUN 21 Your opinion carries enough weight to sway events in your favour. Aquarius is a powerhouse and a champion of those with weaker voices. Lightning strikes wherever you want it to.466 words
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Miscellaneous361 2001-06-09 14 m On I Ur\UHT y 57 UUHL 4UU The story is about. May's Dream Is adapted from a popular Japanese manga about a friendship that is so chummy that the guy treats the gal as one of the chaps. In the beginning, May starts to fantasise about becoming an air361 words
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Miscellaneous233 2001-06-09 15 The story today... The elderly man starts to cough but refuses to take another dose of medicine. He says more of the drug will kill him. He then orders the four burly men to take Mao Shiba and Wei Xiaobao to the state prison. Wei tries to flee but is233 words
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Miscellaneous118 2001-06-09 18 Inthelivingroom BADMINTON: World Championships, s-fmais (Star Sports Ch24,7pm), BASKETBALL NBA Finals, Game 2: LA Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN Ch23,9am, City TV, 9.15 am). SOCCER: Confederations Cup, 3rd placing: Australia v Brazil (FC Ch22,5.50pm). NTUC Income S-League: Jurong v Tanjong Pagar United (City TV, 7pm). Spanish League (Star Sports Ch118 words
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