Streats, 19 June 2001

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    22 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY 19 June 2001 Another quality publication of 5 Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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    Lock icon Which MRT queue lines do you want? Take your pick
    470 1  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM after you. That’s what Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) wants you to say to alighting passengers When you next board a train if Oot in word, then at least in deed. And to ease you into the habit,
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  • morning rush
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      Lock icon Exports down last month
      84 1 SINGAPORE'S key non-oil domestic exports fell 9 per cent last month worse than expected due to the US economic slowdown and waning global electronics demand. It was the third month in a row that the key barometer of the economy plunged into negative territory, falling 2.2
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      Lock icon Japan faces zero growth
      86 1 TOKYO Japan is likely to face a year of zero growth in fiscal 2001/02 after falling into recession in the current quarter the worst performance in three years. Hit by sluggish consumer spending and weak overseas’ economies, Japan will likely see zero growth in gross domestic
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      Lock icon Indonesian bus drivers strike
      84 1 Reuters JAKARTA Bus drivers went on strike in six Indonesian cities yesterday in protest against fuel price increases. Most of the protesting drivers have demanded an official increase in fares following the 30 per cent jump in fuel prices late last week, which has already triggered
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      Lock icon US hostage believed killed: Military
      88 1 Reuters MANILA -The Philippine military said yesterday that it believed Muslim gunmen had killed a 40-year-old American hostage after tying his hands behind his back and leading him away from his fellow captives. A military spokesman said he had strong reason to believe that Abu
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      Lock icon 'Normal' nurse suffered stroke There was no warning
      382 2  -  by SARAH NG STROKE often strikes without the slightest warning, not sparing even those in the pink of health. Mrs Julie Gan discovered that when she suffered a nasty stroke on the morning of March 31, 1996. Like any other Sunday, the
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      Lock icon Risk of further strokes cut
      228 2 A NEW drug therapy which lowers blood pressure has been found to reduce the risk of further strokes and heart attacks among stroke patients. Released last Friday in Milan, the international study, Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (Progress), concluded that one in every 10
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      Lock icon Desperately seeking wife
      53 2 morning smile THE man approached the beautiful woman in the large supermarket and said: "You know, I've lost my wife here in the supermarket Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?" "Why?" "Because every time I talk to a beautiful woman my wife appears
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      Lock icon 'Calf injury' develops into fatal affliction for 24-year-old Minor pain, painful death
      426 3  -  by KAREN CHEN A 24-YEAR-OLD national serviceman got a pain in his calf and put it down to a sports injury, but within nine days he was dead. Mr Cai Yita first complained of the pain in his
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      Lock icon They got us released
      107 3 onekindact. Foreign moviegoers MY husband and I went the wrong way when we tried to exit Shaw Plaza Cinema after watching Pearl Harbor. We soon found that we were locked inside because it was after midnight We had to shout for help from the rooftop. A
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      Lock icon Fine burns massive hole in cigarette smuggler's pocket
      145 3 A BUSINESSMAN'S most painful punishment for smuggling cigarettes was not the seizure of his car yesterday but $50,000 in fines. Tan Wei Kwang, 28, didn’t bat an eyelid when a court confiscated his car for the April offence at Woodlands Checkpoint. It
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      Lock icon He ordered girl to sell her body and pay him
      325 3  -  by r KHUSHWANT SINGH TAY We-Jin, 22, threatened to expose a 15-year-old girl’s promiscuity to her family and school if she didn’t agree to sell sex and give him a cut. Tay, a second-year engineering student at Nanyang Technological University,
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      Lock icon Food wish granted for Assisi Home residents
      178 5  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER FOOD was what they wanted and food was what they got: shark fin soup, black pepper crab and chocolate brownies. About 43 residents of the Assisi Home and Hospice compiled a wishlist of what they wanted to eat, and Sheraton
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      Lock icon Mission possible: To flush away bad habits
      111 5 FIVE posters will soon take on what seems like an impossible mission educating people to keep public toilets clean. This latest foray, to advance the war against messy 100-users another step forward, is being taken by Harpic makers Reckitt Benckiser and the Ministry
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      Lock icon Even 'ordinary' times can provide literary subjects
      152 5  -  by SONNYPHUA SINGAPORE has a short history, but that should not be a handicap for writers. Local writers could expose the tensions of Singaporean life, for instance race and meritocracy, and celebrate them for what they are, one young writer suggested. MsTeng Qian
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      84 5 Our weather girl says The Meteorological Service says there will be many brief showers in the late mornings and afternoons over the next fortnight, and today is no exception. Rain with gusty winds in the pre-dawn hours can also be expected during this south-west monsoon season. Temperatures will range between
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        76 5 If you are flying on any of these nine airlines from Changi Airport Terminal 1 Air China, Air Niugini, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Egypt Air, EVA Air, Pakistan International Airlines, United Airlines and Vietnam Airlines you can check in as early as 10 hours before
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        Lock icon Check this out Great S'pore Bargain...
        91 5 Check this out Great S'pore Bargain Enjoy street shopping at Toa Payoh Mall during this GSS period. Esthetique De Toa Payoh (Blk 178 #Ol-232) -Upto 50 per cent discount on slimming and facial treatments (usual $180) Toa Payoh Heng Heng Goldsmith Jewellers Pte Ltd (Blk 186, #Ol-436) 50 per cent
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      169 3 B.A. Diploma in English Full-time Part-time Classes Commence 26 June 2001 OPEN TALK Friday, 22 June 2001 at 7.00 pm Dr Stephen McKenna, Ph.D (Warwick) Director of Studies UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Lead College Goldsmiths College This 3-year flexible direct honours B.A. English degree from London aims at exploring some of
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      76 4 Do We Promote Elitism In Singapore? Watch After Hours 'live' tonight. join Eleanor Wong and guests as they discuss the recent move by the National University of Singapore to create the University Scholars Programme. What does this say about our society in general and its need to tag individuals? Call
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  • Streatsmart regional
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      Lock icon First a woman, now a non-Malay, as party softens its image Chinese joins PAS elite
      250 6 -AP KUALA LUMPUR PAS, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, has appointed a Chinese member for the first time to its highest deci-sion-making body, officials said. The name will be announced within a week, Mr Hatta Ramli,
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      Lock icon Thais piling on the fat at alarming rate
      170 6 BANGKOK Obesity cases have been increasing in Thailand at a rate higher than in any other country in the Asia Pacific region. Dr Pornthita Chai-Amnuay, head rehabilitation medicine at Phramong-kutklao Hospital, said a survey on Thai nutrition showed that the rate of
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      Lock icon Chipmunk suit pervert gets five years jail
      90 6 SHIZUOKA-A man who wore a chipmunk suit to lure children to his home so he could perform indecent acts on them was sentenced here yesterday to five years’jail. The Mainichi Shimbun reported that Michiaki Nagano, 27, an office worker, was convicted for rape
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        Lock icon Shoppers take heart
        60 6 DONCASTER, England A butcher’s shop has been equipped with a defibrillator as part of a bid to cut the number of fatal heart attacks in the town. Shopowner Allan Barry and his manager, Wayne Ogden, have been trained to use the machine, which provides an electric shock
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        Lock icon Old couple scratched cars
        61 6 ORLEANS, France A married French couple aged 84 and 76 have been accused of scratching dozens of cars parked outside their home in Orleans, central France. Police said Charles and Helene Lagarde used nails protruding from the ends of wine bottle corks to scratch the cars.
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        Lock icon Beetle fan builds big one
        54 6 BATH A Volkswagen fanatic has built himself a 7m stretch Beetle. David Schmid, 52, took apart four of his favourite cars and welded the bits together. It took six months to complete. He is renting out the six-seater to wedding couples and for other functions,
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        Lock icon Downing St's prank calls
        87 6 LONDON Downing Street has been swamped with calls after after mobile phone owners fell victim to pranksters. Puzzled mobile owners thought they were ringing their friends when they were actually dialling a hotline at the prime minister’s office. Ashley Bennett told The Sun that he received
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      1172 7 ADVERTISEMENT Hair-raising damage It could save one a lot more than just lost plight beyond this psychological barrier. The misconstrued stigma COMMON hair problems like dandruff, oily hair, brittle hair, problematic hair conditions and chemically damaged hair are faced by almost everyone at any one time in their lives. But
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      680 8 Informatics IT Education Fair 11-24 June 2001 Be introduced to Informatics Virtual Campus. i i Enhancing your learning experience 24-hrs a day. Experience Informatics Virtual Campus (24-hour services at www.informaticsgroup.com/singapore), your gateway to lecture notes course materials Watch "David Copperfieid Portal" live at Singapore Indoor Stadium when you enrol with
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      Lock icon Govt to sharpen Britain's competitive edge UK price-fixers could face jail
      234 9 Reuters LONDON Britain yesterday announced legislative reforms that could see company bosses jailed if they collude to fix prices. The plan to bust “price-fixing in the boardroom” would bring British competition law more into line with that of the
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      Lock icon Babies' bones taken secretly
      111 9 VORK Hospital researchers removed bones from thousands of dead British babies without permission from their families. An independent body will investigate reports that femurs were secretly taken by researchers at Yorkhill Sick Children’s Hospital in Scotland’s Glasgow city, the Yorkshire Post reported yesterday. They are alleged
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      Lock icon Prince was sober: report
      101 9 KATHMANDU No traces of alcohol or mind-altering drugs were found in the blood of Nepal’s Crown Prince Dipendra after he allegedly massacred his family on June 1, a senior military doctor who operated on him was quoted as saying. Nepalese weekly Deshantar Saptahik reported that Brigadier
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      Lock icon It's not dad easy for Stanley Ho
      179 10 MOST fathers would have been relaxing on Father’s day on Sunday, allowing their families to plan the day’s celebration. But not Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho. The 79-year-old spent his day rushing from the home of one mistress to another. His day began
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      Lock icon Thaksin swears by his honesty
      416 10 -AP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra Thaksin swore that he had earned his wealth honestly as he wrapped up his defence in a corruption trial. “I earned my wealth honestly during my entire. life but if there was some mistake, the mistake was made unwittingly,”
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      410 11  -  Celebrated minimalist composer Philip Glass is more than a creator of classical music He prefers to be called an artist by Diana Ser VANESSA MAE? Bond? Don’t know who they are. Philip Glass, the legendary minimalist composer who is in town for a three-night performance as part of
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      Lock icon Seeing double
      514 12  -  tubby V\/nnno \C\kir\\/ by 'Yvonne Kwok 4 FOR $l,OOO (because everybody wants to be thousandaire): What do you call programmes with the same premise and virtually the same style of presentation? Is it a case of: a) great minds thinking alike, b) rival programmers being trained to anticipate
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      Lock icon Italian Serie A winner Romancing the fans
      540 17 -onefootball.com ROME Chaos reigned supreme at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday when Roma celebrated its first Italian league title for 18 years with a 3-1 victory over Parma. Even after 24 hours, the celebrations are yet to sink in for Roma fans. As
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        Lock icon Barcelona in top league
        102 18 SOCCER -AP MADRID Three brilliant goals by Rivaldo propelled Barcelona into fourth place in the Spanish league and in next season’s Champions League. It scored a thrilling 3-2 win over Valencia on Sunday. With two minutes remaining, Rivaldo won the game with an acrobatic overhead kick
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        Lock icon Poor finish leads to US Open playoff Goosen cooks his goose
        382 18 IIfULSA, Oklahoma Retief Goosen (left) l||yhad everything but the trophy. Mark Brooks was cleaning out his locker. Stewart Cink was waiting II to congratulate him. Tiger Woods was long gone. All that stood between the South African and his
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        Lock icon New China coach sets high standard Striking gold
        367 19  -  by LIM HAN MING AS a player, he helped China to a team gold at the 34th World TableTennis Championships in 1977. Now a coach, Wang Jun (above) hopes to strike gold with the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). The 48-year-old Liaoning
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        Lock icon Cubs play ferociously
        199 19  -  by LIMHAN MING LION CITY CUP Singapore (U-18) OSt Stephens 0 BEFORE the match, Team Singapore’s under-18 coach Robert Lim revealed that Hungary’s St Stephens FC was the toughest team to beat in the group. So, naturally, I was keen to know if he was happy with
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      463 13 (CJ mzn Wf Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Business relationships wear a human face. Personal interactions stroke the hide of your animal nature. Aquarius is moved by wild beauty. It’s easy enough to fill in the rest of the story. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 V y\ N Your
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      372 14 easy 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. Most of all, he never
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      281 15 The story today... Instead of dying at the hands of the monster, the woman suggests jumping out of the cave. She wants Xiao Yuer to jump with her as she's afraid of dying alone. This request catches Xiao Yuer by surprise. To convince Xiao Yuer, she even tells him that
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