Streats, 5 July 2001

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets •THURSDAY 5 July 2001 Mother quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • Article
    Lock icon Insurance scheme to cover hospital, rehabilitation costs Aid for aged disabled
    469 1  - Insurance scheme to cover hospital rehabilitation costs Aid for aged disabled by SONNY PHUA Knock on wood, but should illness st rike you down so badly that you can’t eve n bathe or go to the toilet by yourSe tf, an insurance scheme could help e ase your financial burden.
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  • Article
    Lock icon Home is where the heart is
    128 1 The health system is a long term issue. Right now we are getting health services at low cost, and our population is still young. But the system is not sustainable as the population ages.ltisnotjustamatterof spending more money, but also providing the home care. Deputy
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  • morning rush
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      Lock icon No SEX please, we're British
      92 1 "SEX" will not appear on British car licence plates when it is due in September. The British Department of Transport has ruled it “too rude and offensive”. This has doused the hope of some drivers to have hot-numbered plates likeYß 01 SEX (You are Number
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pump prices cut
      72 1 SHELL, Exxon Mobil and BP cut their petrol prices by 3 cents a litre last night. Shell said it reflects a drop in world oil prices, despite a rise in the US dollar exchange rate. But Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) president DrTeo Ho Pin said the
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      Lock icon Job ads plummet
      56 1 JOB advertisements reflecting recruitment are falling drastically. In May, ads in The Straits Times, fell 45 per cent compared to May 2000. This follows a 43 per cent decline in April. Executive job ads fell 51 per cent compared with 41 per cent for nonexecutive job ads
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      55 1 Are Singapore women so insecure about their breasts that they have to resort to push-up bras Yes and no. Two personalities, one well-endowed MĔ the other less obvoiusly so, Jm L give their two-cents' worth on our SECOND PAGE 1 K&mSk (fold this newspaper from the centre to get there)
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon SilkAir suit 'Controls were held'
      262 2 -AP A SILKAIR plane that crashed in 1997 killing 104 people must have had its controls deliberately held in a nose-down position, an expert witness said yesterday, the third day of the hearing. Mr John Laming, a flight simulator instructor for Boeing 737 pilots, said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Time dollars for older volunteers
      171 2 FROM PAGE 1 VOLUNTEER credits that can be converted into medical products are being studied by the Health Ministry. Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang said volunteers who collect these “’’time dollars” could use them to buy medical equipment, rehabilitation aids and appliances, or health services
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    • Article
      Lock icon In praise of local talent
      95 2 betweenthelines fftie friendly $lO billion bid by UOB for OUB should make all Singaporeans proud to know that local talent can achieve what another local bank fully loaded with foreign expertise has been unable to achieve, deep pockets notwithstanding. Business Times reader Denis Distant fjfljsiness
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      Lock icon Why wait till now to reveal pilot details?
      214 2 IF First Officer Lawrence Dittmer had known about previous erratic piloting behaviour by Capt Tsu Way Ming, why did he wait until the Silk Air court proceedings to reveal it? 4 That was the question Silk Air’s lawyer Lok Vi Ming asked
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      Lock icon S'porean suspected of murder, drug-trafficking, human-smuggling Shot after car chase
      285 3 A SINGAPOREAN said to be a core member of the 24K criminal gang was shot dead by Thai police in an anti-drugs operation in Bangkok yesterday morning. Murder, drug-trafficking and human-smuggling suspect Tan Buck Weng, 37, was killed after he
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      Lock icon Year in jail for sex with girl, 15
      158 3  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM A TEEN got his 15-year-old girlfriend pregnant after having sex with her five times. Ho Chai San, a former factory worker, got to know his girlfriend, a secondary school student, through some friends in April 1999. They began visiting each
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        Lock icon Eight years for molest
        132 3  -  s- Deepa Vijiyasingam A 37-YEAR-OLD father of four molested his daughter, 15, six times at home. In December 1998 the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, squeezed her breasts. Last July, he barged into her room, brandishing a 6cm knife.
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        Lock icon Four illegals nabbed
        58 3 ON Tuesday at 7.35 pm, immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint noticed an unusual bulge under the back of a Malaysian-reg-istered Nissan Serena (above). Officers found four men hidden under the car’s carpeted floorboard. Ventilation tubes supplied the compartment with air. The Malaysian driver, 25, the three Myanmar
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      Lock icon Honest mistake
      73 3  -  onekindact Don Imin MR Khoo Chong Ping ofPaya Lebar drove his vehicle into my parked car on June 13 while I was absent But Mr Khoo had the integrity to leave a note on my windscreen and later paid for the damage. If you wish to highlight a
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      Lock icon No sexual intent, but fined for tugging student onto his lap Gentle-giant teacher used criminal force
      380 4  -  by DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM FRIENDLY, funny and playful were words used by former students of primary school teacher Gilbert Chee Boon San, who was fined for using criminal force yesterday. Chee, 32, had gone too
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      Lock icon Ex-TV actress on cocaine rap
      144 4  -  Deepa Vijiyasingham FORMER television actress Michelle Low Lin Lin (right), 27, was yesterday charged with possession of a Class A controlled drug. Low, a Star Search winner, was allegedly in possession of 0.46 g of cocaine at Velvet Underground, a dance club in Jiak Kim
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      Lock icon Shark's fins here safe to eat It's OK, we can slurp away
      400 5  -  by SARAH NG SHARK'S fins sold in Singapore is safe to e at, despite a report saying that imports from Hongkong contained dangerous levels of mercury. The Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) told Streats that tests
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      Lock icon Awards for creative teachers
      143 5  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER THREE teachers were given the annual Outstanding Youth in Education Award yesterday at the National Institute of Education’s Teachers’ Investiture ceremony. They are Mrs Aw Ai Ling, 27, from Crescent Girls’ School, Madam Diane Goh Lin Ling, 27, from Radin Mas Primary School
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      77 5 Our weather girl says You can leave your umbrella at home or in the office as you will not hear the splatter of rain today. But it will be partly cloudy, slightly hazy and hot, with temperatures reaching 33°C. The high tide will hit 2.7 m at 10.52 pm, and
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon From today...
        81 5 From today Save your tickets if you're going by bus to Changi Airport they're worth a cup of coffee or tea each, no purchases required. But if you spend more than $lO, you'll get a 20 per cent discount on your total bill. Just present your tickets from SBS services
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        58 5 Check this out The Singapore Planned Parenthood Association is holding a three-month volunteer training programme. It aims to educate the public on sexuality issues. The programme is on from Tuesday to Sept 17, once a week, 7pm-9pm. The SPPA office is at Block 3A, Holland Close, #Ol-55. For more information,
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        56 5 Elderly CPF members will enjoy a discount from their Medishield scheme. Those who have been in the scheme continuously since the age of 60 or earlier will enjoy a discount in premiums of $20.40 to $4BO, until they reach 71. For more information, call 1800 227 1188
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      369 4 “The Businessoman of ear. lyi'lllr ISM that’s just one of my k ambitions.” Vtes, I am interested in these programmes! I STREATS/Thames *****1 PROGRAMME TITLE (S) NAME ADDRESS EMAIL TEL Fax: 883 2508 or Mail: Marketing Dept, 51 Bras Basah Rd, #O6-07 Plaza By The Park, Singapore *****4. THAMES THE
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  • Streatsmart regional
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      Lock icon A-G's death 'a bad omen' for Gus Dur 'Best man lost'
      234 6 Wire services JAKARTA The death of Indonesia’s top anti-corruption crusader is a blow to President Abdurrahman Wahid’s chances of surviving impeachment next month, analysts said yesterday. On Monday the president said he had “protested to God” about his opponents’
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon OUCH, AND IT'S GONE:
      53 6 OUCH, AND IT'S GONE: A young boy grimaces as he is circumcised, in a mass circumcision in Jakarta, at the offices of Kompas, Indonesia's largest daily. The newspaper was celebrating its 36th birthday. In all, 171 boys from under-privileged homes underwent the rite-of-passage ritual, free of
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      Lock icon So sorry, but can you wait?
      111 6 -AP OKINAWA CITY US officials apologised yesterday for the alleged rape of an Okinawan woman last Friday by an American serviceman, but are holding out on handing him over. “President Bush said that we express our regret, our sincere regret,” new ambassador Howard H
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      Lock icon Two-day talks fail to resolve row over cars, mushrooms China and Japan trade charges
      298 9 -Wire services THE two giant nations of East Asia are accusing each other of unfair trade practices. Two days of talks in Beijing, aimed at resolving their trade war, has failed. The trade war is over
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      Lock icon Cambodian hotels bombed
      74 9 -AP PHNOM PENH TWo bombs went off in two Cambodian hotels yesterday, just 45 minutes apart. Two people were killed. Police said they rushed to the first hotel on Monivong Boulevard following a tip off. The second blast took place on the roof of the second hotel
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      Lock icon 14 sect members end lives
      109 9 -AP BEIJING Fourteen imprisoned followers of the banned Falungong sect committed suicide in a north China labour camp, making ropes from sheets and hanging themselves from bunk beds, a government official said yesterday. Another 11 followers who also took part in the mass suicide on
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      16 9 Introducing The Boston® Multifocal RGP contact lens for NEAR and FAR visions. Visit your optometrist NOW.
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      365 9 www.ml.com.sg Everywhere under the sun. Express yourself with m Jr (70<J per download) A Hard Day's Night The Beatles All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople Amarillo Neil Sedaka And I Love Her The Beatles Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins As Tears Go By Rolling Stones Ballando Paradisio Battlestar
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      200 10 VvI A little exercise can go a long way. ff You have a great deal to look forward to everyday. Exercise to ensure you continue to enjoy life as you know it. As a little incentive, we’re giving away a limited edition SFL souvenir when you take part in our
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  • Streatsmart global
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      Lock icon Jayalalitha frees rival
      64 11 Wire services MADRAS Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha has ordered the release of her rival. She said Mr Karunanidhi, 78, was to be released on humanitarian grounds taking into account his “advanced age”. Ms Jayalalitha was fast losing support from the masses for the rough way
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    • weird world
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        Lock icon Woman, 90, in vault
        89 11 AP OSLO A 90-year-old Norwegian woman was found locked in a bank vault early on Tuesday, nearly 17 hours after police launched a massive search. “It was cold and dark and unpleasant,” Emma Harriet Lundahl said after she was found unharmed. Ms Lundahl was checking her
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        Lock icon 130 turtles saved
        80 11 -AFP JAKARTA Police have rescued 130 turtles in a raid on a slaughterhouse on Bali where they were being readied for the cooking pot, The Jakarta Post said yesterday. The owner, I Made Kodi, 67, said on average two turtles a day were slaughtered at the site
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        Lock icon Runway game
        99 11 Reuters DHAKA A pilot was forced to abort landing at an airport when he spotted a group of children playing soccer on the runway. The pilot of the Bangladesh Biman airlines flight from Dhaka spotted the youngsters as he came in to land. Officials called the police who
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      Lock icon Materialism makes you mad, sad: study
      106 11 Reuters SYDNEY Craving material possessions can cause depression and anger, research released this week showed. Australian academics found a link between materialism and a negative state of mind. Shaun Saunders, one of the authors of the report from the University of Newcastle, Australia, said
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      Lock icon Russian jet crash in Siberia kills 140
      131 12 -AFP MOSCOW More than 140 people, including 12 Chinese nationals, were killed fn a Russian plane crash in Siberia, a Vladivostokia airline official said yesterday. The Tupolev TU-154 jet was flying from Yekaterinburg in the western Ural mountains to the Far East port
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      Lock icon Blair commits London to euro
      142 12 TOKYO British Prime Minister Tony Blair has assured Japanese counterpart Junichiro Koizumi that his government is committed to adopting the euro, a newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Blair has always said that he favours adopting the single European currency, but his government has delayed calling a
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      331 11 m m S-i m SiS.K I! mm ii* In this increasingly Web-focused work environment e-sawy IT professionals are edging ahead! The Advantages: Encompasses Word/Excel/Access/Powerpoint/Frontpage/Internet/Windows 98 by sharing documents with your ,6Communicate your ideas effectively co-workers and tie your documents together with hyperlinks Create high quality Web pages without programming knowledge
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      301 12 THAMES THE FIRST CHOICE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION u J Yes, I am interested in these programmes! STREATS/Thames *****1 PROGRAMME TITLE (S) NAME ADDRESS EMAIL TEL Fax: 883 2508 or Mail: Marketing Dept, 51 Bras Basah Rd, #O6-07 Plaza By The Park, Singapore *****4. PRIFYSGOL cymru University of Wales UNIVERSITY WM,wc,oli
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  • Streatsmart people
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      Lock icon Shades of the Black Widow
      289 13 -AP Ist husband found dead in car; 2nd husband shot in full view of family MOULTON Hers is the story that mirrors the poisonous tale of the Black Widow. But no one knows for sure Ms Tammy Martin’s first husband was found dead in a
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      Lock icon Sweeper remembers blessing little Musharraf
      252 13 -AP NEW DELHI if k Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf goes looking for the ancestral mansion his family left behind in Delhi, he may find more than just that a kindly old woman sweeper who re- members him. Frail, small, and wrinkle-faced, Ms Kashmira says she
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      993 13 BE ■m O Sentimental Themes Nothing gonna change my love to you RINGTONES Up all night By your side Californication Could I have this kiss forever Mambo italiano Ain’t no mountain high enough Everything that you do Feel the beat Theme from friend’s Funky ***** I will survive In the
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      72 14 14 a uuiy i TV Works’ First Local Drama Romanc Memories 1 Some dark secrets cannot be buried forever. Not on the heavenly island getaway called.... A Brand New Drama from Award Winning Producer, Andrea Teo 3 gorgeous babes, 2 cute hunks, entwined in a web of romance, drama and
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  • easy STREATS
    • Sizing Up the issue
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        Lock icon 'They could be bigger'
        488 15  -  In reaction to an ST Life! article on padded bras (June 28), a reader asked whether local women are falling prey to Western and male ideals and whether many women here are insecure with what they naturally have. Celebrities Kym Ng and Jamie Yeo give you
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        Lock icon 'They're average but desirable'
        342 15  -  by DIANA SER HER breasts are not the first things you notice about Channel U artiste Kym Ng. But the 30-something star of Apple Pie is not about to let that worry her pretty head. “You don’t notice them because they’re not so prominent, lah. If
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      • Article
        Lock icon Push-ups push up sales
        119 15 LOCAL women spend between $lOO million and $l5O million annually on intimate wear. Ms Doy Teo, director of market leader, Triumph International, said Maximisers account for 30 per cent of its sales. For Blush, a specialty lingerie boutique, push-up bras from Wonderbra, Maidenform and Vanity Fair
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    • Stephanie @the movies
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        Lock icon Moulin Rouge
        122 16 Stephie's Choice Directed by: BazLuhrmman Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, John beguizamo, Jimßroadbent Welcome to the woozily wonderful world of the big brash Baz. If you're agreeable, the Baz will enthrall you with his outrageous brand of camp. So kick back those legs and indulge in musical tale
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        Lock icon Dr Dolittle 2
        65 16 Golaugh Directed by Steve Carr Starring Eddie Murphy and the voice of Lisa Kudrow The doctor's in the house, again. Eddie Murphy reprises his role as the Doc who can talk... to animals. This time round, the animal kingdom is about to embark on its very first
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        Lock icon Memento
        92 16 Gothrill Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss Memory loss hardly comes in more appealing a package. Aussie actor Guy Pearce (LA Confidential) is Leonard Shelby, man on a mission. In order to hunt down his wife's murderer cum rapist, he has to solve puzzle after boggling
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        Lock icon Love on a diet
        88 16 Gocry Directed by: Raymond To Starring: Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng Fans of Andy Lau, weep. Gone is the taut heavenly physique everyone is accustomed to. Instead the actor-singer flashes his flab alongside Cantopop queen Sammi Cheng as he helps her battle the bulge. Poor Sammi overeats
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        Lock icon Save the last dance
        80 16 Goromance Directed by: Thomas Carter Starring: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Bianca Lawson Mix teen angst with some groovy dance moves and you have a surefire formula for box-office success. Bearing trademarks of Saturday Night Fever and Dirty Dancing, the film achieved sleeper hit status in
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      • Today's must-see TV...
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          Lock icon DARKMAN III
          60 16 7.30 pm, TV Works Darkman, needing money for his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker. Rooker is determined to find the source of Darkman’s super strength, and uses his beautiful, evil doctor to trap him. As Darkman plans his revenge,
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          Lock icon PARADISE
          86 16 9.30 pm, TV Works A soap opera version i of Baywatch best des- I cribes this drama film- ed on the rugged beaches of the Philippines Nadya Hutagalung plays Jasmine, a photographer dissat- isfied with life in Singapore who escapes to the Philippines with rich friend Vivian (Michelle Chong)
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          Lock icon FIREWORKS
          76 16 10.30 pm, Channel U Zhi Xian meets Zhong He’s parents, who warn her against leaving the country alone again. She receives a job offer and to her annoyance, Zhong He disapproves and she has second thoughts about marrying him. He agrees to wait until she is ready. Zhi Xian
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          Lock icon THE BLOB
          42 16 10pm, AXN (SCVI9) Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi film about an alien blob which consumes everyone in its path. Teenagers warn the townsfolk, who refuse to take them seriously. This mindlessly entertaining movie stars Kevin Dillion and Shawnee Smith.
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      Lock icon Naomi wants Chinese daughter
      102 18 BRITISH supermodel Naomi Campbell says she wants to adopt a Chinese girl. “I dream of adopting a Chinese girl as well as having my own children,” Naomi told PeopleNews.com. “I’ve always said that, because of my origins, I wish to adopt a Chinese girl.” Naomi’s grandmother
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      Lock icon Julia cries on Lyle's shoulder
      78 18 JULIA Roberts has turned to her ex-husband Lyle Lovett following her split from Benjamin Bratt. The Oscar-winning actress flew to Nashville to meet up with the country and western singer. They were married in 1993, but divorced a year later and have remained friends since
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      Lock icon Too awful for public ears
      89 18 P ACTOR-SCREEN-WRITER Billy Bob Thornton’s tribute to his wife, Angelina Jolie, has been deemed too dreadful for public consumption. Mercury Nashville, the record company who financed the enterprise, is apparently unhappy about releasing the record, called Beauty at the Back Door. It is “simply terrible”,
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      Lock icon Baz goes gaga over Kym
      192 21 MEDIAWORKS artiste Kym Ng for sure doesn’t need big breasts to attract the attention of Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann. A photo on the cover of the recent issue of Works Weekly was enough to drive the Australian director gaga. The silver-haired Baz, who was
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    • Article
      Lock icon Stef in a triangle?
      125 21 IF reports from Taiwan are anything to go by, then local singer Stefanie Sun is currently very busy. Not with her singing career, but with a love triangle, involving R&B singer Jay Chou, sweetie-pie John Tsai and herself, reported Lianhe Wanbao yesterday. But rumours are that
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      Lock icon Andy dresses down
      149 21 IF you think that Hongkong heartthrob Andy Lau wears only brand-name clothes during public appearances, think again. On Saturday, the 39-year-old appeared at an event organised by Baleno in a T-shirt and a pair of trousers j which cost only HK$l4B ($35), reported Hongkong’s Oriental Daily News.
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    • easyStreats sports
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        Lock icon Four-time taekwondo champ axed Wong dropped
        304 24  -  by PETER SIOW THE curtain has finally fallen on illustrious pugilist Wong Liang Ming (right). The 37-year-old, four-time South-east Asia (SEA) Games gold medallist in taekwondo has been dropped from September’s competition in Kuala Lumpur. She was unbeaten in the fly- weight category at
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        Lock icon Klim hurts ankle
        108 24 SWIMMING Reuters MELBOURNE Australian Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim has suffered an ankle injury and must prove his fitness to make the trip to the World Swimming Championships from July 16-29 in Japan. Australian Swimming media director lan Hanson said yesterday that Klim, who won two relay
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        Lock icon Gombak bullish over its new import Danish delight
        424 25  -  by TAN KIM HAN MEET Nikolaj Lund (right), from the land of the Vikings. The red-haired and blue-eyed Danish midfielder is the latest mercenary to land on Singapore shores. His mission: To help Gombak United reverse its flagging fortunes. The S-League club
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        Lock icon Zidane set to don Real colours
        149 26 -AP MADRID Real Madrid will soon sign Juventus’ Zinedine Zidane in a worldrecord US$65 million ($llB million) transfer. A deal for the French international midfielder could be announced within 24 hours, Spanish media reports said yesterday. Local radio station, Cope, reported that the Spanish
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      • WIMBLEDON WOMEN SEMI – FINALISTS
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          Lock icon Lindsay not at her best
          150 27 OWil with Venus Williams Q: Your game plan for the semis. Venus: I’m playing well now. I think I’m ready. Especially in my round of 16,1 did a lot better than my first previous three matches. Q: Your thoughts about playing Lindsay. Venus: I think
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          Lock icon I'm the underdog
          92 27 \jfj) with Lindsay Davenport Q: Your thoughts on getting another crack at Venus? Lindsay: It’s great. I think she’s been playing very well here so far. She’s the defending champion and beat me last year. It’s tough to play on this surface. She hits the ball extremely
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          Lock icon I'm a bit more experienced now
          94 27 m with Justine Henin Q: You had an easy run so far. Henin: I can say that since I am in the semis. Maybe it was an easy match looking at the score. But I had to play hard in the quarters. Q: What
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