Streats, 16 July 2001

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    22 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets MONDAY 16 July 2004 Another quality publication of fjp* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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    Lock icon It's home, sad home as forgotten ones live out their last days Cast away
    567 1  - It's home sad home as forgotten ones live out their last days Cast away by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM SEVEN of 10 elderly people in one nursing home here are abandoned folk. Few family members come to visit, and often there is a blank in the records where the name of next-of-kin should
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    91 1 I think they have a responsibility to cover news, how much and what sort is something which we have to see them evolve over time. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, saying it would be a pity if the new English TV channel, TV Works, focuses on human-interest
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  • morning rush
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      Lock icon Retail sales up
      82 1 SINGAPORE'S retail sales index rose 8.2 per cent in May compared with the same month a year ago, the Department of Statistics said yesterday. The overall May index, which uses 1997 as its base year, rose 4.4 per cent over April, it said. Total retail sales value
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      Lock icon IT slump in Taiwan
      106 1 -AFP TAIPEI A prolonged world economic slowdown has dragged Taiwan’s information technology industry to its first ever decline, analysts say. All sectors in the IT industry which in the past enjoyed 20-40 per cent annual growth are cutting productions and many have laid off workers due
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      Lock icon KL help for workers
      113 1 SEGAMAT Malaysians who face retrenchment in Singapore should consider coming home to work, said Human Resources Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn. He said the government would offer training and other assistance to prepare them to re-enter the local job market, the Star newspaper reported. The government
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      29 1 HOPING TO SEE RED: Hundreds of Liverpool fans gather outside Marina Mandarin to catch a glimpse of their idols yesterday. Reports on Pages 18 19 Pic: Lim Han Ming
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      Lock icon Funds available for 2001 HDB upgrading, says Mah Slowdown may hit next year's projects
      315 2  -  by f KHUSHWANT SINGH HDB residents looking forward to the upgrading of their precincts next year may have to wait longer. According to Mr Mah Bow Tan, the minister for national development, the upgrading projects for
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      Lock icon Try to keep your job: BG Lee
      180 2 "TRY to keep your job.” Strive for that, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. He advised those who get retrenched to settle for “a job” instead of holding out for that “ideal job”for the time being. The government is considering Singaporeans’ wishes
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        Lock icon Blaze kills 3 workers
        105 2  -  Deepa Vijiyasingam THREE foreign construction workers were killed and two injured in a fire that razed their quarters in Jurong early yesterday. A police spokesman said that the fire, at Jurong Road Track 22, was reported at 2.50 am. It was extinguished within an hour, and
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        121 2  -  Deepa Vijiyasingam A PROVISION store owner died in a blaze at his three-room flat yesterday morning. The body of Mr U T Singaravelu, 68, was found in the kitchen of theToa Payoh Lorong 5 residence after the fire was extinguished. A Singapore Civil Defence Force
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        Lock icon Fund for needy cadets
        84 2 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday launched a fund that will ensure financial constraints are no bar to any National Cadet Corps (NCC) member’s attending courses or expeditions. Brig-Gen Lee announced the launch of the Centenary Fund during his speech at the NCC Centenary Parade.
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      Lock icon High-rise sunbirds
      182 3 A HENDERSON Road man has become godfather to a family of sunbirds which moved in six months ago. The birds have raised two generations there so far. The owner, who only identified himself as Mr Huang, told Lianhe Wanbao that a pair of sunbirds first came to the
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      Lock icon Keeping elderly safe from crime
      272 3  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM TO be forewarned is to be forearmed. That was the message at the launch of a video yesterday which aims to help senior citizens lessen the risk of becoming victims of crime. Entitled “Live your golden years with crime prevention’, the 14-minute video
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      Lock icon Shopper wins a car
      105 3 A SHOPPER who spent $88.50 at Tampines Mall during the Great Singapore Sale has won a $60,000 car. Mrs Tay Chor Mui’s purchase won her a Mitsubishi Lancer in the sale’s third fortnightly Shop, Dial and Win Draw contest. Another shopper, Mrs Nancy Yong, who paid
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      81 3 Our weather girl says There is no need for face masks yet as the sky is only slightly hazy and the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) stands at a good 38. There will be a thunderstorm in the late morning and early afternoon, mainly over western, southern and central areas. The
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        91 3 For those of you who are musically-inclined, here's a chance of winning $l,OOO. All you need to do is ompose a 30-second jingle for this year's Speak Mandarin Campaign. And if yours is the winning jingle, you can hear local singer Stella Ng sing it at the
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        72 3 Your old unwanted PC may enrich the lives of those less privileged than you. Donate your computer under IDA's PC Reuse Scheme and bring the promise of the digital age No other Singaporeans. You can contact Ang Mo Kio-Cheng San CDC, tel 552 9562 Association of Muslim Professionals, tel
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      1166 4 HAIR SERIES 1 ADVERTISING FEATURE 30% of men at 30 suffer from male pattern baldness The different heads of hair loss LOSING more than 100 hairs a day is abnormal and may result in the general thinning of hair or a patchy loss of hair over the scalp and other
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      409 5 I READ with interest the articles by Mr Peter Siow about taekwondo athlete Wong Liang Ming’s exclusion from the South-East Asian Games squad (Streats, July 5 and 7). The followup letter by Ms Maddy Yuen published on July 9 had some valid points. I want
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      83 5 OVER the last two years, I’ve noticed that at weekends there are always students collecting donations for different organisations at the Tampines interchange or shopping malls. My questions are: Why do schools use students to collect donations? What criteria are used to select the
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      128 5 I AM not satisfied with Trans-Island Bus Service (Tibs) No 960 in the Woodlands area from about 6am to 6.35 am. I am appalled to still see regular-capac-ity buses being used at this busy time. I usually board this service at the
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      33 5 haveyoursay Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph. com.sgorwriteto The Editor, Streats, 82 denting lane, Singapore *****7. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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      211 6 MONDAY 016 July 2001 <* g mam issiifSi \"V Wit JpS #Lt#*?B§2i Mi ii s®: gal pf&?3 Sfe'.L? --OP w :§§P| i-gO a ®gg fM va ?SS ip 1 q.v< tii^^fgSvir.vr'fi ,«®s ii -O -V. iss^&fc ;00--V j r- V :0~ -yV r>‘OO: end llii#l IS E« W-"* M lIS
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      440 8 MONDAYQl6July 2001 Break through to greater things. V. 11 iWWi i ir i ib$ ini Fast Track: IT Training For Future Programming Genius v Mastering Palm OS Programming xhotjgpf^ Mastering Visual Basic Programming Mastering C Programming Mastering Java Programming Object-Oriented Programming in C C++ Visual C++ Programming MS Access Developer
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      Lock icon US tests ballistic missile-shield Hit-to-kill missile works perfectly
      207 9 Wire services WASHINGTON In a boost for US President George W Bush’s hopes to build a nucler missile defence, the Defence Department succesfully shot down a mock warhead in an anti-ballistic test on Saturday. The test, conducted on a Pacific isle, involved
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      Lock icon Cordial start to India-Pakistan talks
      146 9 AP AGRA, India -The leaders of nuclear rivals India and Pakistan opened formal talks for the first time in two years yesterday. The white marble domes of the Taj Mahal made the symbolic backdrop to their landmark summit. Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and Indian
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      99 9 Reuters LONDON Mobile phones, rustling sweet wrappers and chattering audiences are causing “stage rage” in Britain’s theatres, according to a survey released on Friday. A poll of 500 theatregoers by listings guide Whatsonstage.com found nine out of 10 people get annoyed by nuisance audience members. Rustling
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      76 9 Reuters NEW YORK Oh My Cat, a scent for both cats and humans, will soon hit US stores. “It’s floral, mixing jasmine, magnolia, freesia, mandarin and bergamot with cedar, sandalwood, vanilla and a touch of olive leaf oil that cats can smell but humans can’t,” said
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      453 9 BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA An award from BTEC, Business and Tech. Education Council, (UK), is globally recognised as an excellent academic achievement. Presently. BTEC has over 400,000 students around the world E-COMMERCE Pathways: E-Commerce Multimedia E-Commerce Marketing E-Commerce Business FULL STUDY BUSINESS Pathways: Business Business Management Business Finance A Higher
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      Lock icon 25,000 invited to Dr M's dinner One more for the record
      257 10 Wire services MALACCA Nothing less than a record-breaking feast is being planned for Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Why not? Since he has been behind so many of the country’s record-breaking achievements such as the world’s
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      174 10 GOLF-god Tiger Woods is no more a single soul. Just months after splitting with blond beauty Joanna Jagoda, he has found a new tigress in sexy volleyball player Gabrielle Reece. The couple have been sharing romantic candlelight dinners after meeting at a charity event in Las Vegas
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      Lock icon Convict escapes, thanks to Dr Doolittle
      208 10 LOS ANGELES Dr Doolittle did it when convict Kevin Jerome Pullum I used a fake ID card with a picture of actor Eddie Murphy to escape from jail. Pullum, 31, easily walked out of jail in a planned escape on July 6, barely hours
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      563 11 In Hollywood, there is no truth about cats and dogs Even bestial stars are not immune to being typecast NEW YORK Don’t let Mr Tinkles fool you. Sure, he’s soft, white and fluffy. He even purrs and meows. But Mr Tinkles,
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      Lock icon Leon to croon Olympic song
      153 12 LEON Lai has been picked to sing the 2008 Olympics theme song. The Beijing-born hearttrhob was selected by the Beijing Olympic Committee from a shortlist of over 100 singers from China, Hongkong and Taiwan, reported Oriental Daily x News. According to Oriental Daily, Leon attended
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      Lock icon 'I'm all grown up'
      177 12 -AP W PASADENA, California Britney Spears wants everyone to know she’s not a little girl anymore. That’s the message in her third album, due out on Nov 6, and her live concert special from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas airing on Nov 18 on HBO.
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      Lock icon Soup for the senses
      370 14  -  mosfwes by Judi Low Picky foodies are even more picky about where and what they eat these days-thanks to the economic slowdown. But this doesn't mean you have to compromise until the economic storm blows over. Watch this space as Judi Low shows you where you
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        68 14 10pm f TV Works Despite his best efforts, Becker can’t escape the sexual overtones that follow him throughout the day. He starts his morning at the cafe where Reggie and Jake are discussing what they do to release sexual tension, and as the day progresses a bemused Becker is
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        78 14 7.30 pm, Channel 5 Tense, superbly acted thriller think Deliverance remixed to include Meryl Streep. While on a sentimental journey through whitewater rapids with her husband (David Strathairn) and son (Joseph Mazzello), she runs afoul of a fugitive psycho (Kevin Bacon). He needs her expertise to make
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        Lock icon Reds'stars in meet-the-fans session Ball of a time
        463 18  -  by LIM HAN MING I NEVER knew Gerard Houllier had such a great sense of humour. The Liverpool manager was the toast of the HSBC meet-the-fans session held at Marina Mandarin yesterday, as he teased the 200 fans with his wit. He
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        Lock icon Huge turnout at training
        115 18 WHAT a turnout! More than 3,000 Liverpool fans showed up at the Bishan Stadium yesterday to watch their Anfield heroes in training. Second-year National Technological University communications studies student, Gail Wan, 20, who has supported the Reds since 1995, was one of the lucky ones to
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        Lock icon Liverpool boss' secret to success Look after yourself
        566 19  -  by TAN KIM HAN A COACH should always look after himself first before looking at other aspects of coaching. That was the advice of Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier to S-League coaches during a talk at the Marina Mandarin Hotel yesterday. The 54-year-old
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        330 19 -AFP The most powerful body in sports elects its new chieftoday MOSCOW International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch (right) has moved one step closer to ensuring his man who will replace him when he stands down today after 21 years in charge.
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        63 19 •MOTOR RACING -ap SILVERSTONE, England Mika Hakkinen of McLaren-Mercedes won yesterday’s British Grand Prix for his first victory of the season, which kept Michael Schumacher from claiming a historic 51st career victory. Hakkinen won by 33sec followed by Schumacher’s Ferrari, Rubens Barrichello of Ferrari, Juan Pablo
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        59 19 •cycling -AP COLMAR, France Frenchman Laurent Jalabert celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday by winning the seventh stage of the Tour de France. Jalabert rode the stage, a 162.5 km leg from Strasbourg to Colmar, near Germany, in 4hr, 6min, 4sec. He was followed by Jens Voigt
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      738 12 SINGAPORE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION PRESENTS "A PLACE FOR PEOPLE" KNOW OUR CO-OPERATIVES WIN NTUC INCOME GIFT VOUCHERS t z: m r f «HKE Win NTUC INCOME gift vouchers in the weekly radio programme "A Place for the People". Tune in to The Most Music 9 I.3FM at 8.1 sam and
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      1184 13 9 Sentimental 111 Themes Nothing gonna Love don't cost a thing Kids Maria maria The way you make me feel Lady Overload Around the world Rock DJ Sex bomb Sihgihg.in the rain Sweet child of mine A love before time Babylone Don t let me be the last to know
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      504 13 Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20- FEB 18 The apple doesn’t fall so far from the tree after all. Connect with parents or someone else influential to your early years. A fresh dose of familiarity and similarity prompts you to listen, learn and understand. FEB 19-MAR 20 N K N
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      238 15 GIORDANO railway 10 -30 am, 12.45 pm, 3, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45 Evolution 4.40 pm, 7 Swordfish ®-20pm Crocodile Dundee in LA 1 0.30 am, 12.40 pm, 2.50, 5.05, 7.15, 9.25 WS dementi EW Empress 7 77-5867 Pinal Fantasy 1 -30 pm, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30 Return lo KontianaK 2.30 pm, 9
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      1558 15 (east} El Bugis I r R lsnzn UA Bugis Junction 337-965 5 Pinal Fantasy N oon, 2.15 pm, 4.30, 6.45,9 Moulin Rouge 1 1.30 am, 4pm, 6.30, 9.15 Crocodile Dundee in LA 1 2.30 pm, 2.45, 5, 7.15, 9.30 UA Beach Road 391-2550 Pinal Fantasy 1215 pm, 4.15, 7, 9.45
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      312 16 sgftgggjg i The story is about. Yuan Jian Ping who gets more than he bargains for when he enrols at Zhong Ren Pre-U. T Hah! Leave that brat to I’m best me, Ah Cai! Hey! I m just a bystander! It's none of my business! w. at dealing with wimps
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      277 17 MONDWpiejulyMOl^ The story today... Xiao Yuer is not the least affected by Jiang But he doesn't understand why Jiang is still persistent about angering angry. Jiang says it's because he hates him. During the conversation, Xiao Yuer notices that the spilled wine is flowing towards a comer of the chamber.
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      337 20 r The Great Expressions i Sale The Sale worth weight ing for THE OPPORTUNITY OF A DECADE 4 A Before 54kg After Before 60kg After 53kg Before -*<b 57.1 kg After V 5 Before 60kg MsNicciTan Lost 2kg Ms May Lim Lost 7kg Ms Sabrina Ann Lost 4.1 kg Ms
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