Streats, 31 July 2001

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  • 22 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY 31 July 2001 Another quality publication of JT Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • 404 1 IF you’re worried that the electronics sector is dragging the economy down, you’ll want to believe this man. Companies in Singapore predict the next six months will be gloomy for the economy, mainly because of the slump in the electronics sector.
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  • 72 1 A house collapsed in central Taiwan yesterday after Typhoon Toraji lashed the country, triggering the worst mudslides and floods in 50 years. At least 30 people have died so far and over a 100 are missing. By yesterday afternoon, Toraji
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  • morning rush
    • 110 1 -AFP THE property market here fell all round in the second quarter, led by a 32 per cent drop in the number of new private homes launched for sale, property consultancy DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said yesterday. Sale prices, rents and office costs were also
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    • 63 1 -AP SOCIAL welfare ministers of Asean countries will meet here this week tc talk about how to do right by the region’s children. The meeting, from Wednesday to Friday, will consider how to protect the children from poverty and hunger and to help them become literate,
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    • 73 1 YOU will see new colour lines and codes at all MRT and LRT stations from today. Among the changes, there will be just one colour for each line, such as green for the East-West line. There will also be new station codes, such as NS22 for
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 146 2  -  Reports by KHUSHWANT SINGH MOBILEONE (Ml), Sing Tel Mobile and Star Hub Mobile are joining forces to work with industry partners to introduce a nationwide mobile-commerce platform. The unprecedented move was in response to the Infocomm Development
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    • 115 2 ONLY? per cent of US consumers want to use their handphones to make purchases, a report by New Yorkbased Jupiter Media Matrix a media survey firm has revealed. The report also noted that less than 100,000 m-commerce purchases were made in the US last
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    • 117 2 SMALL businesses don’t see the need for m-commerce. They prefer cash. Mr Peter Tan, 33, who owns a chicken rice stall, said that he would rather deal in cash terms. Four of the five handphone users Streats interviewed said they would not use m-com-merce initially.
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    • 189 2 -AFP DBS Group Holdings will not revise its $9.4 billion offer for Overseas Union Bank (OUB) to beat the $lO billion bid from United Overseas Bank (UOB). “We believed at the time (of the offer) that it was the right offer and a fair
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    • 92 2 morningsmile A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy said: "Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I invested a nickel in an apple. I polished it and sold it for 10 cents. The next morning,
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    • 512 3  -  by ADAM HASHIDY ZOO officials are still scratching their heads as to why Chawang, the 24-year-old bull elephant, gored its keeper, Mr Gopal Krishnan, 45, at the Night Safari last Friday. Especially when keeper loved the elephant like his own
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    • 71 3 If you are going out for lunch, do offer to share your umbrella with a colleague as there will be showers in the l late morning and early afternoon over most areas. Temperatures will be between 26°C and 33°C, and the high tide of 2.4 m
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    • Just a minute
      • 38 3 SBS service 156, which plies between dementi Bus Interchange, will no longer call at Serangoon Bus Interchange. Instead, it serve a route between dementi and Sengkang Bus Interchange, via Holland Road, Bukit Timah and Hougang North.
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      • 77 3 Homeowners can fly the Singapore flag as part of the National Day celebrations. But the public is reminded to respect the national symbol. For example, graphics on it should not be superimposed on it. The flag should only be washed and dried indoors and be hung with the
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    • 226 4 FIFTEEN men went to a wake at Bukit Batok Street 11 Block 161 not to pay their last respects to the dead woman, but to wreak havoc. Lianhe Wanbao reported that the hoodlums all in their 20s arrived at the void deck around
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    • 138 4 A PICK-UP driver gave the police the runaround for almost half an hour in Toa Payoh on Sunday morning. Police on routine patrol at Toa Payoh Lorong 2 around 10.20 am saw a white pick-up truck being driven dangerously. When they tried to stop
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    • 237 4  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER DESPERATE for cash,Teo Chee Wee, 22, preyed on an elderly man, robbing him of $7,725 and three OCBC bank books. On April 19, at about 10.30 am, Teo spotted his 65-year-old victim, Mr Yeo Ah Pong, walking in front of him
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    • 174 4  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER HENG Back Sia had one drink too many on Jan 23 at around 10am. Drunk, he ranted at his family for about four hours. At 2pm, his irritated son, Mr Heng Meng Yeow, 24, told him to shut up. Heng, a
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    • 84 4 onekindact David Hong THANKS to Comfort Taxis call centre and the driver of taxi registration number SHA6I7OC for tracing and returning my important business documents that I inadvertently left in the cab on July 14. The driver refused a token of my appreciation, saying that it was his
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  • Streatsmart interchange
    • 303 5 I READ with interest the article headlined “Top brass at DBS take 20% pay cut” (Straits Times, July 28). I just wonder how much foreign talent is among the top brass, as I understand they are paid well above market rate. If foreigners make up the
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    • 144 5 I WAS pleasantly surprised by the article written by Sonny Phua about politician J B Jeyaretnam headlined “Homeless, not hopeless” (Streats, July 25). I must shamefully admit that I had expected another bashing by the media of Mr Jeyaretnam, but I was happily proved wrong. While I
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    • 102 5 AS I read the letter “Giveaway of NDP tickets unfair” written by Noraini (Streats, yesterday), I came up with an idea. To make make every Singaporean who wants a National Day Parade ticket happy, the government could make sure that everyone gets to attend at least one
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    • 72 5 I THINK I have the answer to Ms Noraini’s complaint in her letter headlined “Giveaway of NDP tickets unfair” (Streats, yesterday). Instead of the current system under which we have one preview and one actual National Day Parade, we should have an extra preview. More people would
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    • 63 5 CAN the National Day Parade committee answer my question? I have two tickets, but it seems that I cannot take my 20-month-old daughter with me. It was stated that “infants” without tickets will not be admitted. Do infants carried by an adult need a ticket? If
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    • 149 5 I REFER to the story headlined “Maid falls eight floors” (Streats, July 23). I note that maids who have such accidents seem to have worked for their employers for only a few weeks or a few months. Could their mishaps be due to culture shock, being homesick or
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    • 353 7 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s cabinet is likely to have a lot of fresh faces, aides said yesterday. Ms Megawati met political leaders yesterday, including Vice-President Hamzah Haz, to thrash out the new coalition cabinet. The new
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    • 140 7 -AFP j JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri will make a five-day trip to all Asean member states from Aug 22. “The president will visit Asean countries as a reflection of her consistency in viewing Asean as a priority in Indonesia’s foreign affairs,” said Mr Bambang
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    • 236 7 -AP JAKARTA Indonesian wants the latest Russian jet fighter the Sukhoi 30. But its battered economy may come in the way. The country’s Air Force chief, Air Marshal Hanafie Asnan, was quoted by the state Antara news agency that his service wanted to buy
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    • 305 8 Reuters TOKYO His media savvy and bold slogans have earned Japan’s prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, a mandate for painful economic reforms, but he now faces a tougher battle. The three-way ruling coalition won a hefty 78 seats of
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    • 153 8 Reuters CANBERRA Visiting US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, says Australia has a key role to play in maintaining stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Powell, who began bilateral talks with Australia yesterday, emphasised on the importance of their partnership in the region. The
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    • 227 8 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR TWo parties in a rift over plans for the creation of an Islamic state began a secret meeting yesterday aimed at averting a breakup, a party official said. Ronnie Liu, publicity chief of the Chinesedominated Democratic Action Party (DAP), confirmed the
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 335 9 Reuters Suit will demand carriers pay more than $25 million to victims LONDON Major airlines will be sued for millions of pounds this week by British victims of “economy class syndrome”. The potentially fatal condition, which can affect travellers
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    • 222 9 Reuters WASHINGTON The US is tracking Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and will use more deadly force than ever before if he steps out of line, a top US official said on Sunday. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice declined to speculate on when President George W Bush might
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    • 207 9 Reuters COLOMBO Sri Lanka yesterday scuttled any chances of peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, saying it would not lift a ban on the group. “It is totally out of the question,” said Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, as quoted by the state-run Daily
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    • weird world
      • 75 9 -AP A LOVE triangle got nutty when a woman used a peanut butter sandwich to attack another over a man. “She shoved me and hit me in the side of the head with the sandwich,” Joy Dußord, 45, told the California police. The women said they were arguing
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      • 49 9 A MYSTERY shoplifter has repaid £l,OOO ($2,500) to three stores in Dumfries, Scotland. Managers at Woolworths, Littlewoods and What Everyone Wants were amazed when the cash arrived in the post, with apology notes explaining it would cover the cost of stolen goods, Ananova.com reported yesterday.
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      • 70 9 HOUSEWIVES are among the highest consumers of pay-per-view porn in Italy, researchers have discovered. Ananova.com reported yesterday that a study of 2,000 pay TV users by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Rome discovered that 37 per cent of female users switched to porn channels regularly. Of
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      • 59 9 TWO gunmen burst into a pub inYorkshire, England, over the weekend. But they didn’t rob the pub they were just looking for a bottle of beer. Nothing else was stolen and no one was hurt, the Yorkshire Post reported yesterday. The Firehouse pub, which was
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      • 73 9 AN elderly woman in Oxford, England, is thought to have bled to death after being scratched by her pet cat. The Mirror reported yesterday that the white Persian’s claws punctured a varicose vein in the leg of widow Diana Dick, 60, a retired languages specialist. A doctor
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      • 52 9 AN Australian swimming coach is using a crocodile as a training aid, Ananova.com reported yesterday. Mr Mark Davies, from Casuarina Crocs Swimming Club in Darwin, says it improves performance, telling The Telegraph: “The thought of something chasing them down the pool certainly improves the speeds of
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          48 12 9.3opm, TV Works Ah Girl resolves that her 1 49th boyfriend will be the I last, even though her new 7 work uniform is seriously f cramping her style. Her Daddy tries to order flowers for his fan Mrs Fernandez by phone, without a credit card.
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        • 50 12 Bpm, Channel U In this final episode, the students are happy Ms Chong is going to the US and even plan to visit her. Ms Chong, however, is disappointed they did not ask her to stay on as their teacher. Meanwhile, Ms Chong’s father is diagnosed with cancer.
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        • 37 12 8.30 pm, Channel U A Fijian girl is in love with Addy. Watch how she schemes to get near him in the seashell exchange segment, and when he has to kiss her during a game.
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        • 64 12 10pm, Central Broadway King Max’s talent has dried up. One day when his accountant audits his latest flop, Max learns he can make more money from flops than hits. So he and the accountant hire a bad cast and the world’s worst director. This is Mel Brooks’ first,
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    • 443 12  -  fe//ytubby by Yvonne Kwok WATCHING the finals of the Big Break brought back memories for me. ĔĔĔU More specifically, it recalled the A time when yours jM truly in Primary 5 went I up on stage I for a school talentime. The rest of *fi
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      401 13  -  I (an Celebrity Travellers sustain its momentum with enough big-name personalities? M DIANA SER L YESTERDAY, Life! I reviewer Lionel Seah I wrote that Channel U’s Travellers is “a rough-cut diamond”. W That is no easy feat a weekly celebrity that, in three months, has had only a
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    • 284 14 WITH a to-die-for figure, who would have thought Paradise babe Michelle Chong would have problems finding the love of her life? The 24-year-old actress, who plays the spoilt Vivian in Paradise, says she is still unattached and admits that while she has a good working relationship with
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    • 142 14 IT doesn’t pay to be a fan of rock band LMF in fact, it can be painful. Obscenity-spouting LMF (no prize for guessing what the“MF” stands for) was performing at its Levi’s LMF Live concert in Hongkong when a fan began hurling vulgarities at the group. Unable
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 423 18 Wire services PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria After the fifth and final World Cup ticket from Africa was decided, there was joy for Nigeria’s Super Eagles and agony for Liberia. The Super Eagles’3-0 win over Ghana on Sunday cancelled out Liberia’s chance to travel to Japan
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      • 113 18 Wire services BOGOTA, Colombia Colombians poured into the streets to celebrate the 1-0 Copa America final victory over Mexico in Bogota on Sunday. Defender Ivan Ramiro Cordoba headed in the winner from a cross in the 65th minute, sparking off celebrations. Coach Francisco Maturana was overjoyed
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      • 401 19  -  by Tan Kim Han HE is English Premier League side Everton’s European scout. Just two years ago, he was a first-team coach at Scottish giant Glasgow Rangers. And now Tommy MollerNielsen (right) wants to handle an S-League club. After watching
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      • 280 19  -  by -TAN KIM HAN r SINGAPORE CUP dementi v Sembawang LADY Luck is smiling at Clementi Khalsa. Last Thursday, the Elephants of Clementi took advantage of a tired Home United side to trample it in the S-League. Home’s national players had featured against
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      • 70 19 •SWIMMING SINGAPORE'S quartet of Denyse Tan, Nicolette Teo, Christel Bouvron and Jacqueline Lim smashed the national under-17 4xloom medley record at the 9th Fina World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on Sunday. Although the girls came in last in their heat, the time of 4:26.335ec was
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      • 112 19 •SOCCER LONDON Alex Ferguson has challenged Liverpool and the rest of the Premiership to make this season’s title race go right to the wire. The Manchester United manager was responding to the claim by Anfield boss Gerard Houllier that the rest of English football will again
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      • 102 19 •CYCLING -AP PARIS American Lance Armstrong took Paris by storm on Sunday, winning his thirdstraight Tour de France and establishing himself as the dominant figure in his sport and one of the top athletes in the world today. When he whizzed down the sunny Champs Elysees and
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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    • 343 16 Mil/* I I! ii I t g '1 I k. The story is about. Yuan iian 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
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 280 17 The story today... The sight of the burly man shocks Xiao Yuer and Jiang Yuiang. Nevertheless, Xiao Yuer musters up his courage and enters the room. The burly man turns out to be a corpse. Xiao Yuer taps on it it is as hard as rock. They discover another stiff
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    • 26 19 BASKETBALL: WNBA: Cleveland v Orlando (Ch23,Bam). GOLF: Battle at Bighorn (TV Works, Ch B,Bam. Repeat: 11pm). TENNIS: Masters Series, Montreal: Day 2 (Ch 23, tomorrow, lam).
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