Streats, 25 September 2001

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  • 20 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY 25 sepfcl|ibe|§ool Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • Article, Illustration
    413 1 Dr M's adviser urges Muslims to ignore Jihad call PAS spiritual leader says it's their duty to help A KEEN battle has begun in Malaysia for the hearts and minds of Muslims. Yesterday, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s religious adviser urged Muslims “not to get involved” in a war
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  • morning rush
    • 74 1 DUBAI Qatar’s A 1 Jazeera satellite television quoted Osama bin Laden as urging Pakistanis to fight any assault on Afghanistan by “crusader Americans”. “We incite our Muslim brothers in Pakistan to deter with all their capabilities the American crusaders from invading Pakistan and Afghanistan,” the station reported
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    • 83 1 ASIAN markets rebounded yesterday. Wall Street also had a strong start, registering a rally in the first few minutes of trading, also haappeared to hheaded the same way. In the first half hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 275.60 at 8,511.41 after
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  • WAR
    • The Talk
      • 429 2 US support for Israel the spoiler CAIRO Arab countries are increasingly hesitant about joining the US coalition against terrorism, fearing its goals are murky and will ignore the festering sore of the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. From Egypt to the Gulf monarchies, Arab leaders are becoming increasingly critical of
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      • 195 2 -Wire services WASHINGTON Washington yesterday pledged to provide written proof against terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden. US officials said they have no doubt that Osama, who is believed to be in hiding in Afghanistan, is responsible for the Sept 11 suicide attacks on
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      • 79 2 -AFP An Afghan student in Perth has shed, at the request of her parents, the veil she wears in public, amid concerns for her safety. Ms Mahjooba Sidiqi said in The West Australian yesterday: "I said my prayers and agreed but only because wearing the veil is voluntary
        -AFP  -  79 words
    • The Moves
      • 496 3 ONLY the trigger needs to be squeezed. The US military is loaded and ready to go. It is flexing its muscles, poised to strike in a war that could end up involving over 60 countries. The Taleban, too, is readying for a long-drawn fight. It has
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      • 159 3 Wire services ISLAMABAD The Taleban has taken over UN offices in Kandahar and placed a communications blackout on other UN operations. Most UN humanitarian operations have been disrupted or stopped, said spokeswomen Stephanie Bunker. “It is possible that any attempt to communicate with the outside
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      • 69 3 Reuters Afghanistan's beleaguered currency, the afghani, has risen dramatically in the past few days as traders and businessmen speculate that the crisis gripping the country could lead to a change of government. One US dollar fetched around 55,000 afghanis yesterday down nearly a third from the 78,500 it
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      • 102 3 WASHINGTON If Osama bin Laden is killed or captured, the US may find an even more formidable foe in his successor. Former Egyptian surgeon Ayman A 1 Zawahiri is most likely to succeed Osama. Ayman, 50, is former head of the terror group Egyptian Islamic
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    • Economic fallout
      • 374 5 Wire services PARIS The airline industry is one of the sectors hardest hit by the US terror attacks. It has said that tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, profits will evaporate and fleets and routes will be pared.
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      • 108 5 THE Government said yesterday it will provide extra insurance cover for Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiaries. The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology said in a statement "To ensure that SI A and its subsidiaries Silk Air and Sia Cargo, and Caas (airport operator Civil
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      • 62 5 Reuters US government and aviation officials are poised to begin using facial recognition systems to scan airport ter- minals the Washington Post reported yesterday. The paper said equip- ment could be up and running in a few weeks. Officials are considering Boston's Logan International Airport and another
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      • 296 5 -AFP SINGAPORE Hongkong and Malaysia will join Singapore and Taiwan in recession this year as a result of fallout from the terrorist attacks in the US, Dutch-based bank ABN Amro said yesterday. The Sept 11 attacks, as well as an imminent US recession, have prompted a
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    • The Fallout
      • 461 6 Former monarch Zahir Shah Man who could be king again Wire services ISLAMABAD The 86-year-old former king Mohammad Zahir Shah seems an unlikely figure to lead Afghanistan into a new era. But speculation is mounting that the monarch who was ousted from power in 1973 is at the centre of
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  • Streatsmart asiaoneCAREERS SUPPLEMENT
    • 456 4  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH IF you can bring in the sales, you can take home the big bucks. Currently, senior pre-sales and sales staff earn a base salary of $lOO,OOO to $150,000 a year. But their incomes can exceed $250,000 with performance-based bonuses, said Mr Alan Toh,
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 214 7 -AFP HONGKONG Pro-democracy candidates yesterday emerged as the biggest winners in the first legislative elections to be held in Macau since the former Portuguese enclave reverted to Chinese rule in 1999. The pro-democracy camp was the surprise winner in the polls,
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    • 194 7 Rich poor gap widens in HK -AFP HONGKONG Hongkong is seeing a growing gap between rich and poor, welfare groups warned yesterday. An increased number of people are living below the poverty line, said Mr Li Kin-wah from Livelihood 21, an alliance comprising 20 welfare groups. “I’m worried the situation
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    • 142 7 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan’s jobless rate hit a new high of 5.17 per cent in August. The figure included 13,000 more people who lost their jobs due to business closures or cutbacks and 10,000 first-time job seekers who failed to find work, officials said yesterday.
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    • 141 7 -AFP LONDON The British, long known as a nation of beer guzzlers, are now shunning pints of bitter for wine or sherry. Consumption of beer has a hit a 30year low, says a survey published in pub industry newspaper The Publican. Consumption decreased by 3.7
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 582 8  -  Domestic abuse case by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM SOME time in March, Mr Tan Lee Heng, 32, a sub-contractor, was roused from his sleep when his wife, Low Siew Ai, 26, threw hot water at him and attacked him with a metal rod. Last Thursday, Low pleaded
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    • 142 8  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH SERIAL offender Muhammad Taufiq Abdul Rahman, 39, unemployed, remained expressionless as the charges against him were read out. The court heard yesterday that on March 16, armed with a 10cm knife, Taufiq followed Madam Chua Ah Moi, 52, into the lift
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    • 220 9  -  fay: SONNY YAP the terrorist attacks in the US a nd their effect on Singapore’s ec onomy weigh heavily on the Ninels of several MPs as Parliament sits today. Mrs Lim Hwee Hua (Marine Parade GRC), Nominated MP Tay Beng Chuan and
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    • 256 9 THE economic recession is hitting university graduates. Last year, about 85 per cent of Nanyang Technological University’s graduating class found jobs within three months after leaving university. This year, 30 to 40 per cent of the class of 2001 have yet
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    • 190 9 -AFP Singapore and Hongkong have the physical infrastructure in Asia, givlng them the edge in the race for growth and investments amid the worsening global economic downturn, a survey showed. External funding is drying up for the re gion’s multi-billion-dollar infrastructure needs and
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    • 132 9 TO win Miss Chinese Universe Pageant, contestants must know Chinese culture, meet traditional Chinese standards of beauty and speak Mandarin. The international beauty pageant will be conducted in Mandarin. To be held in Kuala Lumpur in the second half of next
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    • 86 9 onekindact. Cecilia I WOULD like to thank Mr Lee Boon Tiang, the driver of Comfort Taxi registration number SHA 6025 P, for kindly delivering my cellphone back to me in the early hours of Sept 11. Mr Lee took my husband to the airport. My husband inadvertently
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    • 407 10 IF it wasn’t criminal, one might be tempted to admire the scheme for its brilliant simplicity. The seven donation boxes at the Loyang Ave Tua Peh Kong Temple were locked, but the slots for the money were open.
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    • 49 10 There will be showers in the afternoon over the northern and western areas with temperatures ranging between 26°C and 32°C.The 1 tide will reach 2.4 m at 4.03 pm. September's weather girl Streats reader Eliza Choo Outfit eWorldofSports.com Make-up Angela Choo @963sm' Pic: Francis Lee
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    • Just a minute
      • 31 10 Do you suspect that your teenage son is addicted to porn? Here are helplines parents can call: Institute of Mental Health Clinic (Te1:389-2200); BMC-Alexandra Clinic (Tel: 762-4166); Children-At-Risk Empowerment (Te1:284-2217)
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      • 159 10 Children's Day is here again and with it the Children's Day Carnival 2001 organised by Lianhe Zaobao, Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News. This year's focus is n ?w products in edu-tainment, nutrition, healthcare and recreation. There will be games, performances, contests and if you cut out
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  • easy STREATS
    • 555 11  -  Forget Talentime. The biggest and most nerve-racking talent search of all time in Japan is a programme called Asayan by JAY MING AUDITIONS can be nerve-wrecking. And the one audition that causes potential mega-stars to burst into cold sweat takes place every Sunday night on Television Tokyo’s
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    • 514 12  -  Lady bartenders show the way to pour at world draught championship by CARA van MIRIAH THEY don’t drink beer. But man, can they pour. Elivina Ng and Nina flaunted their skills at Singapore’s first Belgium World Draught Masters 2001, organised by Pacific Breweries and Interbrew Asia, at Ice
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV
        • 29 12 Bpm, TV Works Maggie has to find a happy family quick when she enters a beauty pageant and Neena falsifies her family data in the application form.
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        • 38 12 10pm, TV Works Director Oliver Stone drew on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam for this film, widely regarded as one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Stars Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe.
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        • 42 12 8.30 pm, Channel U Debut of an infotainment programme taking viewers behind the scenes into the day-to-day operations of SAF units. Hosted by the effervescent Kym Ng and lx Shen. Gung-ho host Lina Ng is guest artiste this week.
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    • 198 15 CELEBRITIES are just as susceptible as ordinary folk when it comes to con jobs. And porcelain-faced Kelly Chen is one star victim. The 28-year-old singeractress was taken in by a beauty salon’s lavish decor and smooth-talking beauticians that she forked out HK$2O,OOO ($4,460) for a
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    • 118 15 NOT content with just flashing her endless legs and d silky back in the Marie- 1 France ads, sexy Hongkong m actress Christy Chung m 'these days is baring her jfl body in erotic films. Her erotic Thai movie, Jan Dara, was recently B been released
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    • 138 15 HOLLYWOOD Some Christian fundamentalist groups in the US are set to mount a campaign against Warner Bros’ planned release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in November. The Boston Globe reported on Sunday that a writer for Plugged In magazine feared that the
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 333 17  -  by' TAN KIM HAN IT was the usual September vacations but for schoolboys Lenan Govindaraju (left) and Nor Hisham, it was anything but normal. The two national under-16 footballers spent the recent one-week break training at English Premier League club
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      • It's do or die
        • 358 18  -  by LIM HAN MING r Singapore Cup semi-finals- GEYLANG v SAFFC 1 ATTACK! That is Singapore Armed Forces FC coach Fandi Ahmad’s instruction to his players going into the second leg of the NTUC Income Singapore Cup semifinal tonight. The Warriors will need to find a way
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        • 331 18  -  by TAN KIM HAN r 1 HOME UNITED v TANJONG PAGAR FOR Tanjong Pagar’s players, tonight’s match will probably be their last Cup outing. After being forced to a 1-1 draw in the Singapore Cup first-leg semi-final, the Jaguars have their work cut out against Home at
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        • 80 18 If the aggregate score for tonight is level at 90 minutes, the match will go into extra time of 30 minutes. The first team to score will be declared winner of the golden-goal rule. But if there are no goals, then the away goals'rule will
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      • 334 19 -AP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Deportivo vManU LONDON It seems Manchester United should use its reserve team more often. Manager Alex Ferguson left nine stars including David Beckham (left), Ruud van Nistelrooy and Juan Sebastian Veron out of Saturday’s action to rest
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      • 428 19 Who will fill Owen's shoes LONDON Sven-Goran Eriksson’s worst fears were confirmed yesterday as Michael Owen was ruled out of action for at least six weeks. The Liverpool sharpshooter, who tore his hamstring playing against Tottenham on Saturday, has left the England coach with a selection dilemma ahead of the
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      • 101 19 BASKETBALL Reuters WASHINGTON Basketball legend Michael Jordan will come out of retirement to play for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the Washington Post reported in yesterday’s editions. Jordan, who has been part owner and president of basketball operations of the Wizards since January 2000, was to
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      • SOCCER
        • 85 19 Soccernet LONDON Jaap Stam claimed on Sunday that he has the support of Manchester United skipper Roy Keane in his feud with former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. “I had a conversation with Roy about it and he agreed, saying They sold you like a cow’,”
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        • 81 19 Xinhua LONDON Australia international Harry Kewell scored twice as Leeds United beat Derby County 3-0 to return to the top of the English Premier League on Sunday. Elsewhere an extra-time penalty saw Middlesbrough secure a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea, while West Ham moved off the
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 351 14 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 expected
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 469 16 'M m m mm rv Jon JCjkl. Your Daily Horoscope miuAKiua» JAN 20-FEB 18 Enthusiasm might be your salvation or your downfall. Selective enforcement means that certain key points will go unaddressed. If you didn’t sleep enough last night, you could be putting yourself at risk. FEB 19-MAR 20 K
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 35 19 Inthelivingroom SOCCER: UEFA Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona (ESPN Ch 23, Sep 26,2.30 am). Deportivo La Coruna v Manchester United (City TV, Sept 26,2.35 am). FIFA U-17 World Championship, q-final 4 (Super Sports Ch22,7.20am).
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