Streats, 4 October 2001
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Title Section18 2001-10-04 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets Another quality publication of 4gy|B Singapore Press Hotodiogs E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200118 words
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Article, Illustration604 2001-10-04 1 ROBIN GANGULY - fay ROBIN GANGULY AMID talk of war, peace broke out yesterday and threatens to remain that Way over the next few days. Why? Three reasons: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is in the hottest region on earth Middle East. He left on TUesday night toPic.AP - 604 words
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Article217 2001-10-04 1 SONNY PHUA - fay: SONNY PHUA THE next two months will be a period of heightened security alert as Singapore strengthens its defences and increases surveillance. This is necessary, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, because security against terrorist attacks is something we have to take serious ly from now217 words
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Article, Illustration397 2001-10-04 2 A tiny fraction of the 'persuasive' proofthat link the hijackers to Osama has been revealed AN associate of Osama bin Laden wired an estimated US$5OO,OOO ($890,000) to key hijacker Muhammad Atta when he was learning to fly aeroplanes in Florida. Just two days before the397 words
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Article74 2001-10-04 2 Mohammad Atta, the suspected hijacker who piloted an aircraft into the World Trade Center, left a will barring women from his funeral. The will, found in a car at Boston's Logan airport said: "No one should cry for m* scream or tear his clothes and beat W face.74 words
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Article71 2001-10-04 2 Reuters PAKISTAN is studying evidence provided by the US which seeks to link Osama bin Laden with the Sept H attacks. “Today we received some material which we are studying,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Riaz Mohammad Khan when asked if Islamabad had received any evidence so far. Pakistan– Reuters - 71 words
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Article65 2001-10-04 2 -AFP GULF Arab states are cracking down on Islamic charities suspected of financing Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda movement. t “Charities have nothing to hide and their activities are characterized by transparency,” Mr Hassan Ibrahim, an official from a Dubai-based charity, said. Kuwait has led the-AFP - 65 words
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Pride... S'pore Muslims speak
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Article70 2001-10-04 3 There is good news for Singapore's travel industry. After seeing drastic reduction in outbound bookings because of the terror attacks, the industry is now seeing increased bookings. Bookings to the US, too, is surging. "That our members are reporting a recovery in the booking situation indicates the return70 words
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Article, Illustration602 2001-10-04 3 ADAM HASHIDY - Mus//m undergrads seize initiative by ADAM HASHIDY FROM confusion and uncertainty comes opportunity. And the opportunity lies in forging greater understanding. That is the enlightened approach being taken by the National University of Singapore Muslim Society. Said its president, Mr Nawab Shah: “Muslims should take thisBic:AP '■* M JPfrfrT»; Pi«AFP - 602 words
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Article70 2001-10-04 4 The US Ambassador to Singapore refuted a report saying that the US might use nuclear weapons to attack Afghanistan. In a letter published in The Straits Times yesterday, Ambassador Frank Lavin said US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeh had "never advocated the use of nuclei weapons against Afghanistan or70 words
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Article, Illustration386 2001-10-04 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR In a move to counter alleged Western bias, several South-east Asian TV stations have united to provide a platform for regional leaders to air their opinions to 300 million viewers. Networks from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand on Tuesday launched a-AFP - 386 words
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Article276 2001-10-04 5 IS Osama bin Laden a creation of God or mankind? The name Osama has become synonymous with terrorism. After the Sept 11 attack on the US, he was immediately the prime suspect. “The making of a terrorist” (ST’s Sunday Review, Sept 23) went some way toward explaining276 words
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Article90 2001-10-04 5 WE refer to the One Kind Act article, “He kept us dry” (Streats, Sept 12). We appreciate Mr Michael Chan’s commending our bus captain for his considerate act on Sept 4. But we were unable to identify this considerate bus captain, so we would be90 words
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Article134 2001-10-04 5 WHEN buses break down in the middle of a journey, passengers have no choice but to alight and board the next bus. So how should they be compensated? I travel on public buses an average of 10 times a day, and have been compensated in different ways134 words
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57 2001-10-04 5 MEDIAWORKS' Channel U deserves praise for coming up with such entertaining shows that are worth staying at home for. They have done their research to find out what viewers want. Channel U, I believe that you will eventually be the most-watched channel.57 words
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Article74 2001-10-04 5 WE must look deeper at the cause of the Sept 11 attack on the US. It is clear that when democracy is not upheld and human rights are abused, as is the case with the Palestinians, terrorism is the weapon of the oppressed. The US is74 words
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Article, Illustration356 2001-10-04 6 WINSTON CHONG - by WINSTON CHONG IT was the repeated banging of lift doors trying to close that brought a resident upon the sight of his neighbour a young woman, her clothes soaked in blood, lying face down in the lift doorway. Mr Lim,Pic: Shin Min Daily News - 356 words
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Article, Illustration56 2001-10-04 6 There will be showers in the late morning and early afternoon mainly over the northern and eastern regions. Temperatures will range between 24°C and 32°C with the tide reaching 2.8 m at 12.01 pm. October's weather girl Streats reader Carol Ong Outfit Miss Self ridge Make-upPic: Francis Lee - 56 words
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Article130 2001-10-04 6 HERE'S something to look forward to next year Chingay 2002 on Feb 16. Mr Ong Keng Yong, the chief executive director of the People’s Association (PA), which is organising the event, said that besides the traditional floats and acrobats, there will be displays by grassroots organisations. If130 words
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Article160 2001-10-04 6 Just a minute It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a free public forurt Be Aware, Be Breast CancerWise will be held this Saturday at the National Cancer Centrei Lecture Hall Level 4 at 11 Hospital Drive. The forum in English will be at 11 am and the160 words
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287 2001-10-04 7 DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM IN the first case of its kind, an engineering and construction company has been fined $lOO,OOO for damaging SingTel’s underground cables while carrying out piling work at Rochor Road. The damage cost Sing Tel about $47,000 and287 words
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Article149 2001-10-04 7 LEGAL bills can now be paid in instalments. The Law Society has revised its guidelines to allow the 800 or so law firms in Singapore to accept credit-card payments. “In recent years, the number of credit-card holders has increased, and clients have begun to express149 words
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Article, Illustration104 2001-10-04 7 foOHD Helmi Muslim and Latifa Samat a re a couple on the move. This Sunday, they will hold their bersanding” wedding ceremony on a Light Rail Transit (LRT) train, the Berita Parian reported yesterday. The LRT train was an obvious venue choice Mr HelmiPic: Berita Harian - 104 words
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Article254 2001-10-04 7 SONNYPHUA - by 'SONNYPHUA ASIAONE Ltd will be delisted and absorbed by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The move became necessary because current economic conditions have put a question mark over the online company's viability, Asia One chairman Willie Cheng said yesterday. Under the proposed254 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-10-04 8 AN out-of-control Mercedes yesterday ran into a family walking along the side of the road, and crashed into the compound wall of a house. The Mercedes sedan mounted the kerb outside No 392 Paya Lebar Crescent at Bam, hit a young girl and knocked her fatherPic: Lianhe Wanbao - 172 words
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Article190 2001-10-04 8 THE SECOND of the three runners who were hit by a truck on Changi Coast Road last week has died in hospital. In the early hours of Thursday morning, Mr Ngin De and his friends, Mr Li Weixiong and Mr Thng Teck Hwee, were190 words
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250 2001-10-04 9 Wire services MANCHESTER, Tennessee An inter-city Greyhound bus crashed yesterday in Tennessee after the driver’s throat was slit by a passenger, authorities said. Ten people were killed in the crash, officials added. A Greyhound Lines representative said the bus company was– Wire services - 250 words
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125 2001-10-04 9 -AP LONDON People living near Heathrow airport on Tuesday celebrated a court ruling that planes flying over their homes at night violated their human rights. The European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on Britain’s biggest airport could mean more lost business for airlines.-AP - 125 words
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Article81 2001-10-04 9 -AP A 72-YEAR-OLD Japanese man has been kidnapped for the second time in three years, after returning to Colombia to repay a loan he took out to cover the ransom demanded by his first kidnappers, authorities said on Tuesday. Mr Shoro Shimura was first kidnapped in September 1998-AP - 81 words
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Article111 2001-10-04 9 Reuters BRITAIN'S Royal Navy greeted a Chinese admiral with the Taiwanese flag. Sailors on the HMS Ark Royal intended to welcome Rear-Admiral Wu Fuchun with the Chinese red ensign. But the wrong flag was ordered and the commander of China’s East Coast Fleet, who was leading a– Reuters - 111 words
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Article117 2001-10-04 9 MR Jack Taylor, 56, who hasn’t left his Bradford flat for 26 years (one brief excursion apart), thinks he’s somewhere between 320 kg and 380 kg, ThisisLondon reported yesterday. He eats 16 cream cakes a day. “I’ve got a lot to fill,” he said. “If I ever fell117 words
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Article, Illustration53 2001-10-04 9 Peping Morales using a wrench yesterday to tighten one of the dozens of water faucets he has installed on his bicycle in Manila. A plumber, Mr Morales said he has spent almost 15,000 pesos ($516) to install the taps on his bicycle in a bid to attractPic: Reuters - 53 words
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197 2001-10-04 9 -AP TOKYO NTT DoCoMo is getting lots of complaints about outlets running out of its superfast cellphones, the firm said yesterday. Since Monday the firm has been offering the world’s first 3G, or third-generation, mobile phone service, which includes videophones and zips data-AP - 197 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-10-04 10 Reuters DHAKA Outgoing Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (above) may have to pay a personal price for Monday’s election defeat. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of her bitter personal foe, Begum Khaleda Zia (right), is poised to secure the two-thirds majority that will allow– Reuters; Pics-AFP " - 180 words
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Article, Illustration185 2001-10-04 10 AP A NEPALESE Buddhist nun who chants and sings in Tibetan said she likes the work of a DJ who remixed one of her chants into a trip-hop song. Ani Choying Drolma performed at the trendy IndoChine restaurant and bar here on Tuesday, mesmerising the small– AP; 'i\ AP - 185 words
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Article, Illustration223 2001-10-04 10 -AP POMONA, California Rodney King, whose I videotaped beating by police led to the 1992 Los W Angeles riots, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of being ifr under the influence of the drug PCP, also called “angel dust”. King represented himself in court yesterday.-AP; Picßeuters - 223 words
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Article152 2001-10-04 10 Reuters LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s son Euan and a friend fought off a gang of youths who tried to rob them here last weekend, police said yesterday. A police source said the 17-year-old and a teenage friend were attacked in north London early– Reuters - 152 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-10-04 11 NEITHER biting enough to succeed as a spoof nor sufficiently heartwarming for audiences to go “ahh.. America’s Sweethearts is merely candy for the eyes. Sadly, the visual tidbits can barely sustain one’s attention even when they take on the form of a stellar and463 words
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Article160 2001-10-04 11 Sweet or stale? Find out what reviewers and readers are saying about America's Sweethearts Reviewers'takes Thanks to the light-hearted cast -including Hank Azaria as (Catherine) Zeta-Jones' lispy Castilian lover and Christopher Walken as a demented director -the flick's got enough charming moments to offer a sweet, if not160 words
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Article, Illustration226 2001-10-04 14 Reuters MILAN fashion week got some glitz and glamour on Tuesday when Jennifer Lopez and her new husband turned up at the Versace show, bringing with them the backstage bodyguard bustle that has been missing so far this year. Lopez, widely hailed as the sexiest singer– Reuters; Pic: AFP - 226 words
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Article, Illustration46 2001-10-04 14 LEO AND BILL UP CLOSE: Former US president with actor Leonardo DiCaprio before the annual American Ocean Campaign awards dinner on Tuesday. DiCaprio last year interviewed Mr Clinton on the issue of global warming for ABC News Pic: Reuters Pic: ReutersPic: Reuters - 46 words
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Article110 2001-10-04 14 TWO-TIME Oscar best actress Jodie Foster gave birth to her second son on Saturday, her publicist, Pat Kingsley, confirmed on Tuesday. The baby, Kit Foster, weighing in at 2.9 kg, was born a month earlier than expected. But “there is no reason to raise any red flags110 words
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Article56 2001-10-04 14 7pm, TV Works This is Eco-challenge and Survivor rolled into one. Two teams of Australians are put on an uninhabited island in Tonga. Their challenge: Stay alive and find buried treasure $50,000 in gold coins. Cryptic clues lead them to scale cliffs, retrieve deep-sea chests, climb towering trees56 words
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Article, Illustration59 2001-10-04 14 10pm, TV Works Darren McCord must make a league hock- I ey match run into I overtime to give himself a chance to tackle terrorists, who are 1 holding the US vice- president hostage and have said they will blow up the building at the end of the59 words
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Article, Illustration41 2001-10-04 14 v««#UpiTl/ Channel U k Enxi realises that I her foster mothI er will never love f her like before and chooses to f return to her real mother. The foster family move to US, leaving her behind.41 words
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Article29 2001-10-04 14 11.30 pm, Channel 8 After her forbidden love for Hikaru is discovered, Michi’s principal demands that she give up all duties as Hikaru’s form teacher.29 words
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Article, Illustration334 2001-10-04 15 YVONNE KWOK - by YVONNE KWOK "TURN U on” was its war cry in advertisements, banners and commercials. And Singaporeans have responded by tuning into Channel U, making it the second most watched channel in Singapore. This within five months of the Mandarin channel’s launch. According to ACNielsen (ACN) Media Index334 words
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Article182 2001-10-04 15 IT has only 3 per cent of the market share, but TV Works has been quietly rallying its resources to meet Channel s’s challenge. When the channel was launched in May, it had an average reach of 42 per cent. But after its programme grid was182 words
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Article, Illustration249 2001-10-04 15 JOEY Wong, 35, has announced plans to quit show business. A press conference to launch, Peony Pavilion, her newest film in seven years, became an emotional affair for all those present, Hongkong’s The Sun reported yesterday. “This film is my only production in seven years, andPic: Apple Daily - 249 words
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Article, Illustration599 2001-10-04 17 TAN KIM HAN - by TAN KIM HAN EVERYONE deserves a second chance. So does Jurong FC’s Nigerian winger, Itimi Dickson, who was sacked by the club after he admitted to punching Home United’s Harun Juma’at last week. That’s the opinion of Balestier Central midfielderPic: Wu liferr - 599 words
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Article205 2001-10-04 17 LIM HAN MING - by LIM HAN MING TWO Home United Under-18 players have been slapped with bans for using abusive language at a referee during a Centre of Excellence match between Home and the Singapore Under-16 team on Sept 22. The Under-16 team won the match 5-0. Muhammad Safian205 words
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Article109 2001-10-04 17 Reuters LEICESTER Portsmouth director of football Harry Redknapp confirmed on Tuesday that he was interested in taking over as manager of Premier League club Leicester City. But the former West Ham manager, tipped as the favourite to take over from the sacked Peter Taylor, admitted that taking on– Reuters - 109 words
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Article71 2001-10-04 17 •TENNIS -AFP MELBOURNE -Three months to go and Australian Open beginning next January is without a major sponsor, Tennis Australia said here yesterday. Auto giant Ford has terminated its 16year association with the Open, and Tennis Australia (TA) has failed to locate a replacement. TA has given itself-AFP - 71 words
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Article, Illustration593 2001-10-04 18 Wire services lyn uu v w k c LONDON For the first time since he took over as England manager, Sven Goran Eriksson will be without ace striker Michael Owen (below) in competitive matches. The Liverpool striker has been ruled out with– Wire services; Pic: Reuters .'. . . - 593 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-10-04 18 MANCHESTER Sven Goran Eriksson has laid down the law to his England players in the wake of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard’s (above) recent drunken antics. The England manager is taking a tough line on discipline, and he has warned that any other player who357 words
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Article, Illustration386 2001-10-04 19 LIM HAN MING - by LIM HAN MING SINGAPORE will host its first International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour tournament in June 2003. The US$Bl,OOO ($144,000) Singapore Open will be held from June 19-22 at a venue yet to be386 words
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Article376 2001-10-04 19 SINGAPORE'S top table tennis pair of Jing 1 Junhong and Li Jiawei is in a frantic race to} qualify for the season-ending Grand Finals in Tianjin, China. It will be held in January. Currently lying 10th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro lour376 words
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Miscellaneous272 2001-10-04 12 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 expected272 words
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Miscellaneous318 2001-10-04 13 ik i w i i 11 t. ĕ The story today... Xiao Yuer's mysterious benefactor is none other than Er Mei Sect's Master Shen Xi. He wants to thank Xiao Yuer for saving his sect. Then to everyone's surprise, Hua Zichun sweeps everything off the table and says: "Now we318 words
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Miscellaneous488 2001-10-04 16 M tu :n zn Your Daily Horoscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com JAN 20-FEB 18 The great cosmic adventurer craves a quiet evening at home. If you deny yourself these basic comforts any longer, you may grow hard and bitter. Find three good things to say about someone that you488 words
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Miscellaneous23 2001-10-04 17 Inthelivingroom GOLF: PGA Tour Linde German Masters, Day 1 (SuperSports Ch22,10pm). SOCCER: Asian World Cup qualifier: Qatar v UAE (Star Sports Ch24, 12mn).23 words
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