Streats, 6 October 2001

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  • 21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 6 October 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 544 1 Buy, fly...and die? Latest intelligence warns of'! 00 per cent'chance of another attack, even as Americans are urged to spend and fly -AFP WASHINGTON President George W Bush wants Mr and Mrs America to spend and travel, buy and fly. Go out and spend, he tells
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  • morning rush
    • 99 1 SOCHI, Russia Investigators yesterday searched the wreckage of a Russian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea for clues pointing to a terrorist attack or a tragic missile accident. The TUpolev Tli-154, scheduled to fly from Tel Aviv to Siberia exploded in midair on Thursday, killing
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    • 76 1 SINGAPORE Armed Forces personnel will be deployed at Changi Airport to boost security following last month’s terrorist attacks in the US. “Due to the current unstable global situation, the Government is stepping up security measures at our key installations and other sensitive places,” the Ministry
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  • People at WAR
    • The Suspect: Terrorists under the spotlight
      • 70 2 Celebrities have been told to stay away from Ground Zero after several brought work to a halt while they were shown around, London's Times reported yesterday. Those running the recovery effort say that it's time to stop the gawping. Some celebrities have been invited; others have talked
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      • 701 2 THEY were remembered because they didn’t tip unusual for visitors from the Middle East known as generous tippers. And that’s why a waitress in Mabalacat, Philippines, remembered them. Former waitress Gina Marcelo said: “Unlike most foreign visitors, they never tipped. If they did, I would
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      • 396 2 IF there’s one thing about the suspects that stands out it’s that they liked the forbidden pleasures and were bad tip' pers. In Las Vegas, stripper Samantha (not her real name), 29, remembers Marwan Al Shehhi settling into the crushed red velvet chair, staring
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    • The Taleban: Warriors under siege
      • 545 3 THE US may have state-of-the-art weapons. But the state-of-the-heart Taleban fighters could make the difference in a US-led attack on Afghanistan. For the Pashtuns, Afghanistan’s dominant ethnic tribe which constitute theTaleban, war is never a grim event. A Pasthun warrior’s farewell reads: Now, when our house
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      • 95 3 The former Afghan king will send envoys to Pakistan to discuss Afghanistan's future, an aide said yesterday. "We will be sending someone soon and we hope we can explain the fact that all attempts at peace are aimed at the welfare of the people of Afghanistan
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    • The Faithful: Muslims under the spotlight
      • 514 4 -AFP DEARBORN, Michigan The word is being spread. Know the real Islam, say Muslim communities caught in the crossfire of opinion ever since the Sept 11 attacks on the US. It is not terror or murder. It is kindness and tolerance. At the Islamic
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      • 90 4 An Arab TV station has shown a video of Osama bin Laden and the leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad at a unification ceremony of their terror groups. The video shows Osama, escorted by masked guards, in a hillside tent compound with Ayman alZawahiri, his number two man
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      • 149 4 betweenthelines -The Straits Times tend to be more sensitive (Catholics, slightly so) than others to reporting they consider unfavourable. The truth is, readers will not begin to know of the slanted and bigoted garbage from reputable foreign sources which this paper filters out. The pleadings
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  • Streatsmart local
    • parliament scan
      • 77 5 A BILL to “temporarily suspend” voting by overseas Singaporeans in coming general elections was tabled yesterday. The bill, introduced by Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, will reverse legislation passed in April which allowed Singaporeans to vote at diplomatic missions in Washington, London, Beijing, Hongkong and Canberra.
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      • 104 5 SINGAPORE'S targeting a million tourists from China by 2005, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Tang Guan Seng said. This would mark a 150 per cent increase from last year when more than 400,000 tourists from China visited our shores. “We intend to tap this market to the fullest extent
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      • 95 5 THE next time you want financial advice, the person you consult would have to have a licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Making that necessary is the Financial Advisers Bill which was passed yesterday. It’s part of a set of stricter regulations that aims to
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      • 129 5 A new plan to attract and retain younger people in the teaching profession received the green light from Parliament yesterday. Called the Connect Plan, it forms part of the new Education Service Incentive Payment Bill, which was passed yesterday. Under the scheme, a sum of money
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    • 276 5  -  She had sex with employer by f DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM A MAID lied that her employer raped her, when she actually had consensual sex with him. In March and April, Suliyah Mat Ngali’s employers, the Kohs, had renovation work done at their apartment in Pine
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    • 173 5 A LITTLE girl’s love for lanterns got her into big trouble on Thursday afternoon. At about 4pm, the eight-year-old, who was home with her two sisters aged seven and 12, sneaked into the kitchen, lit a candle and placed the lighted candle in a lantern.
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    • 222 5  -  by y DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM BUS driver Gan Kem Guan, 32, had a simple plan. He would stretch out his hand to collect bus fares instead of letting commuters slot the money into the fare box. He then issued tickets, but the money went into his
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    • 36 5 onekindact Wendell Ong I WOULD like to express my deep thanks and appreciation to Mr Hoe Shu Shien from Jurong West, who took care of me for the duration of my illness inThailand.
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    • 368 6  -  by ADAM HASHIDY A HOWL of protest is brewing among parents in Woodlands over a new neighbourhood bubble tea shop. It’s the bare-faced cheek some would call it brilliant marketing of Fei Fei Bubble Tea, which has put models
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    • 158 6  -  -Khushwant Singh THE Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) announced yesterday a student financial scheme to help the children of co-operative members who have been retrenched. It offers a one-time grant of $lOO each to up to three children in a family, to be
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    • 96 6 Finally the weekend is here and I can put on my shades and favourite casual wear and have a day in town. But I will leave home only in the afternoon as there will be thunderstorms in the northern, western and southern areas in the late
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    • 102 6 Just a minute Chartered financial planner Phillip Loh shares his views c the Power of Positive Thinkir today 2-3 pm at Ang Mo Kio Community Library. (Tel: 553-5500) Are you strong, healthy and between 18 and 60? Then th < Sindhi Merchants Associatio wants your blood for
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  • Streatsmart column
    • 512 7 r is a time honoured practice that plain, old good sense. When my mother found out that a Hend had been saying nasty things behind my back, she wanted to jump Uto a cab right away and “scold her hack for me”. I am 29. I
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  • Streatsmart interchange
    • 201 8 AS a Muslim, it angers me how so-called Islamic leaders abuse jihad. When they feel threatened, they invoke jihad to rally Muslims to help them towards their own selfish ends. After many have died and the threat subsides, they forget about who defended them. This
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    • 109 8 I REFER to “US foreign policy biased” (Streats, Oct 4), a letter by Azami. I am no great supporter of that policy, but I fail to see how it or the US “bias” towards Israel can justify an attack on the US
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    • 158 8 IN response to your Sept 15 article about the views of Minister of State (Defence and Information and the Arts) David Lim. The Socratic Circle agrees with some of Mr Lim’s comments on freedom of expression, but has some reservations. Interpretation of what is a “sensible”
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    • 210 8 I WOULD like to highlight the major steps taken by the Sudan government against the A 1 Qaeda terrorist network and terrorism generally. According to many sources, Osama bin Laden spent five years in Sudan, from 1991 to 1996, and built a broad base of
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    • 84 8 SOME drivers, bus and truck drivers included, seem to think that a correct manoeuvre is to turn left in front of cyclists, forcing them to either slam on the brakes or collide with the left side of the larger vehicle. Other drivers believe that such
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    • 120 8 I FEEL it was unfair of Suresh S to call me selfish in his letter, “Stick to one” (Streats, Sept 28). I am one of those people he referred to who take at least three copies of Streats a day. The extra ones are for
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    • 104 8 I COMPLETELY agree with Suresh S that Streats readers should “Stick to one” (Streats, Sept 28). The selfish attitude of those who grab several copies of the paper deprives people like me. I have never managed to get a new copy from the distribution point
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    • 107 8 I AM sick and tired of hunting in filthy, smelly bins to find a copy of the free newspapers. I remember that it was months ago when there was a promise to provide recycling bins for such papers. When I contacted the SMRT about this,
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    • 35 8 havevoursav Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, e-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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  • Strteatsmart global
    • 315 9 ,-AP Jakarta President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday urged Indonesia’s powSrful military to stop meddling in politics a nd instead concentrate on defending the sprawling country from threats of national disintegration. “The (armed forces) should leave politics and concentrate on the defence of the
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    • 124 9 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is to “revolutionise” its defence mechanism and beef up intelligence gathering to deal with urban terrorism. Defence Forces Chief General Mohamed Zahidi Zainuddin said the Sept 11 disaster in the US calls for a reappraisal of the capability of Malaysia’s
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    • 93 9 -AFP JAKARTA Ousted president Abdurrahman Wahid said he’s ready to run for the post again. The cleric, quoted yesterday by the Jakarta Post, said he would be a reluctant candidate. “I am actually (lazy) because being president at the moment is not comfortable. “I feel more
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    • 176 9 Reuters CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called a general election for Nov 10. He also warned Australians of potential casualties after offering 150 elite Special Air Service troops and two refuelling aircraft for the US war on terror. From being 14 points behind
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    • weird world
      • 85 9 A BRITISH airline has hired a comedian to help flyers relax in the wake of the US attacks. Irish comic John Linehan tells jokes and dresses in drag on the 40-minute flight from Glasgow to Belfast. A spokesman for Easy Jet said the idea has had “a great
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      • 95 9 RUBBER duck sales have shot up in Britain after it was revealed that the Queen has one. Supermarket chain Asda rushed an extra 80,000 yellow ducks to their stores after a flood of enquiries. The Sun had reported that a decorator had seen a rubber
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      • 109 9 Reuters FIREMEN in Rio de Janiero captured a giant boa named bin Laden which had terrorised local families. Maid Neilda Luzia da Costa rang the fire brigade after she found the 3m snake in her backyard. “We heard the dog barking and ran into the backyard
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      • 89 9 A SWEDISH website plans to quell the lust of men who surf for porn. The site, www.getsomereal.com, urges Internet users to turn the tables on Web porn merchants by creating hundreds of mock sex sites with names like “super sluts” and “horny schoolgirls”. Instead of raunchy scenes, lusty
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      • 86 9 AUSTRALIAN armed police surrounded a frustrated motorist shooting his 18-year-old car that wouldn’t start. Reginald Neave, 64, from Melbourne, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct endangering life. His lawyer said the shooting was a culmination of years of frustration with the car. Police told magistrates that Neave
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  • Streatsmart people
    • Howard and Beazley face off
      • 263 10 -AP DECLARING: “We have run our term, we must face our makers and await our fate,” Australian Prime Minister Howard fixed Nov 10 for the next general election, in front of a throng of reporters in his Parliament House courtyard in Canberra yesterday. He has been riding high
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      • 265 10 -AP LABOR needs a swing of just 0.8 per cent or six seats to topple Mr Howard’s administration. Opinion polls show Labor has maintained a lead over the government on issues such as health, education and jobs. After the election date was announced, Opposition leader Kim Beazley
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    • 246 10 Reuters OSLO Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon was so determined to marry the commoner he loved that he asked his sister Martha if she would take the throne, according to a book published on Thursday. Prince Haakon finally married Ms Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby
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  • easy STREATS
    • 505 11  -  The old fogies of Channel U's Kindred Spirits (top right) are beating Golden Couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee of Channel B's Madam White Snake (below) in the ratings game. Kindred Spirits'two leading actors explain why by DIANA SER SINCE its debut “double episode special” two weeks
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV
        • 40 12 Saturday, 10pm, TV Works An expedition in search of petroleum on an island where giant ape King Kong lives captures the ape to exhibit it. Im the US, it escapes, wreaking havoc. Stars Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange,
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        • 63 12 Saturday, 10.30 pm, Channel U Police inspector Cheng (Kent Cheng), insurance investigator Lam (George Lam) and mysterious millionaire Ling Young (Michelle Yeoh) enter a cat-and-mouse hunt that leads them from Hongkong to Europe. This movie has the same premise as The Thomas Crown Affair, but the roles are
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        • 49 12 Sunday, 2.30 pm, Channel U Akira converts a regular neighbourhood into a catwalk so Lin Fei can hold her fashion show there. Lin Fei becomes famous after the show, but f she’s still unhappy. Will Akira and Lin Fei get together in this final episode?
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        • Article, Illustration
          46 12 Sunday, 10pm, Channel 5 This movie is noted for Wes Craven’s wink-wink view of the slasher genre. High schooler (Neve Campbell) is stalked by a I killer who may be any number of surrounding suspects. Watch for the Drew Barrymore (right) scene in the beginning.
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    • 446 12 EVEN as all of Hollywood scrambled to pull out movies and TV dramas showing acts of terrorism and mass destruction, creators of drama series The West Wing got cracking on a special episode to address the issue of America under attack. The episode, Isaac and
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    • 152 12 -AFP THE world premiere of a film about a terrorist attack at the end of an American football game, starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman, has been delayed indefinitely due to the Sept 11 terror strikes against the US, according to industry sources. Paramount notified
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    • 371 13 CONTESTANTS in reality show Survivor 3 (S 3), set in Kenya national Park, were “better fed” than their predecessors, host Jeff Probst (right) told a Press conference on Wednesday. “This is a TV show we’re not going to have anybody die of starvation,” Brobst was quoted as saying by
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    • 243 13 after months of speculation, Australia’s Savage Garden finally confirms the talk the pop duo are calling it quits. The news comes just one week after British boyband Five announced they Were breaking up. Lead singer Darren Hayes (left) will go it alone, while Daniel Jones, preferring
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    • 592 15  -  by YVONNE KWOK JIM CORR has a system. Whenever a journalist asks him questions that have been done to death, the 37-year-old guitarist of the Corrs, one of Ireland’s most famous bands, demands $lO from the offender. “Security,” he yelped, pointing at a poor journo who
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    • 173 15 THE circus is coming back to town. Cirque du Soleil will return next February with Alegria. Alegria Spanish for elation tells the story of a society that has lost its king. But despite the uncertainty of changing times, the human spirit presses on. Alegria celebrates this strength
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 429 16  -  by LIM HAN MING HOW does one become a Fifa-licensed players’ agent? First, get ready a bank guarantee of 200,000 Swiss francs ($218,900). That’s what former Clementi Khalsa player-coach Vlado Bozinoski (below), who resigned from the S-League club on Tbesday, had to do
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      • 507 16 T'nTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE 1 VSembawang Rangers 1 Home United 2 1 by TAN KIM HAN HE had struck a goal mine after a year’s dry spell in the S-League. Three goals in the last three matches had seen Sembawang Rangers’ striker Mohd Noh
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      • 533 17 -AFP BEIJING The champagne is being chilled, the party is ready to begin China is just 90 minutes and a single point away from its first World Cup. The signs for tomorrow’s game against Oman could hardly
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      • 269 17  -  by LIM HAN MING ONE Singaporean holds the key (or rather, whistle) to China’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup Finals in Japan/Korea next year. Fifa referee Shamsul Maidin (below) has been appointed for the crucial Group B tie between group leader China
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      • 548 18 Only a big blunder can stop Eriksson's Engla nd Riding the high tide Wire services r WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 1 L England v Greece 1 MANCHESTER No Michael Owen. No David Seaman. No Wes Brown or Sol Campbell. Yet, England is just a match away from achieving what less than
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      • 318 18 Wire services MANCHESTER Sven Goran Eriksson (above) has given a vote of confidence to goalkeeper Nigel Martyn, who will be replacing David Seaman in tonight’s qualifier. Martyn is under pressure after mistakes against Romania in Euro 2000 and during the friendly defeat to Holland. Said Eriksson:
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      • 370 19 Manchester England captain C>avid Beckham has pledged his assistance to any England player who requires his help. His comments came after Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard was forced to apologise to England manager Sven Goran Eriksson after a late night drinking session. But Beckham insisted that
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      • 583 19 Wire services FLORENCE, Italy Italy will book its place in the World Cup finals if it avoids defeat at home to Hungary in Parma on Saturday. But while mere avoidance of such a shock result is the main priority. coach Giovanni Trapattoni will also be looking
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      • 238 19 Wire services MANCHESTER The England soccer team was hit by another drinking controversy yesterday after reports that Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman were seen out in a bar hours before training. Fowler, 26, and his former Liverpool team-mate McManaman, 29, were out drinking in the early
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      • 446 20  -  Tan credits Swedish girlfriend for comeback by Tan Kim Han THEY say that behind every successful man there is a woman. Ask Singapore Armed Forces FC defender Tan Kim Leng and he’ll agree wholeheartedly. The former international’s miraculous recovery within three months of a hole-in-the-heart operation is
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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    • 70 13 MUST CLOSE TOMORROW! ALL REMAINING SEATS Category A: $B5 Save $4O Category B: $65 Save $3O Category C and Student Tickets: $45 I 2:3opm and 8:00pm Today Kallang Theatre SISTIC Hotline: 348 3555 Tickets available at SISTIC outlets For more information log on to www.miss-saigon.com.sg Official Sponsor Official Sponsor Official
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 492 14 sis i**®* yourbmhddf today; you share it with j Elisabeth Shue S Your Daily Horoscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com JAN 20- FEB 18 It’s hard to concentrate on anything other than how wonderful life has become. Expect frequent phone and e-mail checkins between lovers. Forget the standard procedure. You’ll
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 81 19 Inthelivingroom SOCCER: NTUC Income S-League: Geylang United v Tampines Rovers (City TV, 7pm). European World Cup qualifiers: Germany v Finland (9.55 pm), Denmark v Iceland (tomorrow, 2.10 am) Super Sports Plus Ch2o; England v Greece (9.55 pm), Croatia v Belgium (11.55 pm), Holland v Andorra (tommorow, 2.25 am) Super Sports
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