Streats, 9 October 2001
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Title Section21 2001-10-09 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TUESDAY 9 October 2001 Mother quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200121 words
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Article, Illustration484 2001-10-09 1 Fury and fear as divisions between politicians and people deepen WARNINGS of the US-led air strikes against Afghanistan were regular, long and emphatic. They lasted three days short of a month. The world had enough time and certainly enough talk and threats to prepare itself psychologicallyPics:AP - 484 words
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Article112 2001-10-09 1 WASHINGTON US-led forces launched a second night of airstrikes against Taleban positions just past midnight, Singapore time. The attacks targeted the capital Kabul and theTaleban stronghold of Kandahar, NBC said. Anti-aircraft guns were heard firing at the aircraft over Kabul. Power was cut and the entire city was112 words
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WAR
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pro&conflicts
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Fear and fury in the neighbourhood
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Article270 2001-10-09 2 Wire services Yes, but: M'sia KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reacted with concern at the use of force. He was fearful that it may incite hardliners. Dr Mahathir said Malaysia “will not take any action or give any form of support’ to the strikes against– Wire services - 270 words
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Article103 2001-10-09 2 Yes:S'pore SINGAPORE supports the US-led strikes on Afghanistan and has called the action a “legitimate act of self-defence”. A statement from the Foreign Ministry said Singapore is “satisfied with evidence provided” by the US of Saudi exile Osama bin Laden’s complicity in the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the103 words
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Article286 2001-10-09 2 Wire service l Yes, but: Indon THE Indonesian government has expressed “deep concern” over the attacks but noted that the US tried to avoid civilian casualties and is not aiming its campaign against the Afghan people or Muslims. In a statement released yesterday, it also urged Indonesians– Wire servicel - 286 words
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between the lines
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Article, Illustration62 2001-10-09 3 Jor country does not agree (with 4 the attacks on Afghanistan) and we believe the attacks wili not wipe out terrorism or kiii the terrorists... (but) As far as I can see they are not attacking Muslims as such. Their stand is very dear, that they are62 words
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Article, Illustration53 2001-10-09 3 the dust 1 settles down, one needs to go into the real cause of terrorism around the world... Kashmir can't be identified with terrorism because there faff a freedom struggle going bn. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, emphasising he would not accept India's description of attacks in Indian-controlled53 words
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Article, Illustration52 2001-10-09 3 jfidonesiais following with i deep concern the I military action 1 taken by the US Indonesia also notes that the operation is not directed against the people of Afghanistan! or Muslims... and were accompanied by airdrops of food and medicine for Afghan people. A spokesman for Indonesian52 words
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Article51 2001-10-09 2 Mohammad Abbas, deputy health minister in Afghanistan's ruling Taleban government, told Qatar's Al Jazeera TV station yesterday that six to eight people had beefl killed by the US-led military strikes, fewer than expected as the warplanes missed many targets. Estimates had earlier placed the death toll at51 words
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Article55 2001-10-09 3 Afghanistan's ruling Taleban released detained British journalist Yvonne Ridley yesterday and handed her over to Pakistan, a senior frontier official said. "She was handed over to the authorities around 7.30 pm (local time) at the Torkham border crossing and is now on her way to Peshawar," border official55 words
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Article59 2001-10-09 4 Reuters Pakistan s military ruler General Pervez Musharraf said yesterday he had cancelled a US-Pakistani scheme to attack Osama bin Laden when he seized power in 1999 because it could never have succeeded. Gen Musharraf confirmed a Washington Post report that said the US CIA had trained 60– Reuters - 59 words
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Fury and fear on the frontline
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Article, Illustration124 2001-10-09 4 -AFP WASHINGTON Paki Stan, Saudi Arabia, Uz- bekistan, Oman and other Muslim nations are worried that the US doesn’t have the jP'" resolve to finish off Osama f bin Laden, the Miami Herald reported yesterday. “They did not want to cooperate with us and-AFP; PicAFP - 124 words
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Article, Illustration151 2001-10-09 4 General gets tough as protests get aggressive IN the aftermath of the US strikes on Afghanistan on Sunday night, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf found himself facing an aggressive opposition protesting the targeting of Afghanistan’s Thleban regime and it’s “guest” Saudi terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. In Quetta, police151 words
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Article, Illustration452 2001-10-09 5 Worried Americans afraid terrorists won't go away HE holds command over 7,500 military personnel, 75 combat aircraft, an array of warships and a host of deadly, state-of-the-art weapons. The rear admiral, commander of the USS "Enterprise battle group, has the firepower to wipe out a small country withinPic: Reuters - 452 words
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between the lines
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Article, Illustration64 2001-10-09 5 our way of life is a great deal stronger and will last a great deal longer than the actions of fanatics, small in number and now facing a united world against them. ...We have in place tried and tested contingency plans which are the best possible response64 words
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Article, Illustration39 2001-10-09 5 (/know many Americans feel fear today. And our government is taking strong precautions. All law enforcement and intelligence mgencies are working aggressively George W Bush, US President around America, around the world and around the clock.39 words
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Article260 2001-10-09 4 FRIDAY: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is given 48 hours’ notice of the start of the US operations in Afghanistan by visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Saturday: He quietly extends his own three-year term as Pakistan’s army chief of staff, the most powerful position in the260 words
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Article119 2001-10-09 5 Reuters OSAMA bin Laden is a nightmare for Washington. He’s even beginning to sound like longtime bugbear Saddam Hussein. In the videotape broadcast on Sunday, Osama urged Muslims to join a holy war on US infidels (non-believers). Osama vowed to rid Palestinians of Israeli occupation. Saddam– Reuters - 119 words
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Article107 2001-10-09 5 -AFP The US has warned the Security Council it could take "further actions" against other countries after strikes on Afghanistan, diplomats said yesterday. "We may find that our self-defence may require further actions with respect to other organisations and other states," the US said in a letter sent-AFP - 107 words
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Article305 2001-10-09 6 KAREN CHEN - Needy kids to get $6OO each a year from 2003 by KAREN CHEN IF you worry about the cost of sending your child to a good kindergarten, here’s news. Come January 2003, the government will provide $6OO a year for each child from an eligible lower income305 words
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Article, Illustration102 2001-10-09 6 Hopefully, by the MB time you read this, the thunderstorm predicted for most areas will have been over, and what you will be left with is a cool day ahead of you, with temperatures between 24°C and 31 °C. And for those caught in the rain,Pic: Francis Lee - 102 words
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Just a minute
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Article158 2001-10-09 6 Bishan and Toa Payoh residents can use one card at all seven CCs in their GRC Bishan, Bishan North, Thomson, and Toa Payoh Central, East, South and West The Community Club Link Card gets holders discounts at cafeterias, activities and events. A three-year family and individual membership costs $4O158 words
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Article265 2001-10-09 7 KHUSHWANT SINGH - they argued over work hours sports by KHUSHWANT SINGH the New Year got off on a bad start for two colleagues. Detailed to perform security duties at Singapore Technologies Logistics Centre at dementi Loop on Jan 1, Koh Chong Nghee, 40, assistant supervisor with Cisco Security265 words
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121 2001-10-09 7 SHE tried to steal a box of compact powder worth about $l9 from Mustafa Centre on May 5. For that, Ratan Kaur, 45, was fined $5,000 yesterday. The court was told that a store security officer spotted Ratan walking very quickly out of the121 words
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Article343 2001-10-09 8 Some new estates only 50% occupied NOT only are jetliners flying emptier these days, some newly-developed HDB neighbourhoods are also feeling the void no thanks to the continuing economic gloom. At Jurong West Streets 64 and 65 and Sembawang Drive, occupancy is as low as 50 per343 words
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198 2001-10-09 8 -AP IN a bid to curtail costs at Singapore Airlines, managers’ salaries are being cut by between 7 and 15 per cent, the airline said yesterday. Chief executive officer Cheong Choong Kong will have his basic salary reduced by 15 per-AP - 198 words
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235 2001-10-09 8 THERE were no signs of fear of flying among Singaporeans as they spent $l5 million over the weekend on holiday packages. Some 25,000 people attended the three-day Natas Holidays fair. Although that was a dip of 30 per cent from last year’s attendance, participating235 words
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Article317 2001-10-09 9 545 jet hits Cessna, rams hangar Wire services MILAN At least 114 people were killed yesterday in a crash at a Milan airport between a Scandinavian Airlines jet and a small plane. Airport and investigative sources were unable to give the exact death toll from– Wire services - 317 words
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Article109 2001-10-09 9 AFP Wellington New Zealand’s tiny air force fired 350 of its staff yesterday in line with a decision earlier this year to scrap its air combat wing. Air Vice Marshal Don Hamilton said 350 staff Would be cut from the service this year with– AFP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-10-09 9 Wire services BEIJING Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday expressed his “heartfelt apology and condolences” to Chinese victims of Japanese aggression in World War II during a visit to a war memorial in Beijing. “I watched various exhibits with my heartfelt apology and– Wire services; [Pic: Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-10-09 9 Reuters WELLINGTON For mer New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley yesterday quit the leadership of the opposition National Party, making way for her finance spokesman, Bill English. Ms Shipley, New Zealand’s first woman prime minister, told reporters she had lost the majority support of her party’sReuters - 123 words
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weird world
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Article120 2001-10-09 9 BRITONS are turning away from alcohol to soft drinks. Sales of bottled water have doubled since 1996 while beer and wine are drunk less. A study by consumer analyst Mintel shows a third of adults cut back on alcohol since 1995 and 14 per cent don’t120 words
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Article113 2001-10-09 9 Reuters AN AMERICAN policeman and his pilot face disciplinary measures after using a police helicopter this week to swoop in for a midnight snack of doughnuts, officials said. The officer and the civilian pilot were on night patrol over Albuquerque in a helicopter when they landed in– Reuters - 113 words
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Article89 2001-10-09 9 PRIZES for some strange research and discoveries have been awarded at Harvard University, BBC News Online reported. IgNobel winners this year were: Medicine: A paper on injuries due to falling coconuts; Physics: Solution to why shower curtains billow inwards; Biology: The invention of airtight undies with a charcoal89 words
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Article116 2001-10-09 9 AN ACROBAT is looking for a wife who will have 12 children so he can have his own family circus, Ananova reported. Mr Wilmer Granda Vega, 28, will make his future wife sign a legal document agreeing to have the kids, one after another. He says the116 words
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easy STREATS
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Article, Illustration522 2001-10-09 11 DIANA SER - Taiwanese torch singer Cai Qin talks about divadom and who belongs in that league by DIANA SER ONE diva’s style is another diva’s problem. Just ask Taiwanese crooner Cai Qin. When asked by the producers of her latest album, Continue, to yodel one part of her song justPicLeeLayna - 522 words
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Article, Illustration477 2001-10-09 12 Reuters THE American-led air attacks on Afghanistan claimed a casualty at home on Sunday: The 53rd Annual Prime-Time Emmy Awards were postponed just hours before they were to air and be watched by an audience of millions. It was the second time that– Reuters; Pic: AFP - 477 words
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Article, Illustration534 2001-10-09 13 Yvonne Kwok - fellytubby 6y' Yvonne Kwok HOW do you know when Caldecott Hill gets a new queen? When people like respected local musician Iskandar Ismail start composing odes to said star, imaginatively titled The Story of Fann. Not even Zoe Tay has The Story Zoe either inPic.TNP - 534 words
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channel scan
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Today's must-see TV
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Article, Illustration51 2001-10-09 13 Bpm, TV Works Maggie is mad at Kelvin; Peggy obsesses about 1 a promotion and 7 her Boss, the cute Mr Kong; Mrs Fernandez r worries about business at the phone shop and Daddy takes drastic measures to save Mrs Fernandez, risking his life and afew limbs. Season51 words
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Article51 2001-10-09 13 10pm, TV Works A well-respected Florida high school guidance counsellor has his life turned upside down when two students, spoiled rich-girl Kelly van Ryan, and trailer-trash bad-girl Suzie Toller, bring rape charges against him. The question arises: Who is deceiving whom? Stars Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon and Neve51 words
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Article58 2001-10-09 13 8.30 pm, Channel U Kym, lx and Ericia use the Combat Engineer Tractor to clear boulders and obstacles. You’ll also get to see how the Engineers build a bridge with lightning speed and how they clear mines in emergencies. In the Combat Medic camp, Kym plays doctor58 words
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Article, Illustration56 2001-10-09 13 9pm, Channel 8 Naya misleads Kafeng to believe that Chong-en was responsible for putting Fengcai in > hospital. Jinquan threatens to tell about Tian- k xing’s involvement in m underground boxing i matches only to have I the latter turn the I tables on her when he releases56 words
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Article, Illustration556 2001-10-09 17 Hext summer he Wll come up Q 9ainst Caches as (f #ming as Reece's Otto hhhagel, Wose success was identify gland's Method and bunterit LONDON As England basks in the knowledge that it will play in the World CupPic: Reuters - 556 words
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Article, Illustration629 2001-10-09 18 Win against Chile brings it closer to World Cup CURITIBA, Brazil Even if ostensibly this is the weakest squad in its history, four-time world champion Brazil is set to creep into next summer’s World Cup finals following Sunday’s 2-0 home win over Chile. The Brazilians broke downPic Reuters - 629 words
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SOCCER
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Article228 2001-10-09 18 Reuter* BEIJING Chinese newspa' pers brushed aside yesterday’ s military strikes on Afghanistan to focus joyfully on a moment of Chinese history qualifying for the World Cup finals for th e first time. They relegated the rnissik and bomb attacks to brief item 5 at the– Reuter* - 228 words
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Article141 2001-10-09 18 Reuter 1 DERBY, England Derby County manager Jim Smith ha s parted company with th e English Premier League strug' gler after its poor start to th e season. Smith has been replaced by assistant manager Colin Todd* Derby said on its website. The 60-year-old– Reuter1 - 141 words
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Article, Illustration526 2001-10-09 19 TAN KIM HAN - SAFFC to get in touch with English clubs by 'TAN KIM HAN If the deal goes through, it will be the first time an S-League club is sending its coach for an overseas stint SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC’s Fandi Ahmad may leave for England soon to526 words
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Page 14 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous354 2001-10-09 14 The story is about... Yuan Jian Ping who gets more than he bargains for when he enrols at Zhong 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 to make354 words
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Miscellaneous240 2001-10-09 15 A IWiflT TJAft MliM )R ink X c taan Yuan San Guang stamps his feet on toe roof, displacing the tiles in a bid to the secret weapons of Ghostly ȴJE T ft t While He scrambles to avoid the flying l >les, Xuan spits out wine in his assailant's240 words
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Miscellaneous478 2001-10-09 16 Your Daily Horoscope JAN 20-FEB 18 Is it the Cancer moon, or are you doing this to yourself? Before you burn out, remember that it’s not yet quitting time. Make quick decisions about issues that have little importance. Be sparing with your resources. FEB. 19 MAR 20 K A The478 words
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