Streats, 22 October 2001

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  • 21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets MONDAY 22 October 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 477 1 If opposition MPs can't offer solutions, they deserve to be kicked out: BG Lee OPPOSITION MPs who raise issues without offering solutions “deserve to be kicked out”. So said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after his walkabout in Ang Mo Kio yesterday. “I read (Workers’
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  • morning rush
    • 122 1 Reuters GENEVA -The World Health Organisation is weighing whether to call on countries to resume inoculations against smallpox because of its possible use as a weapon of germ warfare, a spokesman said yesterday. Smallpox, officially eradicated worldwide 25 years ago, is one of 11 diseases that
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    • 134 1 ISLAMABAD US attack helicopters and low-flying jets had the run of the skies for their first daytime sorties over Kabul yesterday as Taleban anti-air-craft batteries, shattered by a relentless two-week air barrage, remained silent. Residents told AFP that at least 10 civilians died in the
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  • election 200l
    • 276 2 hot votes UNDER3Ss are in the sights of the People’s Action Party (PAP). Those born after Singapore’s independence grew up in a time of prosperity and peace. Even the pain of the 1985 recession was short-lived and soon forgotten, said Home Affairs
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    • 152 2 -AFP AT least three seats. That’s what Singapore Democratic Alliance chairman Chiam See Tong is hope-*' ful of in next month’s General Election. The opposition held just two seats in the recently dissolved 83-seat Parliament, but Mr Chiam says: “From the reception we
      -AFP  -  152 words
    • 279 2 hot hopes Foo Chee Keng, Cedric, 41 Occupation: Serves as Brigade Manpower Officer with 21st Singapore Infantry Brigade. Holds the rank of captain. Family: Married, with three young children. Making a difference: Believes he has a duty to give something back to society. If
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    • Article, Illustration
      55 3 ***** GE WP: Low Thia Khiang 10,621 PAP: Tang Guan Seng 9,487 Winner's share of valid votes: 52.8% 1997 GE WP Low Thia Khiang 13,458 PAP: Heng Chee How 9,736 Winner's share of valid votes: 58% 2001 GE Number of voters: 23,303 PAP candidate: Possibly Eric Low WP
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    • 281 3 Jiotseat.. A STRAITS Times straw poll of 40 residents in Hougang found that while support for incumbent MP Low Thia Khiang remained strong, residents are worried about the recession and making ends meet. Some 2,000 people live in a cluster of eight 27-year-old oneroom rental blocks in Hougang
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    • Article, Illustration
      171 3 cut thrust Newer poorer if you have thesl million go up to $2 million Workers'Party would have said 'Rich Poor Divide very bad/ Two million go down to 7 million: 'The New Poor also very bad/But ifyou askthem what they will do if they are in charge, they have no
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    • election action
      • 136 3 PEOPLE'S Action Party (PAP) candidates were on walkabouts throughout Singapore yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited markets in Cheng San and Jalan Kayu. These districts were previously part of Cheng San GRC, but are now part of Ang Mo Kio GRC. Brig-Gen (NS) Lee is likely
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      • 90 3 THE fund-raising rules may put a dampener on the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) bid to contest in two GRCs and two single-seat wards, party chief Chee Soon Juan said yesterday. The opposition party must cough up $156,000 in electoral deposits if it wants to get in on
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 392 5 IN these hard times, Singaporeans are taking stock and wondering if they are able to survive should they be retrenched. “Some people have commented that we do not have unemployment benefits and therefore Singapore has no social security system,” said Mr Lim Boon Heng, secretary-gen-eral
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    • 279 5 tWO people were killed and five were injured one seriously in four separate road traffic Occidents on Saturday. Madam Teo Ai Eng, 73, was down and fatally injured by a car travelling towards Farrer Road as she Crossed Queensway. She died of
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    • 256 5 THERE has been a surge in demand for books about Islam and terrorism since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. Reader Mohamad Sharin, 17, a polytechnic student, said: “As a Muslim, I can’t be ignorant and must provide correct information to my
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    • 81 6 APEC leaders appeared yesterday in Shanghai decked out in matching traditional attire selected by the summit host. The leaders (from left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and US President George W Bush wore an updated version of a traditional
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    • 245 6  -  by ADAM HASHIDY SCHOOLS and the community can work together to strengthen social cohesion and build community bonds in Singapore, said Education Minister Teo Chee Hean. A good example is the Sengkang Schools’ Community Project that has four key areas that can
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    • 92 6 onekindact Miss Wong I would like to highlight Singapore Post's good customer care service. They called to tell me that a photo frame I sent as a surprise birthday gift by Speedpost was broken. I didn't mark it as being fragile. Thank you to the customer care
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    • 67 6 The weather will do nothing to wipe away your Monday blues. There will be showers with thunder in the pre-dawn and morning hours affecting most areas. The temperatures will range between j 24°C and 32°C. High tide will reach 2.8 m at 1.56 pm. m October's
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    • Just a minute
      • 148 6 If you have trouble remembering the names of the various government websites, don't worry. All you need to remember is one website address www. ecitizen.gov.sg. The newly-revamped site connects you with more that 540 government e-services. That's 55 per cent of all government services. So if you
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  • Streatsmart interchange
    • 118 8 THE Government’s $11.3 billion offBudget help package is welcome, but those of us who stay in executive flats or private property have been forgotten. I would like to point out that retrenchment is not based on the type of accommodation an employee has. Some
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    • 58 8 ALLOCATING New Singapore Shares according to income and accommodation type is one good way of distributing wealth evenly. And extra shares for NSmen is the government’s way of recognising their contribution to society. But what about recognising the contribution made by full-time homemakers? Without them
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    • 59 8 BECAUSE times are tough, we think it’s time to reduce bus fares. Fares always increase when the economy is good, so let’s react to the bad times. Bus companies could cover some of the reduction by cutting down on facilities. For example, air-condition-ing is
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    • 64 8 I WOULD like to express my gratitude to the Government for the help extended to us citizens in this time of crisis. It’s heartening to know that the government cares about our hardships. It make me proud to be a Singapore citizen.
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    • 64 8 AS an avid reader of Streats, I find it difficult to get a copy on most days as it runs out so fast. I suggest that recycling points for the free newspapers be established near bus and MRT stations. More people will be able to read
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    • 136 8 I REFER to the Reuters survey on safety in Asian countries (Streats, Oct 18). I absolutely disagree that Singapore could be second worst for safety among those countries listed. As a British citizen, I certainly wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in Asia now. I
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    • 164 8 I REFER to “Drivers being inconsiderate to cyclists”(Streats, Oct 6), a letter by Mr Hal Latiff. It is an offence to drive into the path of another vehicle, regardless of its size and speed, without signalling early and when there isn’t sufficient space to execute
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    • 62 8 I CYCLE every evening, but it gets more dangerous every day. Drivers show very little concern for cyclists. Even riding in the gutter doesn’t stop them from driving too close. The purpose of cycling is to stay fit. It would be ironic if inconsiderate drivers were to
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    • 62 8 havevoursav Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, e-mail us atstreats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. You should include your name, address and contact number. r? mnH •i§ 1 University of Cambridge '%fo' Local Examinations Syndicate DIPLOMA in BUSINESS University Transferable
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  • WAR
    • tactics
      • 333 9 ON Saturday elite American troops parachuted into Afghanistan to carry out the first ground attack of Operation Enduring Freedom. They hit two targets in the raid and killed an unknown number of Taleban soldiers. Now the US wants help. They
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      • 286 9 US special forces in Afghanistan may use top-secret weapons in their war against terrorism. These weapons stealth helicopters and “directed energy weapons”, which drive off approaching infantry with painful rays are already available, according the The Sunday Times of London. Up to US$5OO billion has
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      • 194 9 AS US special forces launched their first attacks inside Afghanistan on Saturday, one of their key targets will be the 55 Brigade an elite force of Muslim fundamentalists. They are the Taleban’s main weapon, a force of up to 5,000 men financed and trained
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      • 76 9 An Afghan doctor has confirmed to the BBC that the son of Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar was killed in the US-led air strikes. The boy, 10, died from his injuries after the first night of air raids on Kandahar. Dr Abdul Bari said he treated the
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      • war diary
        • 98 9 Reuters THE Taleban yesterday claimed that their men had killed 20 to 25 US commandos on their first lightning strike on Afghan soil and insisted they had downed a helicopter with a rocketpropelled grenade. “We have for sure shot down the US helicopter with a
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        • 62 9 Reuters THE Taleban said yesterday that they had executed five men in the key northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif for spying for the US. “Two commanders by the name of Saboor and Yosuf along with their three men were executed for acts of sabotage, provoking people and spying
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        • 83 9 -AFP THE Taleban cabinet yesterday ordered extra weapons and ammunition to be sent across the country to fight US commandos, a Taliban spokesman said. The militia also promised extra security to aid groups working in the stricken country, Afghan Islamic Press quoted Education Minister Mullah Amir Khan
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 247 10 Reuters SHANGHAI Leaders of Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a summit yesterday with a pledge to stamp out terrorism and a condemnation of last month’s attacks on the US. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders also agreed during two days of
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    • 174 10 Wire services ZAMBOANGA Abu Sayyaf has beheaded a government militiaman on the island of Basilan, Philippine police said yesterday. Fighting between Abu Sayyaf and the Philippine army flared up on two islands yesterday, with up to 16 gunmen dead, the army said. An Abu Sayyaf band
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    • Article, Illustration
      63 10 PANDA-MONIUM: Yingying, a 17-year-old panda, bom in a zoo in the south-western province of Sichuan, driving a car on Saturday during a performance at the Chinese Acrobats Arts Festival in Beijing. Yingying is said to be the only member of the endangered species in the world able to dunk
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    • 86 10 -AFP JERUSALEM Israel killed eight more Arabs as its forces swarmed over the West Bank to root out “terrorists” and find a minister’s killers. The Israeli army said that it had “killed or arrested” some 20 Palestinian “terrorists” in its operations in the West Bank.
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  • easy STREATS
    • 520 11  -  by YVONNE KWOK 91.3 FM, the station formerly known as The Most Music, morphs into WKRZ at 6am today Formed under the banner ofUnionWorks, a 50-50 joint venture between NTUCMedia and SPH Media Work s, the channel continues to promise the latest hits and the most music.
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    • 491 12  -  Kelvin Ng's not one to harp about the drawbacks he has faced. For him, it's the music that counts by CARA van MIRIAH HE fell in love with the blues harp (harmonica) at 17 and wanted to learn how to play it. He went from one live
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    • 360 13  -  reports by YVONNE KWOK WHAT do you expect when two vocal coaches and one music producer turn up at a press conference to plug their newest prodigy’s album? A certain amount of flattery and a surprising dose of frankJj|e|S, as reporters found out at II Universal
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    • Article, Illustration
      241 13 SHE'S the sexy babe with acres of skin showing in TV advertisements. Her latest movie is the controversial Thai film, Jan Dara, where she sheds her clothes to seduce a teenage boy. And now Hongkong star Christy Chung bares almost all in her photo album, Feel...Christy. Clad in
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    • 250 14 POOR Louis Koo seems to be having a run of bad luck these days. Just two weeks following news of his involvement in a karaoke assault case, he has learnt that he has been “retrenched”. His record company, Hua Xing, closed down its operations after 20 years.
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    • Article, Illustration
      401 15  -  wWĔk Wk •uyji■■R g|jK| ifgffjgffzi HpK by. Judi Low IMAGINE lunch prepared by a Hilton Hotel chef for $4 or less. Get it at the House of Curries where a retired Singapore Hilton chef of Malay cuisine continues his labour of love. During his 20 years with the
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    • 268 15 15 PAUL McCartney dropped in on two Manhattan firehouses on Friday to hand out 100 tick- ets worth US$2,OOO ($3,633) each for last Saturday’s Madison Square Concert benefiting victims of the attack on the World Trade Center. “We found out that some of the guys here didn’t
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV
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          110 15 10pm, TV Works Mitch is a middle aged big-city radio ads salesman. He and his friends, Ed and Phil, are having mid-life crises. 4 They decide the best birthday j gift is to go I on a two-1 week holi-1 day to thel Wild West, driving cattle from
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        • 42 15 4.30pm, Channel U Yue Er finally finds her long-lost siblings who were given away when they were young. Just when things are looking up, three thugs enter Yue Er’s house. The robbers also try to kill them. Last episode.
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        • 70 15 10pm, Central August 2000 marked the beginning of Sarah Brightman’s world tour which began in Brazil, spanned three continents and closed in Poland. This particular concert is captured in Miami, in front of a 6,500 strong audience. Songs she sings include Scarborough Fair and Procul Harem’s
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 374 17 -AP WASHINGTON Yes, Michael Jordan (right) can still dunk. And the 38-year-old can still take over a game. And he can still score 40-plus. Jordan, who finished with 41 points, dunked for the first time in his latest comeback on
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      • Article, Illustration
        100 17 Reuters MADRID Russia’s Alina Kabaeva (left) retained her allround title at the world rhythmic gymnastics championships. She had to face a tough fight from compatriot Irina Tchachina. The pair led Russia to the team gold on the first two days of the competition on Saturday and justified their
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      • SOCCER
        • 93 17 -AP MADRID Rivaldo scored his 100th Spanish league goal on Saturday as FC Barcelona earned a 1-1 draw with Malaga in the opening match of the league’s ninth-round. The Brazilian star, who arrived in Spain when he signed with Deportivo de La Coruna from Palmeiras in
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        • 77 17 -AFP LIVERPOOL Stricken Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier was taken out of intensive care on Saturday, seven days after undergoing major heart surgery. Houllier’s side was told of the news shortly before the afternoon’s Premiership clash with Leicester at Filbert Street and it went on to
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      • 86 17 ‘MOTORCYCLING -AFP SEPANG (Malaysia) Newly crowned 500 cc world champion Italian Valentino Rossi took the chequered flag in a dramatic and action-packed race at the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday. In the penultimate race of the season, the Honda star beat his compatriot Loris Capirossi, also on
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      • 539 18 Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Man United I Bolton 2 LONDON United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was faultless yesterday. With immediate effect, the maverick manners of Wednesday night were banished, no doubt by managerial edict. So, too, any attempt from
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      • 196 18 Team P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 9 5 3 1 21 8 18 2. Leeds United 8 5 3 0 12 3 18 3. Manchester United 9 5 2 2 26 16 17 4. Liverpool 8 5 1 2 15 9 16 5. Aston
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      • 235 18 Wire services LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that Manchester United was not at the races as it went down at home to Bolton Wanderers. “My day has been spoiled by my little football team,” fumed United boss, whose horse, Rock of Gibraltar, won on
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      • 283 19  -  by LIM HAN MING SPRINTER UK Shyam (right) looks set to be the first athlete to be placed on the newly-intro-duced High Performance Athlete Programme (HPAP). The scheme, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday, allows top-class athletes to train full time
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      • 546 19  -  by LIM HAN MING PHEW! What a topsy-turvy week it has been for S-League fans. Not least for supporters of Geylang United, Home United and Singapore Armed Forces FC, the top three clubs. The scenario at the summit changed dramatically after
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 495 14 V VJ ro it. n m. Your Daily Horoscope JAN 20 FEB 18 Be sensitive to the boundaries between close neighbours. Even if you feel excluded, the universe will clue you in soon enough. You may feel as if youYe swimming upstream, but at least you’re moving. FEB 19-MAR 20
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 221 16 Yi m w Y m: <s<k The story today... liang Biehe picks himself up and says: "Since we both fell through the floor, the wager is off." Xuan Yuan San Guang agrees, but he immediately demands for a duel. Without further warning, Xuan plods towards Jiang. As quick as he
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 54 17 LIVE ON TV SOCCER: EPL: Middlesbrough v Sunderland (Star Sports Ch 24, Oct 23,2.50 am). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: PGA Tour: National Car Rental Class, final rd (Star Sports Ch24,2pm and City TV, 11pm). SOCCER: Asian World Cup qualifier: Saudi Arabia v Thailand (Star Sports Ch24,6pm). TENNIS: Stuttgart Master Series, Men's
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